Women's Basketball posts 80-40 win over Hilbert (N.Y.) on second day of St. John Fisher (N.Y.) Tournament

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Ohio Northern women's basketball team posted a 80-40 win over Hilbert (N.Y.) on the second day of the St. John Fisher (N.Y.) Tournament on Sunday afternoon.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (3-0 Overall), Hilbert (N.Y.) (0-4 Overall).
• Venue: Manning and Napier Varsity Gymnasium - Rochester, N.Y.

The Game

• Sophomore Courtney Sumner (Ada) led Ohio Northern with 14 points to go with six rebounds.
• Senior Brooke Allen (Woodville/Woodmore) had 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
• Fifth-year senior Kristen Luersman (Fort Jennings) added nine points and five rebounds.
• Sophomore Lexee Brewer (Sidney) had five steals and four assists to lead the Polar Bears.
• ONU out-scored HC 22-3 in the first quarter to take a commanding lead early.
• Sumner scored half of her points in the first quarter.
• The Polar Bears led 34-11 at halftime.
• Ohio Northern opened the second half with a 9-0 run in 2:28.
• ONU led 63-20 after three quarters.
• Ohio Northern made 32-of-70 field goals for 45.7 percent and was 9-of-25 from beyond the arc for 36.0 percent while Hilbert was 14-of-42 from the floor for 33.3 percent and finished 6-of-15 on 3-pointers for 40.0 percent.
• The Polar Bears made 7-of-18 free throws for 38.9 percent and the Hawks were 6-of-6 from the line for 100 percent.
• ONU out-rebounded HC 42-24.

Notables

• Ohio Northern is now 2-0 all-time against Hilbert.
• Luersman is now 15th in ONU history with 538 career rebounds.
• This is the 53rd season of Ohio Northern women's basketball. The Polar Bears are now 762-508 all-time in program history for a winning percentage of .600.
• Fifth-year head coach Mark Huelsman is now 72-30 at Ohio Northern for a winning percentage of .706.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action Saturday at No. 21 Trine (Ind.) at 2 p.m.