Oilers Continue Road Swing at Tiffin, Ohio Dominican
The University of Findlay men's basketball team will be on the road for two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) games this week. The Oilers will play Tiffin University at 6 p.m. on Thursday and then face Ohio Dominican University at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Sights and Sounds
All Oilers basketball games can be heard on 88.3 FM "WLFC" or on the internet via their website.
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The University of Findlay will also broadcast all of their home basketball games on America One. The games can be viewed on your computer for a small fee by visiting the American One website at the following address:
UF athletics will also offer live stats for all home games. A link to this process can be retrieved by clicking on the live stats button located on the left side of the Oilers athletic website.
The Series
The Oilers hold a commanding 36-7 advantage in the all-time series against the Dragons dating back to the 1984-85 campaign when Findlay was victorious by a score of 77-36.
Earlier this season, the Dragons defeated the Oilers 74-65 in Croy Gymnasium.
Carlay Stahl led the team with 12 points off the pine while Karli Beasley finished with 11 points, tying her career-high.
She also set a new personal best with nine rebounds in 22 minutes off the bench.
Clare Aubry and Kayla Brown also reached double figures in the loss with ten points apiece.
Mandy Jaeb recorded a triple-double to lead the Dragons as she posted 11 points, 11 assists and ten rebounds.
The Oilers hold an 11-2 advantage in the all-time series against Ohio Dominican dating back to the 1991-92 campaign when the Panthers claimed a 77-69 victory over Findlay in the NAIA District 22 playoffs.
In December, the Oilers defeated the Panthers by a score of 78-56 in Croy Gymnasium behind 16 points from Kayla Brown.
Clare Aubry chipped in 15 points while Saira House stuffed the stat sheet with nine points, seven steals and six assists.
Kaleigh Kenny also tallied nine points while Lacey Kessler and Carlay Stahl contributed seven and six points, respectively, off the bench.
The University of Findlay
The University of Findlay women's basketball team dropped a 79-76 decision to Northern Michigan University on Saturday, Feb. 4 in Marquette, Michigan.
The Oilers shot a season-best 54.9 percent (28-of-51) from the floor and saw their bench out-score the Wildcats by a 37-6 margin.
The Wildcats meanwhile hit on 50 percent (26-of-52) of their shots, which included a 7-of-19 (36.8%) showing from behind the three point line.
Kayla Brown and Kristin Klausing each scored 12 points to lead the Oilers.
Brown also tallied a team-high six rebounds while Klausing established a new career-high in points after connecting on 5-of-7 shots in 17 minutes off the bench.
Carlay Stahl also reached double figures with ten points off the bench while Ashley Andrews and Kaitlyn Nelson had nine points apiece.
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Tiffin University
The Dragons are currently 15-6 on the year with a 10-5 record in GLIAC play.
Mandy Jaeb leads the team with averages of 13.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game.
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Ohio Dominican University
The Panthers are 6-15 on the year with a 2-13 record in the GLIAC.
Abby Glover leads the team with 11.0 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.
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Grand Theft
The Oilers are averaging 11.6 steals per game on the year, the best total in the conference.
Individually, sophomore guard Saira House leads the team and ranks second in the GLIAC with 2.5 steals per game.
Junior forward Kayla Brown is also amongst the league leaders and ranks fifth with 2.2 steals per contest.
Defending the Basket
The Oilers rank fifth in the conference in blocked shots per game at 3.7 per contest.
Individually, senior forward Kaitlyn Nelson ranks fourth in the GLIAC with 2.0 blocked shots per game.
Automatic from the Line
Junior forward Kayla Brown ranks third in the GLIAC in free throw shooting percentage as she hits 87.8 percent of her attempts.
Her percentage is also the 14th best in all of NCAA Division II women's basketball.
Senior guard Clare Aubry is checks in ninth with a 83.6 percent shooting clip from the charity stripe.
As a team, the Oilers are hitting 73.4 percent from the line, the sixth best mark in the GLIAC.
Shooting a High Percentage
Junior forward Tai Dotson is currently ranked fifth in the GLIAC in field goal shooting percentage, hitting 51.9 percent of her attempts.
Senior forward Kaitlyn Nelson also shows up amongst the league leaders, ranking sixth with a 50.5 percent shooting clip.
As a team, the Oilers rank fifth in the GLIAC with a 41.5 percent shooting clip.
Dropping Dimes
The Oilers are dishing out 12.8 assists per game on the year, the seventh best total in the league.
Individually, sophomore guard Saira House ranks sixth with 3.7 assists per contest.
Putting Points on the Board
Junior forward Kayla Brown is leading the team and ranks 17th in the GLIAC with a 12.2 points per game average.
Teammate Clare Aubry also shows up amongst the league leaders and is ranked 26th with a 10.8 points per game average.
As a team, the Oilers rank fifth in the league with 67.2 points per game.
Stroking 3's
Junior forward Kayla Brown is hitting 38.7 percent of her three point attempts on the season, which is the sixth best mark in the GLIAC.
Her 1.7 three pointers per game is the 12th highest total in the conference as well.
Swatting Shots
Senior forward Kaitlyn Nelson became Findlay's all-time blocked shots leader in a 71-69 win at Lake Erie College on January 12, 2012.
Nelson blocked four shots in the game to put her ahead of Kelly Carder, who swatted 158 shots from 1996-99, and now has 167 for her career.
A Record Setting Performance
Freshman forward Lacey Kessler came off the bench in the Oilers 88-71 win at Wayne State on January 14, 2012 to score 26 points. She tied a Findlay record with 16 makes from the free throw line and established a new mark with 19 attempts.
GLIAC Player of the Week
Junior forward Kayla Brown was tabbed the GLIAC South Division Player of the Week for the first time in her career on January 3, 2012.
Brown led the Oilers to a pair of wins at their Holiday Tournament on December 29-30 by averaging 15.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
Winning GLIAC South Division Titles
The Oilers have back-to-back GLIAC South Division titles (2009-10, 2010-11) and as a program, have captured championships in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2010 and 2011.
GLIAC Tournament
The Oilers have appeared in the GLIAC Tournament three times in their history. During the 2009-10 campaign, the Oilers won a GLIAC Tournament game for the first time in school history, defeating Hillsdale College 66-62 to advance to the second round.
GLIAC Preseason Poll
The Oilers were picked to finish second in the South Division of the GLIAC this season. They received 152 votes and ten first place votes, to fall just short of Ashland University (153) in the poll.
Preseason All-GLIAC
Senior guards Laura Bardall and Clare Aubry were both picked as preseason first team all-conference in voting conducted by the coaches within the league.
Bardall was a first team all-conference pick last season after averaging 14.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
Aubry meanwhile was a second team all-league pick as a junior and averaged 15.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.
1,000 Point Club
Senior guard Laura Bardall ranks eighth all-time at Findlay with 1,262 career points.
Bardall was injured in the Oilers exhibition game against Bowling Green State University and will not have a chance to build on her total this year.
Helpful Links
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