Emerson Gray scores 22 to lead Women's Basketball to 62-55 win at Capital in OAC Tournament Quarterfinals

BEXLEY — Sophomore Emerson Gray scored 22 to lead the Ohio Northern women's basketball team to a 62-55 win at Capital in the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals on Tuesday evening.

• Records: Ohio Northern (10-16 Overall), Capital (16-10 Overall).
• Venue: Performance Arena — Bexley, Ohio.

The Game

• Freshman Taylor Wagner (Versailles) had 13 points and seven rebounds.
• Junior Lexee Brewer had 10 boards to lead the Polar Bears.
• Junior Courtney Sumner (Ada) had a team-high three steals.
• Sophomore Charlotte Pauling (Beavercreek) added 10 points.
• The Comets were led by Kya Jordan with 14 points.
• Capital scored first, but ONU answered with a quick 6-0 run, including four points from Gray.
• The Polar Bears then went on a 9-0 run to make the score 15-4 with 2:13 left in the first quarter.
• Northern led 17-7 at the end of the first quarter.
• The Comets started the second quarter with a 7-0 run to cut ONU's lead to 17-14.
• The Polar Bears led 34-22 at halftime.
• Capital went on a 7-0 run in the third quarter to make the score 36-29.
• Seven straight points from Capital for another 7-0 run cut ONU's lead to four points with 3:44 left in the quarter.
• Northern led 42-38 at the end of the third.
• Capital got within three points three different times during the fourth quarter, but a 3-pointer from Brewer with 1:05 left gave ONU a six point lead and sealed the win for the Polar Bears.
• Ohio Northern made 21-of-53 field goals for 39.6 percent and was 3-of-15 from beyond the arc for 20.0 percent, while Capital was 18-of-52 from the floor for 34.6 percent and finished 6-of-28 on 3-pointers for 21.4 percent.
• The Polar Bears made 17-of-24 free throws for 70.8 percent and the Comets were 13-of-19 from the line for 68.4 percent.
• ONU out-rebounded CU 40-23.

Notables

• ONU was the No. 5 seed, Capital was the No. 4 seed.
• Northern will travel to No. 1-seeded Baldwin Wallace for an OAC Tournament Semifinal game on Thursday.
• Ohio Northern is now 43-62 all-time against Capital, including a 3-11 record in the OAC Tournament.
• Gray leads the Polar Bears in scoring (15.2 ppg), rebounding (5.3 rpg) and is second in assists (47) and steals (48) this season.
• Brewer leads the team in assists (61) and steals (49) and is tied for second on the team in rebounding at 4.4 rpg.
• Pauling is second on the team in scoring at 9.5 ppg and tied for second in rebounding at 4.4 rpg.
• Sumner is third in scoring at 5.8 ppg.
• Gray ranks second in the OAC in scoring and third in free throw shooting, going 85-for-110 for 77.3 percent.
• This is the 54th season of Ohio Northern women's basketball. The Polar Bears are now 788-531 all-time in program history for a winning percentage of .597.
• Sixth-year head coach Mark Huelsman is now 97-55 at Ohio Northern, a winning percentage of .638.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action on Thursday at No. 8-ranked Baldwin Wallace in the OAC Tournament Semifinals at 7 p.m.