Emerson Gray scores 16 as Women's Basketball falls at Otterbein

WESTERVILLE — The Ohio Northern women's basketball team fell 65-43 at Otterbein on Wednesday evening.

• Records: Ohio Northern (8-16 Overall, 7-8 OAC), Otterbein (19-5 Overall, 13-2 OAC).
• Venue: Rike Center — Westerville, Ohio.

The Game

• Sophomore Emerson Gray (Liberty Center) led the Polar Bears with 16 points.
• Junior Lexee Brewer (Sidney) led the team with three steals and a career-high 13 rebounds and added four points.
• Junior Courtney Sumner (Ada) had a team-high two assists and had four points.
• Sophomore Charlotte Pauling (Beavercreek) added six points after going a perfect 6-for-6 on free throws.
• Otterbein was led by Mattie Walburn with 18 points.
• The Cardinals started the game on an 8-0 run.
• Gray hit two threes in the last 2:00 of the first quarter to make the score 13-8.
• ONU went on a 9-0 run to cut Otterbein's lead to 21-19.
• The Cardinals answered with an 8-0 run to end the quarter, leading 29-19 at halftime.
• Gray scored 13 of Northern's 19 points in the first half.
• Otterbein started the second half on a 9-0 run to go up 38-19.
• The Cardinals led 48-29 at the end of the third quarter.
• Ohio Northern made 13-of-46 field goals for 28.3 percent and was 3-of-12 from beyond the arc for 25.0 percent, while Otterbein was 24-of-49 from the floor for 49.0 percent and finished 5-of-13 on 3-pointers for 38.5 percent.
• The Polar Bears made 14-of-18 free throws for 77.8 percent and the Cardinals were 12-of-17 from the line for 70.6 percent.
• OU out-rebounded ONU 34-29.

Notables

• Ohio Northern is now 64-38 all-time against Otterbein, including a 27-21 record in Westerville.
• Gray leads the Polar Bears in scoring (14.9 ppg), rebounding (5.2 rpg) and is second in assists (45) and steals (43) this season.
• Brewer leads the team in assists (55) and steals (48).
• Pauling is second on the team in scoring at 9.3 ppg and rebounding at 4.3 rpg.
• Junior Courtney Sumner (Ada) is third in scoring with 6.2 ppg.
• Gray ranks second in the OAC in free throw shooting, going 77-for-97 for 79.4 percent.
• This is the 54th season of Ohio Northern women's basketball. The Polar Bears are now 786-531 all-time in program history for a winning percentage of .597.
• Sixth-year head coach Mark Huelsman is now 95-55 at Ohio Northern, a winning percentage of .633.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action on Saturday when they host Marietta at approximately 3:30 p.m. for their Senior Day.