Women's Basketball: Ohio Northern (6-1 Overall) at Trine (Ind.) (5-3 Overall)
Saturday, December 21, 2019, 3 p.m. - MTI Center, Angola, Ind.
Saturday's Preview: The Ohio Northern women's basketball team ventures out of Ohio Athletic Conference play, traveling to battle Trine at 3 p.m. inside the MTI Center in Angola, Ind. … The Polar Bears — who are receiving votes in both the D3hoops.com top 25 and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Coaches Poll — boast an overall record of 6-1, which includes a 2-1 mark in OAC play … Northern will look to bounce back after dropping its first game of the season, a 53-38 decision at Capital … In that game, senior Emily Mescher tallied a career-high 21 points … She paces the Polar Bears, averaging 13.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game … Fellow senior Abby Weeks adds 10.4 points and 4.4 boards per contest while sophomore Lexi Jacobs and junior Sydney Ward chip in 6.6 and 5.6 points per game … Freshman Brynn Serbin leads ONU, dropping off 2.6 assists per game … The Polar Bears are averaging 60.6 points per game, connecting on 39.2 percent of their field-goal attempts and 28.6 percent of their shots from 3-point land … Northern is also getting it done on the defensive end, holding opponents to 54.4 points per contest … Trine is off to 5-3 start, having won three of its last four games … Tara Bieniewicz leads the Thunder, scoring 11.3 points per game … Trine is pouring in 67.8 points per contest, while allowing foes to score 50.5 points per game.
Ohio Northern Probable Starters:
G - #15 Abby Weeks, Sr. (10.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.9 apg)
G - #20 Lexi Jacobs, So. (6.6 ppg, 2.4 rpg)
G - #22 Jaclyn Yankle, Sr. (4.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg)
F - #24 Martrina Parks, Sr. (1.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg)
F - #34 Emily Mescher, Sr. (13.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg)
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Scoring | Rebounding | 3FGs | Assists | Steals | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Mescher | 13.9 | 1. | Mescher | 5.7 | 1. | Brock | 9 | 1. | Serbin | 2.6 | 1. | Serbin | 2.0 | ||||
| 2. | Weeks | 10.4 | 2. | Ward | 4.4 | 2. | Hale | 8 | 2. | Hale | 2.1 | 2. | Weeks | 1.1 | ||||
| 3. | Jacobs | 6.6 | 2. | Weeks | 4.4 | 2. | 2 Tied | 7 | 3. | Weeks | 1.9 | 2. | Yankle | 1.1 |
All-Time Series: Ohio Northern owns a 2-1 all-time record versus Trine … The Polar Bears — who are 0-1 all-time in Angola — won the most recent meeting in 2017.
Head Coach Michele Durand: Durand is in her 19th season at the helm of the Ohio Northern women's basketball team … She's the all-time winningest coach in program history, laying claim to a 319-177 record, a .644 winning percentage.