Women's Basketball: Ohio Northern (16-6 Overall, 10-5 OAC) at No. 20 John Carroll (19-3 Overall, 13-2 OAC)

Saturday, February 15, 2020, 3 p.m. - Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center, University Heights, Ohio  

Saturday's Preview: The Ohio Northern women's basketball team hits the road, traveling to University Heights to battle No. 20 John Carroll at 3 p.m. inside the Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center … With a win or a loss by either Marietta or Capital, the Polar Bears — who own a 16-6 overall record and a 10-5 mark in Ohio Athletic Conference play — will lock up the No. 3 seed at the upcoming OAC Tournament … Northern is fresh off a 69-59 home win over Otterbein Wednesday night, which snapped its two-game losing streak … In that game, seniors Abby Weeks and Jaclyn Yankle paced the Polar Bears with 14 points apiece … Fellow senior Emily Mescher leads ONU this season, averaging 11 points and 5.4 rebounds per game … Weeks adds 9.5 points per game, while sophomore Lexi Jacobs and freshman Brynn Serbin chip in 6.7 and 5.9 points per contest, respectively … Serbin also leads Northern, averaging two assists per game … The Polar Bears score 61.6 points per contest, connecting on 39.9 percent of their field-goal attempts and 28.8 percent of their 3-point attempts … ONU also gets it done the defensive end of the floor, holding opponents to an OAC-best 55.4 points per contest … John Carroll lays claim to a 19-3 overall record and a 13-2 mark in OAC play … The Blue Streaks average 70.8 points per game and hold their opponents to 52.1 points per contest … Olivia Nagy leads John Carroll, pouring in 15.7 points per game, while Nicole Heffington adds 14.8 points per contest. 

Ohio Northern Probable Starters:

G - #13 Jaidyn Hale, So. (5.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.6 apg)

G - #15 Abby Weeks, Sr. (9.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.3 apg)

G - #20 Lexi Jacobs, So. (6.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.8 apg)

G - #22 Jaclyn Yankle, Sr. (5.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.0 spg)

F - #34 Emily Mescher, Sr. (11.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.2 apg)

ONU Statistical Leaders:

All-Time Series: Ohio Northern owns a 41-27 all-time record versus John Carroll … The Polar Bears — who are 19-16 all-time versus the Blue Streaks in University Heights — have won 16 of the last 22 in the series, which includes a 62-55 home victory on Jan. 4 of this season. 

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 329-182 record, a .644 winning percentage.