Women's Lacrosse: John Carroll (0-0 Overall, 0-0 OAC) at Ohio Northern (0-0 Overall, 0-0 OAC)

Saturday, Feb. 20, 2020, 1 p.m. - Dial-Roberson Stadium, Ada, Ohio

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Saturday's Game: The Polar Bears will get its 2021 season underway with a 1 pm contest with John Carroll on Saturday at Dial-Roberson Stadium under sixth-year head coach Beth Hemminger ... No fans will be allowed to attend the games due to the OAC's COVID-19 policy until at least March 1 ... Ohio Northern welcomes back nine starters and 12 letterwinners from last year's squad, led by seniors Kayla Grace, Megan O'Grodnik and Ann McArn  ... Five letterwinners return on defense, led by O'Grodnik and junior Kate Naugle ... McArn leads the list of returners in the midfield as all four starters return ... She is ONU's all-time career leader in draw controls with 115 and ranks seventh with 44 career goals and 49 points ... Junior Kaitlin Thomson and sophomores and Kiersten Schultz return up front. ... Schultz led the Polar Bears in scoring as a freshman last season with 14 goals and 18 points in five games, including five goals in her first collegiate contest ... Three talented freshmen will battle for the starting spot in goal ... The Polar Bears will play a double-round robin schedule in the Ohio Athletic Conference as the league will not play non-conference games in 2021 ... ONU will play each of the eight other schools that sponsor women's lacrosse twice with one home and one away game ... The OAC Tournament will expand to six teams and will take place from April 27-May 1 ... ONU will return to action Wednesday at 7 pm at Otterbein ... The Blue Streaks return their top 14 scorers, 11 starters and both goalies from last year's squad that was 4-2 when their season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Senior Colleen Grombala led the OAC with 30 goals and 41 points and was third with 11 assists a year ago ... Junior Alex Heishman had 15 goals and 18 points and junior Jenna Ginsburg had 11 goals and 17 points in 2020 ... JCU aled the OAC and was second nationally, averaging 21.2 goals per game in 2020. 

ONU Returning Statistical Leaders (2020 Stats):

All-Time Series: John Carroll leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 4-0 margin ... ONU is 0-2 at home and is 0-2 at University Heights ... John Carroll won last year's meeting 22-5 at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

ONU Head Coach Beth Hemminger: Hemminger is in her sixth season at Ohio Northern with a 26-43 record, a winning percentage of .377 ... She is 58-55 in nine years as a head coach overall, a winning percentage of .513.