Women’s Basketball: Ohio Northern (9-4 Overall, 3-3 OAC) at Heidelberg (3-11 Overall, 2-5 OAC)

Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 7 p.m. - Seiberling Gymnasium, Tiffin, Ohio

Wednesday's Preview: The Polar Bears face Ohio Athletic Conference foe Heidelberg in Tiffin on Wednesday at 7 p.m. … No attendance restrictions are in place, but all fans are reminded that Heidelberg's mask policy will be strictly enforced … ONU's game at Muskingum on Saturday was canceled and declared a no-contest per OAC COVID-19 protocols … The Polar Bears' last game was a 58-41 loss at No. 15 Baldwin Wallace on Jan. 12 … Northern is averaging 62.3 points per game and allowing an OAC-low 47.8 points per contest … The Polar Bears are shooting 38.8% from the field, 29% on 3-pointers and 67.2% from the foul line … Northern currently has five players averaging between 6 and 10 points per game in what is a balanced offensive attack … Senior Alissa Stahler (9.3 points per game) leads ONU in scoring followed by junior Brynn Serbin (8.7), sophomore Kristen Luersman (7.5) and seniors Jaidyn Hale (7.4) and Annie Weckesser (6.3) … Stahler's team-high 6.2 rebounds per game ranks sixth in the OAC … Serbin leads the team in steals (35) and assists (39), which rank first and seventh, respectively, in the OAC … Serbin's 109 career steals rank 19th on the program's all-time leaderboard … Sophomore Kasey Knippen has made a team-high 13 3-pointers and ranks second in the OAC in making 48.1% of her shots from beyond the arc … Following Wednesday's game, ONU will return home to face No. 16 Marietta on Saturday at 2 p.m. as part of a women's-men's doubleheader … Heidelberg enters Wednesday's game coming off Saturday's 91-52 loss at Marietta … HU is averaging an OAC-low 54.9 points per game while allowing 65.2 points per contest … The Student Princes are shooting 32.4% from the floor, 24.7% on 3-pointers and 63.9% from the foul line … HU's field goal and 3-point percentages both rank last in the OAC … The Student Princes are led in scoring by juniors Lily Sweeney (10.5 points per game) and Bailey Walter (10.1) … Sweeney ranks ninth in the OAC in scoring average … Sweeney has made a team-high 29 3-pointers on 40.3% shooting from beyond the arc, which rank tied for third and fifth in the conference, respectively … Walter leads the team in rebounding with 7.8 per game, which ranks third in the OAC … Freshmen Taylor Ratliff and Marissa Thomas both have a team-high 14 assists … Freshman Hallie Rogers has a team-leading 31 steals, which ranks third in the OAC … Junior Alyssa Martin leads the team in blocks with 13, which ranks eighth in the OAC.

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All-Time Series: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Heidelberg by a 56-26 margin, including a 25-15 mark on the road … ONU has won the last six meetings and 24 of the past 25 overall … The teams last met in March 2021 in the first round of the OAC Tournament with ONU getting a 73-34 home win.

Head Coach Mark Huelsman: Huelsman is in his second season at ONU and has an overall record of 16-12, a winning percentage of .571.