Women’s Basketball: Anderson (Ind.) (0-1 Overall) at Ohio Northern (0-0 Overall)
Saturday, November 13, 2021, 3 p.m. - ONU Sports Center, Ada, Ohio
| Game Program (.pdf) | 2021-22 Season Preview |
Saturday's Preview: The Polar Bears open their 2021-22 season Saturday at home against Anderson (Ind.) at 3 p.m. … Second-year head coach Mark Huelsman returns 12 letter winners from last season, including three starters in seniors Kate Iliff, Lexi Jacobs and Jaidyn Hale as well as a two-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference Honorable Mention selection and the 2019-20 OAC Freshman of the Year in junior Brynn Serbin … Other key returners include seniors Alissa Stahler and Annie Weckesser and sophomore Kristen Luersman … The Polar Bears have added seven freshmen to the roster this season … ONU is coming off the delayed and shortened 2020-21 season in which it finished 7-8 overall and advanced to the OAC Tournament semifinals … The Polar Bears averaged 58.9 points per game while allowing 55.7 points per contest last season … Northern has won 15 of its past 17 season-opening games … Anderson (Ind.) posted a 7-7 overall record last season, averaging 55.1 points per game while allowing 55.9 points per contest … The Ravens return three starters from last season in senior Lexi Dellinger, junior Jade Shipley and sophomore Makynlee Taylor … Dellinger led the team in scoring last season with 18.2 points per game … Anderson enters Saturday's game coming off a season-opening 74-47 loss to Webster (Mo.) last Friday … Dellinger (14 points, 10 rebounds) and senior Payton Moore (18 points, 12 rebounds) both recorded double-doubles in the game.
ONU Returning Statistical Leaders (2020-21 Stats):
| Scoring | Rebounding | 3FGs | Assists | Steals | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Serbin | 7.4 | 1. | Iliff | 5.2 | 1. | Serbin | 17 | 1. | Serbin | 31 | 1. | Serbin | 25 | ||||
| 2. | Iliff | 6.9 | 2. | Luersman | 5.1 | 2. | Hale | 11 | 2. | Weckesser | 28 | 2. | Weckesser | 22 | ||||
| 3. | Stahler | 6.2 | 3. | Hale | 4.2 | 3. | Iliff | 10 | 3. | Jacobs | 25 | 3. | Hale | 19 |
All-Time Series: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Anderson (Ind.) by a 3-0 margin … The teams' last meeting, in November 2019, resulted in a 59-49 road win for ONU.
Head Coach Mark Huelsman: Huelsman is in his second season at ONU with a 7-8 record.
