Suprano scores season-high 18 points to lead Women's Basketball in 84-58 win over Heidelberg

TIFFIN — Junior Mackenzie Suprano (Cutler/Waterford) scored a season-high 18 points to lead the Ohio Northern women's basketball team to a 84-58 win over Heidelberg on Wednesday afternoon.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (15-7 Overall, 11-4 OAC), Heidelberg (3-19 Overall, 2-13 OAC).
• Venue: Seiberling Gymnasium — Tiffin, Ohio.

The Game

• Suprano also led the Polar Bears with five steals.
• Senior Brooke Allen (Woodville/Woodmore) had 17 points.
• Suprano and Allen were both one rebound short of a double-double, each with a team-high nine rebounds.
• Fifth-year senior Kristen Luersman (Fort Jennings) added 11 points and four rebounds.
• Senior Abi Akamine (Lahaina, Hawaii/Lahainaluna) scored 10 points, four rebounds and had a team-high four assists.
• Emily Valencia led Heidelberg with 17 points.
• Northern started the game on a 12-0 run, with Allen and Luersman each scoring four points in the first 3:30 of the game.
• The Polar Bears led 21-15 at the end of the first quarter.
• ONU was leading 36-29 at halftime.
• Suprano made back-to-back 3-pointers in a 10-0 run during the third quarter.
• Northern out-scored the Student Princes 28-12 in the third quarter to make the score 64-41 going into the fourth quarter.
• Ohio Northern made 35-of-75 field goals for 46.7 percent and was 5-of-22 from beyond the arc for 22.7 percent, while Heidelberg was 19-of-42 from the floor for 45.2 percent and finished 4-of-11 on 3-pointers for 36.4 percent.
• The Polar Bears made 9-of-15 free throws for 60.0 percent and the Student Princes were 16-of-23 from the line for 69.6 percent.
• ONU out-rebounded HU 42-19.

Notables

• The game was moved to 4 p.m. due to weather.
• Ohio Northern is now 64-26 all-time against Heidelberg, including a 29-15 record in Tiffin.
• The Polar Bears have clinched a spot in the 6-team OAC Tournament Feb. 25-Mar. 1.
• Luersman is now 8th in ONU history with 650 career rebounds. She also has scored 809 points in 98 career games.
• Allen leads the OAC in field goal percentage at 58.4 percent, and sophomore Chloee Glenn is ranked second at 58.3 percent.
• This is the 53rd season of Ohio Northern women's basketball. The Polar Bears are now 774-515 all-time in program history for a winning percentage of .600.
• Fifth-year head coach Mark Huelsman is now 83-38 at Ohio Northern, a winning percentage of .686.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action on Saturday when they host Marietta at the ONU Sports Center at 1 p.m. on Senior Day.