Women’s Basketball: Ohio Northern (3-1 Overall) at #8 Trine (Ind.) (3-1 Overall)
Saturday, November 26, 2022, 3 p.m. - MTI Center, Angola, Ind.
Saturday's Preview: The Polar Bears continue non-conference play on Saturday at No. 8 Trine (Ind.) … Northern is coming off Tuesday's 64-60 home loss to Ohio Wesleyan … Senior Brynn Serbin led the way for ONU with 18 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals … Sophomore Brooke Allen matched her career-high from the previous game with 14 points … Junior Kristen Luersman, the reigning Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Week, tallied six points and nine rebounds … Through four games, Serbin (12.8 points per game), Allen (11.5) and Luersman (10.5) are averaging double figures in scoring … Serbin ranks eighth in the OAC in scoring average … Luersman ranks second in the OAC in rebounding average with 9.8 per game … Serbin ranks second in the OAC with 19 assists and is tied for second in the conference with 12 steals on the season … Serbin ranks seventh all-time at ONU with 154 career steals … Serbin has 180 career assists, which ranks 18th all-time at ONU … The Polar Bears are holding opponents to 53.5 points per game on 31.2% shooting, including 25.5% from beyond the arc … Trine (Ind.) is ranked No. 8 in the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll and No. 12 in the WBCA Top 25 Coaches Poll … The Thunder are coming off last Saturday's 66-54 home win over Otterbein … Senior Sam Underhill led the way, recording 16 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for her second consecutive double-double … Underhill was 10-for-10 from the free-throw line in the game … Sophomore Sierra Hinds added 13 points for TU … Through four games, Hinds is averaging a team-best 13.8 points per game, and Underhill is averaging 12.5 points per game … Underhill is the team's leading rebounder at 8.0 per game … Sophomore Sidney Wagner has a team-high 15 assists on the season, and senior Alyssa Argyle leads the team with 10 steals … Hinds has made a team-high 10 3-pointers on the season, shooting 52.6% from beyond the arc.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Scoring | Rebounding | 3FGs | Assists | Steals | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Serbin | 12.8 | 1. | Luersman | 9.8 | 1. | Serbin | 6 | 1. | Serbin | 19 | 1. | Serbin | 12 | ||||
| 2. | Allen | 11.5 | 2. | Serbin | 6.0 | 2. | Knippen | 4 | 2. | Luersman | 7 | 2. | Luersman | 8 | ||||
| 3. | Luersman | 10.5 | 3. | Dials | 5.3 | 3. | Luersman | 2 | 3. | Akamine | 6 | 3. | Dials | 5 | ||||
| Dials | 6 |
All-Time Series: Trine (Ind.) leads the all-time series with Ohio Northern by a 3-2 margin, including a 2-0 mark in Angola … TU has won two straight meetings, including last season's 75-54 win in Ada.
Head Coach Mark Huelsman: Huelsman is in his third season at ONU and has an overall record of 27-17, a winning percentage of .614.