Alisha Rinehart

ADA - The Ohio Northern women's basketball team will open its 2008-09 season Nov. 21-22 at the Trine (Ind.) Tip-Off Tournament in Angola, Ind.

The Polar Bears, under eighth-year head coach Michele Durand, will also play at the Land of Magic Classic at Daytona Beach, Fla. Dec. 28-29.

Northern will open its home schedule Nov. 25 against Wittenberg in a non-conference contest at 7:30 pm at the ONU Sports Center.

Michele Durand

ADA - Ohio Northern women's basketball coach Michele Durand has been named the Russell Athletic/Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division III Region Six Coach of the Year as voted upon by the head coaches in the region.

Durand guided the Polar Bears to a 19-7 overall record this season, the most wins since the 1987-88 season. Northern also finished second in the Ohio Athletic Conference with a 14-4 mark, the best finish since 1987-88.

Jenny Markle

ADA - Ohio Northern seniors Jenny Markle (Fairlawn/Copley) and Megan Cevasco (Copley) earned Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference in women's basketball for the 2007-08 season.

Markle is a two-time Academic All-OAC honoree, earning First Team honors this season and Honorable Mention honors last year.

Cevasco garnered Academic All-OAC honors for the third time in her career. She earned Honorable Mention this season after earned First Team honors each of the past two seasons.