Women's Basketball falls 51-44 to No. 18 Baldwin Wallace to start OAC play

ADA — The Ohio Northern women's basketball team fell 51-44 to No. 18-ranked Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday evening to kick off Ohio Athletic Conference play.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (3-3 Overall), #18 Baldwin Wallace (5-1 Overall).
• Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio.

The Game

• Senior Brooke Allen (Woodville/Woodmore) led ONU with a game-high 15 points to go with six rebounds.
• Fifth-year senior Kristen Luersman (Fort Jennings) had 14 points, eight rebounds and a team-high three assists.
• Junior Mackenzie Suprano (Cutler/Waterford) added six points and a team-high 10 rebounds.
• Baldwin Wallace was led by Alyssa Miller with 12 points.
• Ohio Northern started the game on an 8-0 run, including six points from Luersman.
• The Polar Bears led 17-12 at halftime.
• Baldwin Wallace cut the lead to one at the end of the third quarter with the score 35-34.
• BWU outscored ONU 17-9 in the fourth quarter and made 5-of-6 free throws in the last 10 seconds to put the game away.
• Ohio Northern made 17-of-55 field goals for 30.9 percent and was 0-of-14 from beyond the arc while Baldwin Wallace was 14-of-48 from the floor for 29.2 percent and finished 7-of-24 on 3-pointers for 29.2 percent.
• The Polar Bears made 10-of-15 free throws for 66.7 percent and the Yellow Jackets were 16-of-19 from the line for 84.2 percent.
• ONU out-rebounded BWU 41-35.

Notables

• Ohio Northern is now 41-49 all-time against Baldwin Wallace, including a 25-20 mark in Ada.
• Luersman is now 13th in ONU history with 561 career rebounds.
• This is the 53rd season of Ohio Northern women's basketball. The Polar Bears are now 762-511 all-time in program history for a winning percentage of .599.
• Fifth-year head coach Mark Huelsman is now 72-33 at Ohio Northern for a winning percentage of .686.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action Saturday at John Carroll at 1 p.m.