Women’s Basketball: Wilmington (5-11 Overall, 1-7 OAC) at Ohio Northern (11-4 Overall, 5-3 OAC)

Wednesday, January 26, 2022, 7 p.m. - ONU Sports Center, Ada, Ohio

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Wednesday's Preview: The Polar Bears face Ohio Athletic Conference foe Wilmington on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the ONU Sports Center … No attendance restrictions are in place, but Ohio Northern's COVID-19 policies will be strictly enforced … In the teams' first matchup this season, ONU won 55-49 at Wilmington on Dec. 8 with senior Alissa Stahler (17 points, 13 rebounds) and junior Brynn Serbin (14 points, 7 rebounds, 6 steals) leading the way for the Polar Bears … ONU is coming off Saturday's 58-54 home win over No. 16 Marietta … Northern led by as many as 13 points in the third quarter before Marietta put together a comeback … Senior Jaidyn Hale made a 3-pointer with 1:07 remaining that gave ONU the lead for good, as Serbin was 3-for-4 from the foul line down the stretch en route to the victory … Serbin tallied 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals to lead ONU while sophomore Kasey Knippen added 11 points … ONU received 3 points in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25 poll ... Northern is averaging 61.5 points per game and allowing an OAC-low 47.6 points per contest … The Polar Bears are shooting 38.2% from the field, 28.7% on 3-pointers and 69.4% from the foul line … Northern currently has four players averaging between 7 and 10 points per game in what is a balanced offensive attack … Stahler (9.1 points per game) leads ONU in scoring followed by Serbin (9.0), sophomore Kristen Luersman (7.4) and Hale (7.3) … Stahler's team-high 5.9 rebounds per game ranks eighth in the OAC … Serbin leads the team in steals (39) and assists (47), which rank tied for first and third, respectively, in the OAC … Serbin's 113 career steals are tied with Holly Maples ('95-'98) for 18th on the program's all-time leaderboard … Knippen leads the OAC in shooting 51.5% (17-of-33) from beyond the arc … Following Wednesday's game, ONU will travel to OAC foe Mount Union on Saturday at 2 p.m. as part of a women's-men's doubleheader … Wilmington enters Wednesday's game riding a five-game losing streak dating back to Jan. 8 … The Quakers are coming off Saturday's 61-30 loss at No. 11 Baldwin Wallace … WC is averaging 57.3 points per game while allowing 64.4 points per contest … The Quakers are shooting 37.5% from the floor, 27.6% on 3-pointers and an OAC-low 62.1% from the foul line … Junior Zahrya Bailey (10.0 points per game) and senior Kennedy Lewis (8.9) lead WC in scoring … Bailey leads the team in rebounds per game (4.5) and ranks fourth in the OAC with 30 steals … Senior Brooke Davis has made a team-high 19 3-pointers … Lewis has a team-leading 46 assists, which is tied for fourth in the OAC, and sophomore Haley Cook leads the team in blocks with 18, which is tied for third in the conference.

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All-Time Series: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Wilmington by a 34-23 margin, including a 19-11 mark at home … The teams last met earlier this season on Dec. 8 with ONU getting a 55-49 road win.

Head Coach Mark Huelsman: Huelsman is in his second season at ONU and has an overall record of 18-12, a winning percentage of .600.