Women’s Basketball: Ohio Northern (4-2 Overall, 0-1 OAC) at Wilmington (4-3 Overall, 1-1 OAC)

Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 7 p.m. - Fred Raizk Arena, Wilmington, Ohio

Wednesday's Preview: Wednesday marks the second straight Ohio Athletic Conference road game for Ohio Northern as it faces Wilmington at 7 p.m. … The Polar Bears are coming off Saturday's 60-52 loss at Marietta … Trailing 38-27 at halftime, ONU went on a 15-0 run and outscored Marietta 15-2 in the third quarter to take a 42-40 lead into the fourth … Senior Jaidyn Hale sparked that scoring run with 8 points … ONU was held scoreless on 0-for-6 shooting over the final 3 minutes in the 8-point loss … Hale finished with a career-high 18 points to go with 5 rebounds while senior Alissa Stahler and junior Brynn Serbin added 8 points each … ONU is averaging 63.8 points per game and allowing 55.3 points per contest … The Polar Bears are shooting 37.4% from the field, 29.1% on 3-pointers and 70.5% from the foul line … Northern currently has 7 players averaging between 5 and 9 points per game in what is a balanced offensive attack … Hale (8.3 points per game) leads ONU in scoring followed by Stahler (8.2) and sophomore Kristen Luersman (7.2) … Stahler leads the team in rebounding at 5.7 per game, which is tied for 10th in the OAC … Sophomore Kasey Knippen has made a team-high 6 3-pointers and is tied for the OAC lead in 3-point percentage (60%) … Serbin leads ONU in total assists (17) and steals (20), ranking fourth and first, respectively, in the OAC in those categories … Wilmington is coming off Saturday's 87-59 loss to No. 21 Baldwin Wallace that ended a 3-game win streak … The Quakers got 15 points from senior Kennedy Lewis and 12 from junior Zahrya Bailey in the game … WC is averaging 69.3 points per game while allowing 67.5 points per contest … The Quakers are shooting 42.4% from the floor, 35.1% on 3-pointers and 64.8% from the foul line … Bailey leads the team in scoring with 11.5 points per game, ranking fifth in the OAC, while Lewis is averaging a team-high 5.7 rebounds per game, which is tied for 10th in the OAC … Junior Kenzie Campbell has made 10 3-pointers and ranks third in the OAC in 3-point percentage (55.6%) … Lewis leads the team in assists (14, tied for 10th in OAC), and Bailey leads the team in steals (12, 4th in OAC).

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All-Time Series: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Wilmington by a 33-23 margin, including a 12-12 mark on the road … ONU has won 16 of the past 17 meetings … The teams last met earlier this year to open the delayed 2020 season with WC winning 61-59 in Ada on Jan. 22 and ONU winning 53-52 in Wilmington on Jan. 23.

Head Coach Mark Huelsman: Huelsman is in his second season at ONU and has an overall record of 11-10.