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Ohio Wesleyan 75, Ohio Northern 66 (11/24/2001)

[ Michelle Wolfe ] Freshman wing Kelly Heil (Sylvania/Southview) and senior guard Michelle Wolfe (Gahanna/Lincoln) combined for all 17 points as the Bishops opened the second half with a 17-2 run and went on to defeat Ohio Northern in non-conference action on Saturday at Branch Rickey Arena.

The Polar Bears led by as many as 14 points in the first half, that coming when Ohio Northern took a 29-15 lead with 5:12 left on a 3-pointer by Kendra Bailey.

Senior post Katy Sturtz (Worthington/Columbus Watterson) and sophomore guard Krystal Sensabaugh (Wapakoneta) got the Bishops back into the game. Sturtz, playing in her first basketball game of the season after leading the Ohio Wesleyan women's soccer team to the national championship, scored 6 points and Sensabaugh added 5 as the Bishops closed the first half with a 13-4 burst.

Ohio Wesleyan didn't miss a beat when the second half began, with Heil and Wolfe each drilling a pair of 3-pointers, Wolfe adding a lay-in and Heil completing the run with a 3-point play as the Bishops took a 45-35 lead with 15:51 left.

Ohio Northern responded with a 9-0 burst of its own, coming back to within 45-44 in a span of just over 2 minutes.

The Polar Bears never took the lead but kept close, trailing, 53-51, with 7:54 remaining before Ohio Wesleyan started to pull away. A Wolfe 3-pointer started the run, then junior post Mindy Hammond (Columbus/DeSales) added a basket and Sturtz sank 4 straight free throws to pad the lead to 10 points. Following a basket by junior post Jennifer Heil (Sylvania/Southview), Hammond and Sturtz added 2 free throws apiece to give Ohio Wesleyan its biggest lead, a 68-53 cushion with 3:47 left.

Ohio Northern had one more comeback, pulling back to within 7 points with 1:15 remaining, but the Polar Bears would come no closer.

Sturtz led the Bishops with 17 points and 14 rebounds and shared the team lead with 4 blocked shots. Heil finished with 16 points, Wolfe scored 15 points and shared the team lead with 3 assists and sophomore post Tiffany Barbee had 10 points and shared the team lead with 4 blocked shots. Senior guard Talia Brader (Westerville/Columbus DeSales) also shared the team lead with 3 assists.

Alyssa Rickert led Ohio Northern with 14 points.