Charlotte Pauling scores career-high 20 points to lead Women's Basketball to 73-62 win over Elmhurst (Ill.) at DePauw (Ind.) Tournament

GREENCASTLE, Ind. — Sophomore Charlotte Pauling (Beavercreek) scored a career-high 20 points to lead the Ohio Northern women's basketball team to a 73-62 win over Elmhurst (Ill.) at the DePauw (Ind.) Tournament on Monday afternoon.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (3-8 Overall), Elmhurst (6-4 Overall).
• Venue: Neal Fieldhouse — Greencastle, Ind.

The Game

• Pauling also had a team-best six rebounds, along with juniors Katelyn Stechschulte (Findlay) and Gabi Croft (Spencerville) and sophomore Logan Phillips (Troy/Miami East).
• Sophomore Emerson Gray (Liberty Center) had 16 points and five boards.
• Junior Courtney Sumner (Ada) added 12 points.
• Junior Lexee Brewer (Sidney) led the Polar Bears with five assists and three steals.
• Elmhurst was led by Natalie Harty with 14 points.
• ONU started the game on a 6-0 run and led 18-13 at the end of the first quarter.
• Sumner started the second quarter with a 3-pointer, but Elmhurst responded with a 7-0 run, cutting ONU's lead to 21-20.
• Another three-pointer from Sumner started a 7-0 run for the Polar Bears, giving them their biggest lead of the first half at 33-23 with 3:01 left in the second quarter.
• ONU led 35-31 at halftime.
• Gray scored 13 of her 16 points in the first half, then opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer to make the score 38-31.
• Ohio Northern went on a 7-0 halfway through the third quarter, including a three and a layup from Pauling.
• Pauling scored 11 points in the third quarter, giving ONU a 60-45 lead going into the fourth.
• The Bluejays cut ONU's lead to eight points with 35 seconds left, but the Polar Bears held on for the win.
• Ohio Northern made 27-of-56 field goals for 48.2 percent and was 7-of-18 from beyond the arc for 38.9 percent, while Elmhurst was 21-of-60 from the floor for 35.0 percent and finished 4-of-17 on 3-pointers for 23.5 percent.
• The Polar Bears made 12-of-17 free throws for 70.6 percent and the Bluejays were 16-of-29 from the line for 55.2 percent.
• EU out-rebounded ONU 38-37.

Notables

• Ohio Northern is now 2-0 all-time against Elmhurst.
• Gray leads the Polar Bears in scoring (13.9 ppg), rebounding (5.5 rpg), assists (2.4 apg) and steals (1.8 spg) this season.
• Pauling is second on the team in scoring at 11.8 ppg and rebounding at 5.4 rpg.
• Brewer is second in assists (1.6 apg) and steals (1.7 spg).
• This is the 54th season of Ohio Northern women's basketball. The Polar Bears are now 781-523 all-time in program history for a winning percentage of .599.
• Sixth-year head coach Mark Huelsman is now 90-46 at Ohio Northern, a winning percentage of .662.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action Tuesday against DePauw (Ind.) at 4 p.m. on the second day of the tournament.