Sumner scores a career-high 16 points, but Women's Basketball falls 74-59 at Ohio Wesleyan

DELAWARE — The Ohio Northern women's basketball team fell 74-59 at Ohio Wesleyan on Tuesday afternoon despite a career-high 16 points from junior Courtney Sumner (Ada).

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (0-5 Overall), Ohio Wesleyan (4-1 Overall).
• Venue: Branch Rickey Arena — Delaware, Ohio.

The Game

• Sumner had two rebounds and an assist to go with her career-high 16 points.
• Sophomore Emerson Gray (Liberty Center) had 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
• Sophomore Charlotte Pauling (Beavercreek) had 10 points and four rebounds.
• Sophomore Logan Phillips (Troy/Miami East) led the team with three assists and had four points and six rebounds.
• Junior Gabi Croft (Spencerville) had a team-best two blocks along with four points.
• OWU was led by Macy Miller with 16 points.
• Ohio Wesleyan started the game on an 11-0 run.
• Northern then went on an 11-0 run of its own to make the score 15-13 with 56 seconds left in the first quarter.
• OWU led 17-13 at the end of one quarter.
• The Bishops started the second quarter with an 8-0 run, but ONU answered with its own 8-0 run to make the score 25-21 with 6:18 left in the half.
• Ohio Wesleyan led 35-26 at halftime.
• The Bishops outscored the Polar Bears 20-9 in the third quarter to take a 55-35 lead at the end of three quarters.
• Ohio Northern made 22-of-49 field goals for 44.9 percent and was 6-of-17 from beyond the arc for 35.3 percent, while Ohio Wesleyan was 30-of-63 from the floor for 47.6 percent and finished 3-of-13 on 3-pointers for 23.1 percent.
• The Polar Bears made 9-of-12 free throws for 75.0 percent and the Bishops were 11-of-17 from the line for 64.7 percent.
• ONU out-rebounded OWU 33-30.

Notables

• Ohio Northern is now 20-14 all-time against Ohio Wesleyan, including an 11-5 record in Delaware.
• Pauling leads the Polar Bears in scoring thus far this season at 11.6 ppg and Gray is second at 10.0 ppg.
• Gray leads the team in rebounding (6.2 rpg), assists (2.0 apg) and steals (1.6 spg).
• Ohio Wesleyan received 14 votes in the latest Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll, which is the 28th-most points in the poll.
• This is the 54th season of Ohio Northern women's basketball. The Polar Bears are now 778-520 all-time in program history for a winning percentage of .599.
• Sixth-year head coach Mark Huelsman is now 87-43 at Ohio Northern, a winning percentage of .669.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action on Saturday when they host No. 16-ranked Trine (Ind.) at 2 p.m.