Women’s Basketball: Capital (8-2 Overall, 2-1 OAC) at Ohio Northern (7-1 Overall, 3-0 OAC)

Saturday, December 17, 2022, 4 p.m. - ONU Sports Center, Ada, Ohio

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Saturday's Preview: The Polar Bears continue Ohio Athletic Conference play on Saturday hosting Capital in the back half of a men's-women's doubleheader … Northern received 38 points and is listed as the first team in the "Others receiving votes" category in this week's D3hoops.com poll, putting the Polar Bears at No. 26 in the poll … The Polar Bears received 10 points and are listed as the fourth team in the "Others receiving votes" category in this week's WBCA Top 25 Poll, putting them at No. 29 in the poll … ONU is coming off last Saturday's 71-37 win at Mount Union… The 34-point margin of victory was the largest in the series since an 88-42 ONU victory in Alliance in 1988 … Senior Brynn Serbin led the way, making six 3-pointers and finishing with a career-high 25 points, 22 of which came in the first half, to go with four rebounds, five assists and three steals … Senior Kasey Knippen and freshman Mackenzie Suprano each made a trio of 3-pointers and finished with 13 and 11 points, respectively … Through eight games, Serbin (14.1 points per game) and junior Kristen Luersman (10.1) are averaging double figures in scoring, and sophomore Brooke Allen is right behind with 9.8 points per game … Serbin ranks sixth in the OAC in scoring average … Luersman leads the OAC in rebounding average with 9.0 per game … Serbin leads the OAC with 38 assists and is tied for fifth in the conference with 18 steals on the season … Serbin has made a team-best 17 3-pointers, which ranks fifth in the OAC, and is shooting 36.2% from beyond the arc, which ranks ninth in the OAC … Serbin ranks seventh all-time at ONU with 160 career steals … Serbin has 199 career assists, which ranks 12th all-time at ONU … The Polar Bears are holding opponents to 49.5 points per game on 30% shooting, including 23.9% from beyond the arc … Northern leads the OAC in points per game allowed and field goal percentage defense … Capital is riding a three-game win streak coming off Wednesday's 48-38 home win over Olivet (Mich.) … Sophomores Laney Murphy (15 points) and Bri O'Connor (14) and freshman Samaree Perkins (13) led way for the CU, which outscored OC 19-5 in the fourth quarter … Through 10 games, O'Connor (16.4 points per game), Murphy (15.0) and Perkins (11.9) lead the Comets in scoring … O'Connor and Murphy rank second and third, respectively, in the OAC in scoring average … Perkins ranks second in the OAC with 8.8 rebounds per game … O'Connor has an OAC-best 27 steals and is tied for third in the conference with 30 assists … Murphy has made an OAC-best 32 3-pointers and is shooting 36.4% from beyond the arc … Sophomore Maddi Weiland leads the OAC with 21 blocks … Capital ranks second in the OAC in field goal percentage defense (33.3%).

ONU Statistical Leaders:

All-Time Series: Capital leads the all-time series with Ohio Northern by a 58-38 margin but is 19-25 against ONU in Ada … ONU has won three of the past five meetings … ONU won both meetings between the teams last season, 71-46 in Ada and 66-37 in Columbus.

Head Coach Mark Huelsman: Huelsman is in his third season at ONU and has an overall record of 31-17, a winning percentage of .646.