Women’s Basketball: Ohio Northern (4-1 Overall, 0-0 OAC) at Marietta (5-0 Overall, 0-0 OAC)

Saturday, December 4, 2021, 2 p.m. - Ban Johnson Arena, Marietta, Ohio

Saturday's Preview: Saturday's game marks the Ohio Athletic Conference opener for both Ohio Northern and Marietta … This is the first of five games away from Ada for ONU in the month of December during which the Polar Bears' only home game is against Mount Union on Dec. 11 … The Polar Bears are coming off last Saturday's 75-54 home loss to No. 11 Trine (Ind.), which is No. 13 in this week's WBCA Top 25 Coaches Poll … ONU trailed by just five points at the end of the first quarter and eight points at halftime before eventually falling by 21 … Senior Annie Weckesser and sophomore Kristen Luersman led the way for Northern with nine points each … Senior Jaidyn Hale and freshman Abby Dickson added eight points apiece to go with seven from junior Brynn Serbin and six from senior Alissa Stahler … Stahler leads ONU in scoring (8.2 points per game) and rebounding (5.6 per game) … Dickson (71.4%) and sophomore Kasey Knippen (60%) rank first and third, respectively, in the OAC in 3-point percentage and have made a combined 11 3-pointers … Serbin leads the OAC in steals (16) and ranks fourth in assists (14) … Marietta enters Saturday's game unbeaten on the season with an average margin of victory of 9.8 points per game in its five wins … The Pioneers are averaging 68 points per game … MC is coming off Tuesday's 77-70 win at Case Western Reserve in which is got double-figure scoring from four players led by 17 points from sophomore Olivia Gribble, who was 5-of-8 from 3-point range in the game … Junior Erin Hahn leads the Pioneers in scoring (10.4 points per game) and rebounding (7.6 per game), which rank 10th and fifth, respectively, in the OAC … Sophomore Hannah Schill is tied for second in the OAC in assists (18) … Gribble is tied for second in the OAC in 3-pointers made (10) while shooting 27.8% from long range … Kole Vivian is in his sixth season as head coach of the Pioneers and entered the year with an overall record of 78-45 for a winning percentage of .634.

ONU Statistical Leaders:

All-Time Series: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Marietta by a 59-19 margin, including 24-14 in Marietta … The teams are 3-3 in their past six meetings … The teams last met in February 2020 with MC getting a 58-50 home win.

Head Coach Mark Huelsman: Huelsman is in his second season at ONU and has an overall record of 11-9.