Ohio Athletic Conference

Women's Basketball Archive Athlete of the Week

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February 24, 2025 Samaree Perkins, Capital Perkins helped lead the Comets to a 2-0 week to close the regular with wins at Wilmington and against Otterbein. At Wilmington, Perkins scored 25 points to go with 14 rebounds and four assists. Against Otterbein, she finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds, two blocks, two steals and one assist. Additionally, Perkins scored her 1,000th career point in the win over Otterbein.
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February 17, 2025 Ava Ryncarz, John Carroll Ryncarz led the Blue Streaks against BW and in a victory over Capital. Against the Yellow Jackets she all players with 27 points and 11 rebounds in a narrow defeat, shooting 5-of-11 from 3-point range. Ryncarz then notched 13 points and 9 rebounds to lead JCU to a key win over Capital. She surpassed 1,000 career points on Saturday.
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February 10, 2025 Caely Ressler, Baldwin Wallace Ressler opened the week leading BW past Heidelberg with 10 points and five rebounds, and then scored a team-high 19 points in the team's overtime win over Capital. Against the Comets she drilled the go-ahead three with a minute left in regulation and scored five points in overtime. On the week, Ressler averaged 14.5 points, 5.5 reounds-per game, while also adding eight steals.
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February 3, 2025 Elizabeth Mason, Mount Union Mason averaged 18.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, shot 64.7% (11-17) from the field, and shot 82.4% (14-17) from the free throw line to help lead the Purple Raiders to a pair of wins last week. She started the week with 20 points, eight rebounds and four assists against Marietta. She shot six-of-nine from the field and eight-of-10 from the free throw line. Against Wilmington, Mason tallied 17 points, five rebounds and shot five-of-eight from the field and six-of-seven from the free throw line.
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January 27, 2025 Samaree Perkins, Capital Perkins powered the Comets on both sides of the ball in wins against Marietta and Mount Union last week, scoring 20 plus points in both games. Against Marietta, she scored 21 points with 11 rebounds to collect her eighth double-double of the season and a career-high five assists as well as two steals. On Saturday, Perkins tallied 20 points, seven rebounds, two blocks, and one assits.
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January 20, 2025 Ava Ryncarz, John Carroll Ryncarz was pivotal in wins over Heidelberg and Muskingum last week, leading JCU to five straight wins. On the week, she averaged 17.5 points, six rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, while shooting 10-of-18 from the field and a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line. 
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January 13, 2025 Carly Perusek, John Carroll Perusek notched double-doubles in back-to-back games to help JCU defeat Otterbein and Capital last week. She averaged 11 points and 12.5 rebound per game. Perusek also added three assists per game, plus four total steals. The Blue Streaks limited Otterbein to 31 points, its lowest point total in program history.
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January 6, 2025 Kyla Irby, Otterbein Irby helped lead the Cardinals to three victories over the holidays (Dec. 23 to Jan. 5), averaging 20 points per game. She was was named the Most Valuable Player of Otterbein's Smoky Ballenger Classic after leading the Cardinals to a 63-48 win over Albion (Mich.) and a 60-56 victory over Oberlin in the event. Irby also added 18 points, including a perfect 3-for-3 showing from beyond the arc, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in a 62-51 win over Mount Union on Jan. 4.
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December 23, 2024 Bri O'Connor, Capital O'Connor helped orchestrate a second half comeback 62-58 win over nationally ranked and previously undefeated Ohio Wesleyan on Monday, with 26 points, three rebounds, one assist and seven steals. After Capital trailed by 14 at halftime, O'Connor helped lead the comeback effort, highlighted by 11 points and three steals in the fourth quarter alone. With 3:15 left in the game and Cap trailing 56-49, she hit three straight 3-pointers, capped off by the tying score (58-58) with 1:13 left. On the next possession, Capital scored again and held on for the win to remain undefeated at 8-0 on the season.
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December 16, 2024 Samaree Perkins, Capital Perkins led the Comets to a 70-60 win against Ohio Northern with 23 points, six rebounds, three assists and one steal. She shot 87.5% from the field, including 4-of-5 from three-point range.
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December 9, 2024 Laney Murphy, Capital Murphy led the Comets past Heidelberg and Mount Union, while becoming the 22nd player in program history to surpass 1000 points. She started with 21 points, shooting 7-of-13 with six pointers, three rebounds Heidelberg on Wednesday, following that up with 19 points of off 5-of-10 shooting with five three pointers, seven rebounds, and three steals.
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December 2, 2024 Emily Irwin, Baldwin Wallace Irwin led BW to a victory over La Roche (Ind.) University with a game-high 26 points. She shot 78% from the floor including three-for-three from three point range, went nine-for-11 on free throws, while also added two assists and a steal.
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November 25, 2024 Bella Vaillant, Baldwin Wallace Vaillant led BW to victory over No. 18 nationally ranked Trine (Ind.) University last Wednesday. She recorded her first double of the season with 19 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Vaillant also shot 6-of-10 from the floor and 7-of-8 from the free throw line while adding one steal against the Thunder.
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November 18, 2024 Bri O'Connor, Capital O'Connor led the Comets in scoring with 27 points in the season-opener against Denison and 19 points again Keyon. Additionally, she collected 10 rebounds, eight steals, and eight assists, while shooting 51.7% from the field.
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Ava Ryncarz, John Carroll Ryncarz guided the Blue Streaks to a pair of wins while earning the Winking Lizard Tip-Off Tournament MVP honor with 30 points and 12 rebounds vs. Brockport and 13 points, seven rebounds, three assists vs. Grove City.
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February 19, 2024 Samaree Perkins, Capital    Samaree helped the Comets to a 2-0 week with comeback wins over Muskingum and John Carroll). Against Muskingum, she finished with a career-high tying 22 points to go with 10 rebounds, 1 block & 1 steal. Near the end of regulation through OT, Samaree scored 11 straight points to help Capital complete the 21-point comeback. Against JCU, Samaree ended with 18 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists & 1 steals to help the Comets flip a halftime deficit to a 10-point win. Her two double-doubles this week marked her 12th and 13th of the season.
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February 12, 2024 Elizabeth Mason, Mount Union   Mason averaged 23 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, shot .629 from the field, and was a perfect at the free-throw line to lead the Purple Raiders a 2-0 record last week. She opened the week with 26 points and nine rebounds in a win over John Carroll and then added 22 points and eight rebounds to topped Heidelberg.
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February 5, 2024 Paige Tolson, Marietta Tolson led the Pioneers to a pair of wins last week while averaging 20.5 points and 4.0 rebounds, while shooting 50 percent from the floor, 44 percent from three-point range, and 69 percent at the line. Against Capital, she scored a career-high 29 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists. Against Ohio Northern, Tolson added 12 points, four rebounds, and three assists.
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January 29, 2024 Brynn Serbin, Ohio Northern Serbin led the Polar Bears to wins over Otterbein and Mount Union last week, averaging 13.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.9 steals per game. She put up 13 points and four rebounds while leading the team with four assists and six steals against Otterbein and led the team with 22 points and four steals while adding four rebounds against Mount Union.  
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January 22, 2024 Paige Tolson, Marietta Tolson was the leading scorer for the Pioneers, averaging 2.15 points, in a pair of victories last week. Against Mount Union, Tolson scored a career-high 24 points, connecting on 9-of-15 shots and dishing out four assists. She followed that with 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting and three steals in just 16 minutes against Heidelberg.
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January 15, 2024 Bri O’Connor, Capital O’Connor led Capital to wins over Heidelberg (78-65) and Ohio Northern (63-55) to extend the Comet’s win streak to seven games. She averaged 25 points and five rebounds per game, while accounting for nine total steals and six total assists. O’Connor shot .563 (18-of-32) from the field, including 5-of-7 from three-point range, and was 9-of-11 at the free-throw line.
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January 8, 2024 Brynn Serbin, Ohio Northern Brynn averaged 18.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4 assists and 5.5 steals as ONU went 2-0 on the week with wins over Otterbein and Muskingum. She made five 3-pointers and tied her career-high with 25 points against Otterbein, adding 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 7 steals. She tallied 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals against Muskingum. She has become the first women’s basketball player in program history to record at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 200 steals in her career.
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January 2, 2024 Taylor DeMassimo, Muskingum DeMassimo hit an impressive 10-of-15 three-point shots en route to averaging 20 points per game and leading the Muskies to a 2-0 record at the Bluffton Holiday Tournament. She scored a season-high 21 points against Hanover and averaged five rebounds and three assists per game.
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December 18, 2023 Cassidy Lovett, Wilmington Lovett recorded her first career double-double on Saturday in a one-point loss to John Carroll. She led the Quakers with a career-high 25 points and 13 rebounds, while also recording five steals and one assist.
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December 11, 2023 Bella Vaillant, Baldwin Wallace Vaillant led BW past John Carroll and Capital last week, recording a double-double in each game. She opened the week with a game-high 18 and 11 rebound against the Blue Streaks. She closed the week with a game-best and season-best 22 point and game-best 18 rebound performance against the Comets.
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December 4, 2023 Laney Murphy, Capital Murphy led Capital past Denison and Otterbein as the team’s leading scorer in both games. She averaged 17.5 points per game, including a career-high-tying 23 points at Denison. Murphy hit 11-of-12 (91.7%) free throws, and came up with six rebounds, two steals, and one assist on the week.
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November 27, 2023 Halle Landies, John Carroll Landies led the Blue Streaks to a victory over Case Western with a season-high 22 points, while shooting 7-for-10 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from beyond the arc.
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November 20, 2023 Morgan Altenburger, Heidelberg Altenburger led the Berg in a victory over Wooster with 22 points, shooting 9-of-14 with nine rebounds, and one assist. She was one board shy of a double-double for the second time this season.  
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November 13, 2023 Caely Ressler, Baldwin Wallace Ressler led the way for BW at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Chuck Resler Tournament Championship last weekend.  She scored a team-high 19 points, grabbed nine rebounds, and had three steals in the Yellow Jackets victory over Gettysburg (Pa.) College on Friday.  Ressler closed out the tournament with a team-high 18 points, grabbed three rebounds, and had three steals in victory over Rochester in the title game on Saturday.   For her efforts, Ressler was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
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February 20, 2023 Caitlyn DeMassimo, Muskingum DeMassimo led the Muskies with a record-setting performance in a double-overtime win against No. 11 Ohio Northern on Saturday. DeMassimo set school records for points in a game (38), free throws made in a game (16), and free throws attempted in a game (17).
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February 13, 2023 Erin Hahn, Marietta Hahn recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Wilmington on Saturday. She made 6-of-7 shots from the floor and collected 11 rebounds. At Mount Union on Wednesday, she scored nine points, grabbed 13 rebounds and had four steals.
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February 6, 2023 Brynn Serbin, Ohio Northern Serbin led the Polar Bears to wins over Otterbein and Capital, averaging 20 points, four rebounds, five assists, and 3.5 steals per game. Against the Cardinals on Wednesday, she tallied 19 points, three rebounds, five assists and five steals. At Capital on Saturday, she posted 21 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals and was instrumental in a late run to help ONU overcome a 14-point, third-quarter deficit.
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January 30, 2023 Caitlyn DeMassimo, Muskingum DeMassimo averaged 14 points and 6.5 rebounds to guiding the Muskies to an 2-0 week. DeMassimo scored a team-high 19 points and six rebounds in a 63-60 win over Capital on Wednesday. DeMassimo followed her solid performance on Wednesday with another in a 61-57 come-from-behind win against Otterbein on Saturday. She recorded a team-high seven rebounds and added nine points. The win marked Muskingum's first victory over Otterbein since the 2017-18.
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January 23, 2023 Bri O'Connor, Capital O'Connor helped the Comets to wins over Marietta and Otterbein, averaging 18 points and four rebounds. O’Connor also tallied six steals, three assists and two blocks on the week. In the win over Marietta, O'Connor finished with 11 points, nine of which were from the free-throw line. She matched her career-high with 25 points on 9-of-15 from the floor against the Cardinals
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January 16, 2023 Brynn Serbin, Ohio Northern Serbin led the Polar Bears in scoring in a 53-51 win over No. 7 Baldwin Wallace and a 65-47 victory over Muskingum. She tallied 21 points, four rebounds, seven assists and one steal against Baldwin Wallace and added 14 points, three rebounds, three assists and four steals against Muskingum.
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January 9, 2023 Caely Ressler, Baldwin Wallace Ressler helped BW to a 2-0 record last week, averaging 20 ppg and 8.5 rpg. Against Mount Union, Ressler earned a career-high 23 points, shooting 4-7 from three-point range. Down 63-57, Ressler hit a three with 16 seconds left and hit a final three at the buzzer to force the game to overtime (where she went 4-4 from the free throw line to clinch the win). Against Muskingum, she added another 17 points and nine rebounds.
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January 2, 2023 Megan Hensel, Baldwin Wallace Hensel guided the Yellow Jackets to the BW Invitational title and was name Most Valuable Player. Hensel notched her career-high 22 points in a win over Manchester, shooting 5-9 from three-point range. In a win over Hamilton, Hensel scored 11 points all in the second half. She totaled three rebounds, two assists, and two steals in the two games.
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December 12, 2022 Bri O'Connor, Capital Bri led the Comets in a pair of OAC victories against Muskingum and John Carroll. On the week, she averaged 17.5 points, four rebounds, 5.5 assists, 4.5 steals-per-game. Against Muskingum, she scored a game-high 18 points and had five assists, six steals, one rebound and one block. In a win over John Carroll, she scored a game-high 17 points and added seven rebounds, six assists, and three steals.
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December 19, 2022 Erin Hahn, Marietta Hahn recorded a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds leading the Pioneers past John Carroll. She was 6-of-9 from the floor and had 2 assists and 1 steal.
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December 5, 2022 Bri O'Connor, Capital O’Connor led the Comets to a 2-1 record last week, averaging 20 points and 5.7 rebounds-per-game. Against Alma she scored 21 points in final 14:02 of game, including the incredible buzzer beater with 0.9 seconds left to secure the win after coming back from a 12-point deficit. She turned around and scored 25 points in a win over Wittenberg and concluded the week with 14 points and 9 rebounds in a tight loss at Otterbein.
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November 28, 2022 Brynn Serbin, Ohio Northern Serbin led the Polar Bears in a 64-60 loss to Ohio Wesleyan, followed by a 53-50 win at No. 8 Trine (Ind.). Against OWU, Serbin scored a team-high 18 points and had seven rebounds, six assists and two steals. She followed that up with a team-best 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists at Trine.
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November 21, 2022 Kristen Luersman, Ohio Northern Luersman recorded her second career double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds in the Polar Bears' 84-67 win at Anderson (Ind.) last Wednesday. She shot 8-of-12 from the field, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range, and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the foul line, while adding three assists, two steals and one block.
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November 14, 2022 Bella Vaillant, Baldwin Wallace Vaillant helped BW start the season with an upset over No. 2 Trine (Ind.) University in double overtime by a score of 75-70. Vaillant led the team with 21 points and 11 rebounds, notching a career-high, and added one assist.
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January 17, 2022 Olivia Nagy, John Carroll Nagy led the Blue Streaks past Otterbein and Wilmington last week. Nagy notched 14 points, 21 rebounds and five blocks against the Cardinals and 23 points and 13 rebounds versus the Quakers. She is one of just seven players in Div. III to reach 20 rebounds in a game twice this season.
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January 10, 2022 Olivia Nagy, John Carroll Nagy notched a double-double with 13 points and 17 rebounds and had six blocks to lead the Blue Streaks past Ohio Northern, 54-49. Nagy shot .714 (5-of-7) from the floor and was a perfect 3-of-3 from the free-throw line.
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January 3, 2022 Olivia Gribble, Marietta Gribble helped the Pioneers to a pair of wins at the Marietta HolidayTournament. Gribble scored a game-high 19 points, including four three-pointers in a win over Carnegie Mellon. She shot 7-of-12 (.580) from the floor and 4-of-7 from three-point range. Gribble was named the Tournament MVP for her efforts.
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January 20, 2022 Devin Hefner, Marietta Hefner led the Pioneers to a pair of wins last week including an upset over No. 3 John Carroll. For the week, Hefner averaged 17.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. She shot 66.7% from the floor and 78.6% at the line. Hefner tallied a game-high 23 points at John Carroll, hitting 7-of-13 shots from the floor and was 9-of-12 at the free throw line. She also grabbed seven rebounds and had three assists.
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December 13, 2021 Olivia Nagy, John Carroll Nagy collected two double-doubles in wins over Mount Union and Capital last week. Against the Purple Raiders, Nagy posted 13 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Versus the Comets, she registered 12 points and 19 rebounds.
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December 6, 2021 Bryn Mangold, Otterbein Mangold helped the Cardinals to a 65-63 overtime win against Capital with 19 points, seven rebounds, three blocks and shooting 8-of-10 (.800). Trailing by five points with 45 seconds left in regulation, Mangold scored all five points, including game-tying three-point play with 28 seconds left. She then had six of Otterbein's 11 points in the overtime.
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November 29, 2021 Lily Edwards, Baldwin Wallace Edwards helped BW to a 76-49 win over La Roche (Pa.) University on Tuesday, notching a career-high 29 points in just 24 minutes of play and adding nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and shot 7-of-7 from the the free-throw line.
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November 22, 2021 Nicole Heffington, John Carroll Heffington scored 26 points, grabbed nine rebounds and two assists to lead the Blue Streaks past previously undefeated Albion. Heffington shot .563 (nine-of 16) from the floor, including two-of-four from three-point range and was six-of-six at the free-throw line.
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November 15, 2021 Emma Burns, Capital Burns averaged 23 points, 2 rebounds and 2.5 assists across two games last week to help the Comets to a 1-1 non-conference mark in their opening week, defeating Wooster, 63-51, and falling to Illinois, 75-67. On the week, Burns shot .586 (8.5-14.5), including .651 (4-6.5) from three-point range.
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November 8, 2021 Leia Smith, Muskingum Smith helped the Muskies to a 2-0 record last week to start the season, averaging 11 points, 6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and one block-per-game. She shot .500 from behind the arc and .471 from the field. Smith helped the Muskies erase a 15-point deficit against Bethany en route to a 77-69 win.
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March 1, 2021 McKayla Binkley, Wilmington Binkley averaged an impressive 33points-per-game to help the Quakers sweep Heidelberg over the weekend. Binkley shot 24-of 41 (.585) and grabbed 6.5 rebounds and had 3.5 assists-per-game.
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February 22, 2021 Jenna Hoschouer, Otterbein Hoschouer led the Cardinals to a pair of wins over Wilmington (88-67, 84-78) last week. On Friday Houscher tallied 20 points, a career-high 10 rebounds, five steals and shot 9-of-14 from the field. On Saturday, Hoschouer posted 12 points, a career-best seven assists, five rebounds, one block and one steal. Hoschouer averaged an impressive 16-9-6 on the week.
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February 15, 2021 Lilly Edwards, Baldwin Wallace Edwards averaged 19.5 points and nine rebounds-per-game to help the Yellow Jackets sweep Capital. On Saturday, Edwards notched her tenth career double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds. On the week, Edwards shot .593 (16-of-27) from the floor and was seven-of-eight from the free-throw line.
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February 8, 2021 Elena Rauhe, Mount Union Rauhe led the Purple Raiders to a pair of wins over Otterbein last week, averaging 18.8 points and 4.2 rebounds and five assists-per-game.
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February 1, 2021 Nicole Heffington, John Carroll Heffington led the Blue Streaks to a sweep of Mount Union last week. On Friday, Heffington tallied game-high 23 points, along with five rebounds, five steals and three assists. She hit a three-point basket with nine seconds remaining to send the game into overtime. On Saturday, she racked up a game-high 30 points with eight rebounds. On the week, Heffington shot 22-of-36 from the field (.611).
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January 25, 2021 Gabby Garrett, Baldwin Wallace Garrett led the Yellow Jackets to a pair of wins over Mount Union, averaging a career-high 22 points-per-game. Garrett went 19-for-20 from the free throw line and was just one free throw shy of tying a program record for makes in a single game. She also notched seven rebounds, four steals and three assists over the weekend.
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February 24, 2020 Olivia Nagy, John Carroll Nagy averaged 18 points (12-of-22, .545), 21.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and five blocks-per-game last week to lead the Blue Streaks past Otterbein and Wilmington. Nagy pulled down a school-record 28 rebounds at Otterbein on Wednesday, just four shy of the OAC record. She currently leads the nation in blocks-per-game with 4.67.
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February 17, 2020 Elena Rauhe, Mount Union Rauhe led the Purple Raiders to a 2-0 week, averaging 27 points and 5.5 rebounds-per -game and shooting 48.6 percent from the field. Against Marietta, Rauhe scored a career-high 37 points, grabbed six rebounds and recorded four steals. In the win over Heidelberg, Rauhe added 17 points, shooting 58.3 percent from the floor.
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February 3, 2020 Olivia Nagy, John Carroll Nagy averaged 15 points (11-of-17, .647), 14 rebounds, 4.5 assists and eight blocks-per-game last week to lead the Blue Streaks past Mount Union and Marietta. Nagy fell short of a quadruple-double against Marietta with an impressive 15 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists and 8 blocks. Nagy remains the national leader in blocked shots-per-game.
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January 27, 2020 Nicole Heffington, John Carroll Heffington led the Blue Streaks past Baldwin Wallace and Muskingum, averaging 28 points, 7.5 rebounds and three assists-per-game. In the fourth quarter Heffington scored six points and grabbed two rebounds to help JCU rally from a ten point deficit to beat BW. She has moved up to 12th place on JCU's all-time scoring list.
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January 13, 2020 Olivia Nagy John Carroll Nagy averaged 23 points, 15 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 6.5 blocks-per-game and shot 20-of-34 (.588) from the field to led the Blue Streaks to wins over Otterbein (60-52) and Wilmington (90-72). Nagy recorded her seventh double-double of the season with 24 points and 11 rebounds at Wilmington. She has now moved into fourth place all-time at JCU with 113 career blocks in 34 career games.
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January 6, 2020 Brittanie Ulmer Heidelberg Over three games, Ulmer averaged 22 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.7 steals-per-game and shot 26-of-56 (.464) from the field to help Heidelberg a 2-1 record. Ulmer scored 34 points against Manchester to set the Bishop Classic record and received All-Tournament team accolades.
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December 23, 2019 Kara Marshall Baldwin Wallace Marshall scored a team-high 11 points, grabbed five rebounds, one assist and one steal to help the Yellow Jackets to a 58-46 victory over Trine (Ind.) University.
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December 16, 2019 Emma Burns Capital Burns led the Crusaders past Muskingum and Ohio Northern last week, averaged 19.5 points and three rebounds-per-game. Burns shot 11-of-24 (.458) from the field in including 9-of-16 (.563) from 3-point range and 8-for-8 from the free-throw line.
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December 9, 2019 McKayla Binkley Wilmington Binkely averaged 25.5 points and 3.5 rebounds last week to lead the Quakers past Earlham, 82-68, and Heidelberg, 99-65. Binkley shot 13-of-18 (.722) from the field and was a perfect 14-of-14 from the free-throw line.
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December 2, 2019 Olivia Nagy, John Carroll Nagy led the Blue Steaks in a 71-54 win over Case Western last Tuesday, posting her second double-double of the season. Nagy scored 18 points (9-of-14) and grabbed 14 rebounds, along with 3 assists and two blocks.
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November 25, 2019 Devin Hefner Marietta Hefner helped the Pioneers to a pair of wins last week over Washington and Jefferson and Ohio Wesleyan. On the week, Hefner averaged 16.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. She made 44.4% of her shots from three-point range and was 8-of-10 (80.0%) at the free throw line.
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November 11, 2019 Casey Smith Muskingum Smith led the Muskies in an 81-57 victory over the Thiel to open the season last week. Smith posted 22 points, four assists and six rebounds.
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Kahrin Spear John Carroll Spear averaged 17 points and four assist-per-game last week to lead the Blue Streaks to a 2-0 record and the OAC Regular-Season title. Spear led JCU with a career-high 23 points against Otterbein on Wednesday and tallied 11 points and five assists in a road win at Wilmington.
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February 11, 2019 Alexis Enoch Marietta Enochs helped the Pioneers to a 2-0 record last week, averaging 18 points, 13 rebounds and 2.5 assists-per-game. She scored 13 points, grabbed six rebounds, and tallied five blocks, in a 74-71 win over Mount Union. Enochs notched a double-double with 23 points and 20 rebounds in a 97-85 overtime win against Wilmington.
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February 4, 2019 Alyssa Riley Heidelberg Riley led the Berg past Muskingum, 86-72, with career-high 31 points. Riley shot 10-of-17 (.590) from the floor, including 9-of-14 (.650) from three-point range. Her nine three-pointers set a new school record and tied an OAC record.
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January 28, 2019 Ali Cartnal Otterbein Cartnal helped the Cardinals to two OAC victories this week, scoring 15 points in a 78-72 overtime win against Marietta and career-high 38 points in a 72-61 win at Capital. On the week, Cartnal averaged 26.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and three assists-per-game and tallied a total of four steals and two blocks.
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January 21, 2019 Dani Kissel Otterbein Kissel helped the Cardinals to a pair of victories last week with 23 points in a 71-64 overtime win at Ohio Northern and 25 points in a 74-70 win over Heidelberg. On the week, Kissel shot 19-of-33 (.570), was 7-of-9 from the free-throw line and averaged three rebounds, two assists and two blocks-per-game. Kissel currently leads the OAC in scoring.
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January 14, 2019 Nicole Heffington John Carroll Heffington averaged 26.5 points, eight rebounds and three assists-per-game to lead the Blue Streaks past Heidelberg (70-68) and Capital (67-45) last week. Heffington scored a career-hight 36 points, shooting 14-of-19 against Heidelberg and posted a team-high 17 points against Capital. On the week, Heffington shot 21-of-31 (.667) and was 8-of-9 (.889) from the free-throw line.
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January 7, 2019 Nicole Heffington John Carroll effington averaged 20.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists-per-game to lead the Blue Streaks to a 3-1 record over the holiday break. Heffington highlighted the week with a season-high 25 points in a road win at Otterbein last Wednesday. On the week, she shot 28-of-48 (.583) from the field, including 8-of-13 (.615) from three-point range and was 17-of-23 (.739) from the free-throw line.
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December 17, 2018 Kelly Noll Wilmington Noll poured in a career-high 27 points and add seven rebounds to lead the Quakers past Marietta, 79-72. Noll shot 9-of-12 (.750) from the field, including 6-of-8 from three-point range and was 3-of-4 from the free-throw line.
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December 10, 2018 Erin Risner Capital Risner led the Crusaders past Muskingum (65-46) and Ohio Northern (63-56) with two double-double performances last week. Risner posted 15 points, 11 rebound and three steals against Muskingum and 18 points and 12 rebounds at Ohio Northern. On the week, Risner shot 14-of-22 from the floor (.636) and was 5-of-6 from the free-throw line.
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December 3, 2018 Dani Kissel Otterbein Kissel led the Cardinals against Marietta and Capital last week, averaging 24 points and five rebounds-per-game. Kissel set a school single-game record for points with 44 against Capital. She also tied the program record with eight made three-point field goals. On the week, Kissel shot 19-of-35 from the field, including 8-of-14 from three-point range.
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November 26, 2018 Rachel Tinkey Mount Union Tinkey led the Purple Raiders to victories against Ohio Wesleyan (87-62) and Kenyon (56-39. Tinkey averaged 22.5 points and 5.5 rebounds-per-game and was 15-of-35 (42.9%) from the field and a perfect 10-of-10 from the free-throw line.
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November 19, 2018 Alexis Enochs Marietta Enochs led the Pioneers to wins over Salam College (89-36) and Washington & Jefferson (76-63) at the Washington & Jefferson Tip-off Tournament. Enochs averaged 14.5 points, six rebounds and 1.5 assists-per-game. She shot 11-of-18 from the field and 7-of-10 from the free-throw line. For her efforts, she was named tournament MVP.
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November 12, 2018 Alyssa Riley Heidelberg Riley led Heidelberg to an 81-70 win over Olivet to open the season. Riley tallied 22 points, shooting 4-of-13 from the field and 12-of-13 from the free-throw line. She also had two rebounds, three assists and two steals on the day.
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February 20, 2018 Nicole Heffington John Carroll Heffington averaged 19.5 points and 8.5 rebounds-per-game last week to lead the Blue Streaks past Heidelberg and Capital and secure a spot in the OAC Tournament. Heffington shot 13-of 27 (.481), including 3-of-5 (.600) from three point range and was 10-of-13 from the free-throw line. She also added five assists on the week.
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February 12, 2018 Brooke Borich Marietta Borch became the just the 11th women's basketball player in program history to reach 1,000 career points. Borich led the Pioneers to a 2-0 record last week with 21 points against Capital and 18 points against Wilmington. On the week, Borich averaged 19.5 points and two rebounds and 1.5 assists-per-game. Borch became the just the 11th women's basketball player in program history to reach 1,000 career points. Borich led the Pioneers to a 2-0 record last week with 21 points against Capital and 18 points against Wilmington. On the week, Borich averaged 19.5 points and two rebounds and 1.5 assists-per-game.
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February 5, 2018 Kiersten Taylor -Otterbein Taylor help the Cardinals to a 2-0 record last week to extend their winning streak to six-straight. Taylor averaged 18 points and 5.5 rebounds-per-game. She posted 21 points, shooting nine-of-11 with three rebounds against John Carroll and then added 15 points and eight rebounds against Baldwin Wallace.
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January 29, 2018 Erin Risner-Capital Risner averaged 20 points, four rebounds, 4.5 assists and two steals-per-game to lead the Crusaders past Muskingum and nationally ranked Ohio Northern. Against Muskingum, Risner posted 21 points and added four rebounds, three assists and two steals to help Capital snap a three game losing streak. Versus ONU, Risner scored 19 points and added four rebounds, six assists and two steals.
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January 22, 2018 Riley Schill Baldwin Wallace Schill helped the Yellow Jackets to 2-0 record last week, averaging 20.5 points, six rebounds and 5.5 assists pregame. In the win over John Carroll on Wednesday, Schill scored a career-high 17 points, grabbed a career-high six rebounds and dished out five assists, including shooting 11-of-14 from the free throw line. She backed up that performance by setting another career-high on Saturday in the win over Muskingum University, scoring 24 points along with a career-high tying six rebounds and six assists.
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January 15, 2018 Amy Bullimore Ohio Northern Bullimore guided ONU to 14 consecutive victories with a 2-0 record last, averaging a double-double (20.5 points, 11 rebounds). In a 61-55 overtime victory over Baldwin Wallace, Bullimore tallied a game-best 22 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds. She followed that performance up with a 19-points and nine rebounds to defeat Muskingum 73-66. Bullimore is now three points shy of tying the all-time leading scorer and only 30 rebounds shy of becoming ONU's all-time leading rebounder.
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January 8, 2018 Amy Bullimore, Ohio Northern Bullimore averaged a double-double last week with 20. 5 points and 13 rebounds-per-game to lead ONU past Otterbein and No. 18 Marietta. Against Otterbein, Bullimore tallied a season-best 15 rebounds and a game-high 18 points. Bullimore followed that performance up with a season-high 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the No. 14-ranked Polar Bears handed No. 18 Marietta its first loss of the season.
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January 2, 2018 Olivia Besancon, Muskingum Besancon led the Muskies to a 3-1 record over the holiday break by averaging 20.5 points-per-game. Besancon connected on 24-of-27 free throws, made 12 three-point shots, grabbed 15 rebounds and registered six assists and four steals. For her outstanding play, she was named to the Ohio Wesleyan Bishop Classic/Hoops for Hope All-Tournament team.
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December 18, 2017 Amisha Herd, Marietta Herd led the Pioneers to an 87-72 win over Wilmington last week with 17 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and seven steals. The victory was Marietta's eighth straight to start the season equaling the best start in program history.
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December 11, 2017 Kiersten Taylor-Otterbein Taylor posted a 23 point performance in the team's 62-60 victory at Capital this past Saturday. Taylor shot 10-of-16 from the field, was 3-of-4 at the free-throw line and tallied seven rebounds and two steals. She helped lead the Cardinals back from being down by double digits.
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December 4, 2017 Brooke Borich, Marietta Borich helped the Pioneers to wins over Otterbein (97-74) and Baldwin Wallace (63-62). On the, Borich averaged 19 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. She shot 46.4% (13-of-28) from the floor and 50.0% (4-of-8) from three-point range. Borich hit 8-of-9 (88.9%) from the free-throw stripe.
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November 27, 2017 Amy Bullimore, Ohio Northern
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November 20, 2017 Alexis Enochs-Marietta Enochs led the Pioneers past Ardian College (Mich.) 84-60, and Transylvania 70-67. For the week, Enochs averaged 14.5 points and eight rebounds-per-game. She shot an impressive 13-of-16 (81.3%) from the field. Enochs also dished out three assists and blocked two shots.
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February 20, 2017 Kiersten Taylor, Otterbein Taylor notched a pair of double-doubles last week after totaling 43 points and 22 rebounds while shooting 17-of-19 from the field (89.5pct). She began the week by posting a game-high 19 points and 12 rebounds in the Cardinals' loss to nationally ranked Ohio Northern, going 7-of-8 from the floor and 5-of-9 from the foul line.
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February 13, 2017 Amisha Herd, Marietta Herd averaged 13.5 points, eight rebounds and two assists-per-game to help the Pioneers to two OAC victories ensuring the programs first winning season since 1994-95. Herd tallied 16 points in a 64-48 win over Capital and followed that up with her second double-double of the year, notching 11 points and 13 rebounds in a 57-42 win over Wilmington. Herd also recorded seven steals and three assists against WC. Herd was 11-of-19 (57.9%) from the floor.
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February 6, 2017 Amy Bullimore, Ohio Northern Bullimore led the Polar Bears to a pair of wins last week, averaging a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds. She posted a game high 18 points and added 10 rebounds in a 68-43 win over Baldwin Wallace. Bullimore also posted a game-high 14 rebounds in 86-78 win over Muskingum. On the week, she shot 15-of-27 (.555) and was a 4-of-5 from the free-throw line.
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January 30, 2017 Kiersten Taylor, Otterbein Taylor led the Cardinal last week, averaging 23.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, two assists and 3.5 steals-per-game. She scored a career-high 32 points at in a 73-72 win at Marietta. Taylor closes the week scoring 15 points in a loss against Heidelberg. On the week, Taylor shot 15-of-24 (.625) and was 17-of-22 (.773) from the free-throw line. Other nominees: Pryor, JCU...Wachtman, CAP...Campbell, WC...Bullimore, ONU...Parkman, MUSK...Colombo, BW...Bartoszewicz, MTU
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January 9, 2017 Maggie Davault, Heidelberg Davault averaged 19.5 points, three rebounds and three assists over two games last week. In at win over John Carroll, Davault scored a career-high 26 points and added 13 more points in a win over Muskingum. She shot 16-of-27 (.593) on the week, including 7-of-15 from three-point range.
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January 3, 2017 Mallory Taylor, Muskingum Taylor lead the Muskies, averaging 13.8 points and 11.5 rebounds-per-game. She recorded a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds in a 71-66 win over Otterbein. Against Carnegie Mellon, Taylor posted a team-high 11 rebounds. At Sewanee, Taylor recorded her second double-double of the season, scorning 19 points and pulling down 13 rebounds in the 88-77 victory.
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December 19, 2016 Mackenzie Colombo, Baldwin Wallace Colombo helped the Yellow Jackets to wins over Heidelberg and Capital last week. She scored a career-high 25 points and dished out a game high four assists againt Heidelberg. On the week, Colombo averaged 15 points, two rebounds, 2.5 assists and shot 10-of-19 (.526) from the field and 9-of-11 from the free-throw line.
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December 12, 2016 Katlyn Spahar, John Carroll Spahar led the Blue Streaks last week with a game-high 27 points in a win over Marietta and a game-high 26 points in an overtime loss at Mount Union. On the week, Spahar was 15-of-37 (.405) from the field, 16-of-17 from the free-throw line and averaged 4.5 rebonds, two assists and one steal-per-game.
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December 5, 2016 Mackenzie Campbell, Wilmington Campbell led the Quakers past Mount Union, 76-56, with 25 points, eight rebounds and one assist. Campbell shot 7-of-11 (.636) from the field and was a perfect 10-of-10 from the free-throw line.
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November 21, 2016 Britt Lauck, Ohio Northern Lauck led the Polar Bears to a 3-0 week to kick off the 2016-17 season at the Denison Tip-Off Tournament. On the week, Lauck averaged 17.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, three assists, 2.3 steals-per-game. Lauck posted a game-high 18 points in a 56-44 victory over Denison and added a career-best five steals in the contest. Lauck also scored a career-high 21 points in a 69-46 victory over Mount St. Joseph. She earned all-tournament honors for her efforts.
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February 22, 2016 Mackenzie Campbell, Wilmington Wilmington freshman forward Mackenzie Campbell (Cincinnati/Turpin) averaged 18 points and 9.5 rebounds to help the Quakers to a pair of wins and a trip to the OAC Tournament. Campbell scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds against Mount Union for her fourth-career double-double. She shot 12-of-18 (.667) from the field and was 11-of-14 from the free-throw line. Other Nominees: Kristen Thompson, CAP…Britt Lauck, ONU…Katie Reed, MTU…Amisha Herd, MAR…Dani Kissel, OTT
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February 15, 2016 Abby Miduri, Otterbein Otterbein sophomore guard Abby Miduri (North Royalton) led the Cardinals to a pair of wins last week, including a 55-53 win over No. 20 Capital. Miduri scored 12 points and had a game-high seven assists to go along with four rebounds and four steals at Wilmington. Against Capital, she scored a game-high 20 points, grabbed four rebounds and three steals. On the week, Miduri shot 11-of-26 from the floor and was four-of-five from the free-throw line.
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February 8, 2016 Amariah Huck, Otterbein Otterbein senior forward Amariah Huck (Zanesville/Tri-Valley) averaged 19.5 points and eight rebounds-per-game last week to lead the Cardinals to a win over John Carroll and Baldwin Wallace in overtime. She shot 12-of-25 (.480) from the floor and 15-of-20 from the free-throw line. Huck has now reached 1,000 career points and is just the 17th player in program history to reach this plateau. Other Nominees: Amisha Herd, MAR…Jenna Erwin, CAP…Alexandra Carson, MUSK…Amy Bullimore, ONU.
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February 1, 2016 Brittaney Jefferson Wilmington Wilmington junior guard Brittaney Jefferson (Chaminade-Julienne) led the Quakers in an upset over No. 13 Capital and in loss against Heidelberg, averaging 22 points, four rebounds and two assists. Jefferson shot 15-of-30 from the field, including five-of-12 from three-point range and was nine-of-13 from the three point line. Other Nominees: Kristen Thompson, CAP…Mackenzie Colombo, Kate Reed, MTU…Amy Bullomore, ONU…Dani Kissel, OTT
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January 25, 2016 Annie Bova, Mount Union Mount Union Annie Bova (Parma Heights/Beaumont) led the Purple Raiders to a 2-0 record last week. Bova scored a game-high 29 points and added six rebounds and three steals in a 64-61 win over Marietta. Against Otterbein, she tallied 18 points and three steals. On the week, Bova shot 14-of-33 and was a perfect 14-of -14 from the free-throw line. Other Nominees: Katlyn Spahar, JCU…Kristen Thompson, CAP…Amy Bullimore, ONU…Amisha Herd, MAR.
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January 18, 2016 Katlyn Spahar, John Carroll John Carroll junior guard Katlyn Spahar (Willowick/Lake Catholic) averaged 33.5 points, six rebounds and 3.5 steals-per-game to help the Blue Streaks to a 2-0 record last week. Spahar shot 21-of-41 (.512), including 10-of-12 from three-point range and was 15-of-17 from the free-throw line. She helped JCU overcome a double-digit deficit against both Otterbein and Mount Union. She scored 42 points against Mount Union, which is the second most points scored in a game by a Blue Steak (45 pts.-Lee Jennings vs. Bethany 2010).
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January 11, 2016 Sarah Cairnie, John Carroll John Carroll sophomore forward Sarah Cairnie (Wooster) recorded a double-double in each of the Blue Streak’s games last week, averaging 15 points and 11 rebounds-per-game. In an 80-79 loss to Case Western, Cairnie contributed 20 points, followed by a 10 point performance in a 65-62 win against Muskingum. Other Nominees: Colleen Fondessy, CAP…Brooke Espenschied, ONU
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January 4, 2016 Kristen Thompson, Capital Capital senior forward Kristen Thompson (Cincinnati/Colerain) led the Crusaders to a pair of victories to defend their Marriott Columbus Airport Tournament title. Thompson averaged 25 points and 14.5 rebounds-per-game and shot 15-of-19 from the field. Against Misericordia, Thompson recorded the first of two double doubles with 17 points and 10 rebounds. In Capital's 79-70 overtime win over No. 11/12 Calvin College, Thompson scored a career high 33 points and tallied 19 rebounds. Other Nominees: Katlyn Spahar, JCU…Alexandra Carson, MUSK…Annie Bova, MTU…Karissa Steffas, ONU…Amariah Huck, OTT
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December 21, 2015 Morgan Liedtke, Marietta Marietta junior guard Morgan Liedtke(Lowell/Fort Frye) led the Pioneers to a pair of victories last week with a 68-60 win at Baldwin Wallace and a 88-76 win against John Carroll. On the week, Liedtke averaged 15 points and 7.5 rebounds-per-game. She converted 66.7% (10-of-15) of her shots, including 57.1% (four-of-seven) from three-point range. Liedtke also recorded eight assists, two blocked shots and one steal. Other Nominees: Karissa Steffas, ONU…Mackenzie Campbell, WILM
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December 14, 2015 Amy Billimore, Ohio Northern Ohio Northern sophomore forward Amy Bullimore (Morow/Little Miami) led the Polar Bears past no. 22 ranked Capital, 58-46. Bullimore recorded a team-high 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds. She shot five-of-six from the free-throw line in the contest, making a perfect four-for-four in the final :45 seconds of play. Other Nominees: Jenna Erwin, CAP… Rachel Tinkey, MTU… Sarah Cairnie, JCU… Clara Lemmon, BW
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December 7, 2015 Marisa Liburdi, Heidelberg Heidelberg senior center Marisa Liburdi (Lapeer, Mich./Lapeer West) averaged 15.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and three blocks-per-game to lead the Berg past John Carroll and Muskingum to open OAC play. Against John Carroll, Liburdi recorded her third double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Other Nominees: Amisha Herd, MAR…Annie Bova, MTU…Kristen Thompson, CAP…Amy Bullimore, ONU
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November 30, 2015 Amariah Huck, Otterbein Otterbein senior forward Amariah Huck (Zanesville/Tri-Valley) led the Cardinals to a 2-0 record last week, averaging 23 points and six rebounds-per-game. Huck shot 17-of-26 (.654) from the field and 12-of-14 (.857) from the free-throw line. Other Nominees: Katlyn Spahar, JCU…Jenna Erwin, CAP…Brit Lauck, ONU…Corrie Burkhardt, MAR
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November 23, 2015 Annie Bova, Mount Union Mount Union senior guard Annie Bova (Parma Heights/Beaumont) led the Purple Raiders to a 2-0 record last week. Bova scored a career high 31 points and added five rebounds in an 85-71 win over Elmira (N.Y.). She scored 14 points and had three rebounds and four assists in an 87-57 win over Waynesburg. Bova earned the MVP award of the M Club Classic. Other Nominees: Katlyn Spahar, JCU…Brittaney Jefferson, WC…Olivia Besancon, MUSK…Britt Lauck, ONU...Ashley Frasure, MAR….Abby Miduri, OTT…Sydney Clark, BW
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November 16, 2015 Kristen Thompson, Capital Capital senior forward Kristen Thompson (Cincinnati/ Colerain) posted a pair of double-doubles over the weekend to lead the Crusaders to a 2-0 record at the Eastern Mennonite University Tip-Off Classic. She averaged 17.5 points and 13.0 rebounds per game. She also finished with six assists, two blocks and one steal. Thompson possessed the highest field goal percentage at .619 (13-of-21) and was nine-of-12 from the free-throw line. Other Nominees: Katlyn Spahar, JCU…Annie Bova, MTU
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February 23, 2015 Katlyn Spahar, John Carroll John Carroll sophomore forward Katlyn Spahar (Willowick/Lake Catholic) led the Blue Streaks to 2-0 record last week with wins over Mount Union and Muskingum. Spahar averaged 28 points, 7.5 rebounds 2.5 steals and 3.5 blocks-per-game. She recorded her third double-double of the month with 24 points and 11 rebounds against Muskingum. On the week, Spahar shot 19-of-40 (.475) from the field, including five-of-nine (.556) from three point range and 13-of-17 from the free-throw line.
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February 16, 2015 Beth Switzler, John Carroll
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February 9, 2015 Kristen Thompson, Capital Capital junior forward Kristen Thompson (Cincinnati/Colerain) averaged 19.5 points and seven rebounds-per-game to lead the Crusaders past Marietta (67-55) and No.17/22 John Carroll (87-79). Thompson recorded her fifth double-double of the season with a career-high 25 points and 11 rebounds in the upset over John Carroll. On the week, she shot 14-of-26 from the field and 11-of-15 from the free-throw line.
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February 2, 2015 Nina Napolitano, Capital
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January 26, 2015 Katlyn Spahar, John Carroll
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January 19, 2015 Janaya Feaster, Baldwin Wallace
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January 12, 2015 Katlyn Spahar, John Carroll
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January 5, 2015 Shmoo Pryor, John Carroll John Carroll freshman guard Shmoo Pryor (Niagara Falls, NY) had a career-high 21 points as the Blue Streaks outscored Case Western Reserve 50-29 in the second half to eventually defeat the Spartans 78-66. Pryor shot nine-of-13 from the field and three-of-four from the free-throw line. She also added three rebounds, two assists, three steals, and one block.
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December 22, 2014 Audrey Smolik, Baldwin Wallace
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December 15, 2014 Carli Patrick, Heidelberg
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December 8, 2014 Jordan Kimes, Ohio Northern
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December 1, 2014 Beth Switzler, John Carroll
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November 24, 2014 Mary Moyer, Wilmington
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November 17, 2014 Katlyn Spahar, John Carroll