Women's Basketball: Ohio Northern (17-6 Overall, 11-5 OAC) at Heidelberg (8-15 Overall, 4-12 OAC)

Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 7 p.m. - Seiberling Gymnasium, Tiffin, Ohio  

Wednesday's Preview: The Ohio Northern women's basketball team remains on the road, traveling to Tiffin to battle Heidelberg at 7 p.m. inside Seiberling Gymnasium … The Polar Bears — who own a 17-6 overall record, which includes an 11-5 mark in Ohio Athletic Conference play — are fresh off a 59-58 upset road win over No. 20 John Carroll … In that game, senior Emily Mescher led Norther, pouring in 16 points and corralling 10 rebounds … She paces ONU this season, averaging 11.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game … Fellow senior Abby Weeks adds 9.4 points per contest, while sophomore Lexi Jacobs and senior Jaclyn Yankle chip in 6.7 and six points per game, respectively … Freshman Brynn Serbin leads the Polar Bears with two assists per contest … Northern averages 61.5 points per game, connecting on 39.8 percent of its field-goal attempts and 29 percent of its 3-pointers … ONU also gets it done on the defense end of the floor, allowing foes to score an OAC-best 55.5 points per game … Heidelberg lays claim to an 8-15 overall record, which includes a 4-12 mark in OAC action … The Student Princes average 63.5 points per game, while allowing opponents to score 69.7 points per contest … Brooke Beamer leads a three-headed scoring attack, averaging 13.9 points per game … Maddy Crawford and Brittanie Ulmer add 13.3 and 13.2 points per contest, respectively. 

Ohio Northern Probable Starters:

G - #13 Jaidyn Hale, So. (5.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.7 apg)

G - #15 Abby Weeks, Sr. (9.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.3 apg)

G - #20 Lexi Jacobs, So. (6.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.7 apg)

G - #22 Jaclyn Yankle, Sr. (6.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.0 spg)

F - #34 Emily Mescher, Sr. (11.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.1 apg)

ONU Statistical Leaders:

All-Time Series: Ohio Northern owns a 50-26 all-time record versus Heidelberg … The Polar Bears — who are 21-15 all-time against the Student Princes in Tiffin — have won 28 of the last 30 in the series, which includes a 70-42 home victory on Jan. 8 of this season. 

Head Coach Michele Durand: Durand is in her 19th season at the helm of the Ohio Northern women's basketball team … She's the all-time winningest coach in program history, laying claim to a 330-182 record, a .645 winning percentage.