Ohio Northern 58, Ohio Wesleyan 54

Dec. 30, 2003

Jenny Beane sank a 3-pointer with :55 to play to put Ohio Northern ahead to stay and Carrie Miller added a pair of free throws in the final seconds to seal the outcome as Ohio Northern defeated Ohio Wesleyan in non-conference action on Tuesday evening at Branch Rickey Arena.

Trailing, 50-36, with less than 9 minutes to play, Ohio Wesleyan held the Polar Bears scoreless from the field for a span of 8:10 while rallying to take the lead.

Junior wing Kelly Heil (Sylvania/Southview) started the Bishop comeback with a lay-in, then senior guard Krystal Sensabaugh (Wapakoneta) drilled a 3-pointer and junior post Erica Brizendine (Grove City) followed with a jumper from just inside the 3-point line to bring the Bishops within 50-43.

Heil followed with a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws as Ohio Wesleyan cut the deficit to 50-48 with 5:28 left in regulation time.

Beane answered with a pair of free throws with 4:45 remaining, ending a 4-minute-plus scoring drought for Ohio Northern, but the Bishops got the points back on their next possession on a layup by senior post Kristin Thompson (Logan).

With less than 3 minutes to play, Heil blocked a pair of Ohio Northern 3-point shots, then fed Brizendine for a lay-in on the other end of the court to tie the game at 52-52. Heil then stole the ball on Ohio Northern's next possession, setting up Brizendine's fast-break lay-in that put Ohio Wesleyan ahead, 54-52, with 1:47 to play. It was the Bishops' first lead since they took a 2-0 lead on Heil's steal and lay-in 30 seconds into the game.

Miller hit the second of 2 free throws with 1:36 left, bringing the Polar Bears within 54-53, and after Thompson turned the ball over on the Bishops' next possession, Beane hit a 3-pointer from the right side to give Ohio Northern a 56-54 lead with :55 remaining.

Sensabaugh had a chance to tie on the Bishops' next possession, driving down an open lane, but her shot rolled off the rim and Alyssa Rickert grabbed the rebound and was fouled. Rickert missed the front end of the ensuing one-and-one, giving the Bishops another chance at tying or winning the game.

Ohio Wesleyan turned to Heil, who turned the corner at the free throw line and started to drive down the lane, but her pass underneath was high and went out of bounds with :04 on the clock, and after a quick foul on the inbounds pass, Miller hit the 2 free throws to ice the game.

Ohio Northern threatened to pull away early, using an 8-0 run that featured a pair of baskets from Jen Hrovat to take a 16-7 lead.

The Bishops closed to within 23-19 behind the scoring of junior guard Celina Dopoulos (Strongsville), who scored on a steal and lay-in, a pair of free throws and a jumper from on top of the 3-point line.

The Polar Bears closed the half with a 9-2 run, holding the Bishops without a basket for the final 4:47 of the period, and then built their lead to 14 points as Hrovat scored twice during an 8-0 spurt that hiked the Ohio Northern lead to 50-36.

Heil led the Bishops with 21 points and 6 steals, while Brizendine finished with 13 points and a team-leading 10 rebounds. Sensabaugh led the Bishops with 5 assists.

Beane and Hrovat led Ohio Northern with 11 points apiece. Jackie O'Flaherty had a team-high 8 rebounds for the Polar Bears.

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