Emerson Gray ties career high with 22 to lead Women's Basketball in 68-60 win over Capital

ADA — Sophomore Emerson Gray (Liberty Center) led the Ohio Northern women's basketball team to a 68-60 win over previously unbeaten Capital on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (2-7 Overall, 2-0 OAC), Capital (8-1 Overall, 2-1 OAC).
• Venue: ONU Sports Center — Ada, Ohio.

The Game

• Gray tied her career-high of 22 points and was one rebound short of a double-double with a team-high nine boards.
• Gray also had a team-high five steals and four assists.
• Junior Courtney Sumner (Ada) had 16 points including four 3-pointers.
• Sophomore Charlotte Pauling (Beavercreek) had 11 points.
• Freshman Priscilla Adjei (Westerville/Central) had seven boards and six points.
• Capital was led by Julia Nash with 17 points.
• Northern started the game hot, taking a 10-2 lead after a 3-pointer from Sumner with 6:51 left in the first quarter.
• ONU went on a 7-0 run to take a 17-8 lead with 3:25 left to play in the first.
• Capital went on an 8-0 run to end the first quarter, cutting ONU's lead to one, 17-16.
• The Polar Bears led 33-27 at halftime.
• Northern extended its lead to 11, leading 42-31 with 5:52 left in the third quarter.
• The Comets went on an 8-0 run to tie the game at 44 with 2:39 to play in the third.
• Northern led 48-47 going into the fourth quarter.
• A three from Sumner gave ONU a 64-58 lead with 2:11 left in the contest.
• Grey then made four consecutive free throws in the final 22 seconds to put the game away.
• Ohio Northern made 26-of-51 field goals for 51.0 percent and was 6-of-15 from beyond the arc for 40.0 percent, while Capital was 21-of-49 from the floor for 42.9 percent and finished 8-of-23 on 3-pointers for 34.8 percent.
• The Polar Bears made 10-of-16 free throws for 62.5 percent and the Comets were 10-of-16 from the line for 62.5 percent.
• ONU out-rebounded CU 38-22.

Notables

• Ohio Northern is now 42-61 all-time against Capital, including a 28-20 record in the ONU Sports Center.
• Gray leads the Polar Bears in scoring (13.3 ppg), rebounding (5.7 rpg), assists (2.2 apg) and steals (1.9 spg).
• Pauling is second in scoring at 11.7 ppg and rebounding at 5.2 rpg.
• Junior Lexee Brewer (Sidney) is second on the team in assists (1.3 apg) and steals (1.4 spg).
• This is the 54th season of Ohio Northern women's basketball. The Polar Bears are now 780-522 all-time in program history for a winning percentage of .599.
• Sixth-year head coach Mark Huelsman is now 89-45 at Ohio Northern, a winning percentage of .664.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action on Saturday, Dec. 20 at Mount Union at approximately 3:30 p.m.