Women's Basketball falls 67-58 at No. 25 Baldwin Wallace in battle of league unbeatens

BEREA — The Ohio Northern women's basketball team fell at No. 25 Baldwin Wallace 67-58 in a battle of league unbeatens on Wednesday night.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (8-5 overall, 6-1 OAC), #25 Baldwin Wallace (11-3 overall, 7-0 OAC)
• Venue: Ursprung Gymnasium - Berea, Ohio

The Game

• Fifth-year senior All-American Brynn Serbin (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) led the Polar Bears with 16 points to go with four assists and two steals.
• Junior Brooke Allen (Woodville/Woodmore) added 13 points for ONU.
• BW raced to a quick leads of 8-2, 13-4 and 16-6 and did not trail in the contest.
• Northern pulled within 22-20 with 6:32 left in the half on a basket by freshman Noelle Ruane (St. Marys).
• The Yellow Jackets scored the final six points of the half to lead 37-27 at intermission.
• The hosts opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer to finish a 9-0 run and lead 40-27.
• Northern trimmed the lead to 61-55 with 3:36 left, but BW would score the next six points to lead 67-55 with 38 seconds left.
• Ohio Northern made 22-of-61 field goals for 36.1% and was 7-of-29 from beyond the arc for 24.1%, while Baldwin Wallace was 24-of-48 from the floor for 50% and made 9-of-20 3-pointers for 45.0%.
• ONU made 7-of-11 free throws for 63.6%, and BWU was 10-of-13 from the line for 76.9%.
• The Yellow Jackets out-rebounded the Polar Bears by a 30-22 margin.
• Ohio Northern's defense forced Baldwin Wallace into 18 turnovers to just eight for ONU.

Notables

• The Polar Bears have won seven of their past nine games and were seeking their third victory over a ranked team this season.
• Northern is now 40-47 all-time against Baldwin Wallace, including a 15-29 mark in Berea.
• Serbin is the reigning OAC Player of the Week.
• Serbin is ONU's all-time leader in career steals with 257 and assists with 339.
• Serbin ranks 13th on ONU's all-time career scoring list with 1,091 points. She ranks fourth all-time with 157 made 3-pointers in her career, is 13th all-time in made free throws with 190, is 15th all-time in rebounds with 509 and 18th all-time with 372 made field goals.
• Serbin is the only women's basketball player in ONU history to tally at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 200 steals in her career.
• Fourth-year head coach Mark Huelsman is now 57-26 at Ohio Northern for a winning percentage of .687.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action on Saturday at OAC foe Capital at 2 p.m.