Friday, February 19, 2021, 7 p.m. - ONU Sports Center, Ada, Ohio
Saturday, February 20, 2021, 6 p.m. - Sieberling Gymnasium, Tiffin, Ohio
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This Weekend's Preview: The Polar Bears will continue their abbreviated 2021 season with a home-and-home series with Heidelberg this weekend ... The teams will play on Friday night at 7 pm at Ada and will wrap up the series with a 6 pm contest at Tiffin on Saturday ... No fans will be allowed to attend the games due to the OAC's COVID-19 policy ... Northern was slated to play Capital twice this weekend, but the games were canceled due to COVID-19 protocol issues at CU ... The games with Heidelberg mark the first time in school history that ONU has played the same team in four consecutive games ... ONU is looking to snap a 3-game losing streak after falling 86-76 and 64-59 to Heidelberg Feb. 5-6 ... Sophomore Grant Heileman had a career-high 15 points and sophomore C.J. Napier had his third consecutive double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds for ONU in the 64-59 loss ... Napier scored 21 points and grabbed 10 boards in the 86-76 loss on Feb. 5 ... Napier leads the team and is sixth in the league in scoring at 18.6 ppg and leads the team and is second in the OAC in rebounding at 10.0 rpg ... Junior Brandon Waugh is second on the team and 10th in the league in scoring at 15.6 ppg ... He is also fifth in the OAC in rebounding at 7.0 rpg and is 8th in the OAC with 19 assists ... As a team, ONU leads the league by committing only an average of 10.4 turnovers per game ... ONU has made 74 FTs this season, while its opponents have attempted only 76 ... ONU will wrap up its 2021 regular season next weekend with a home-and-home against Baldwin Wallace ... The Student Princes are ranked 15th nationally in the latest D3hoops.com poll ... HU was scheduled to play a home-and-home with Baldwin Wallace this weekend, but the games were canceled due to COVID-19 protocol issues at BW ... HU is tied for the top spot with #9 Mount Union in the OAC after splitting with UMU last weekend ... Senior Dylan Woods leads the team and is second in the OAC in scoring at 20.6 ppg ... Junior Emmanuel Perdue is second on the team in scoring at 13.1 ppg.
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Napier |
18.6 |
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Napier |
10.0 |
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Waugh |
8 |
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Waugh |
19 |
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Waugh |
13 |
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Waugh |
15.6 |
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Waugh |
7.0 |
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Long |
8 |
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Napier |
14 |
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Scott |
4 |
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Berner |
12.7 |
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Berner |
4.7 |
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Napier |
5 |
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Scott |
7 |
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Long |
4 |
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Unruh |
7 |
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All-Time Series: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 106-64 margin ... ONU is 57-25 at home, is 37-15 at the ONU Sports Center and is 48-30 in Tiffin ... HU won twice earlier this season, winning 64-59 in Ada and 86-76 in Tiffin.
Head Coach Rich Bensman: Bensman is in his fifth season at ONU with a 53-56 record, a winning percentage of .486.
