Oilers Host Indiana Tech in Exhibition Game
The University of Findlay women's basketball team will host Indiana Tech University in an exhibition game on Friday, Nov. 9. The contest is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in Croy Gymnasium.
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The Series
During regular season contests, the Oilers hold an 11-6 advantage in the all-time series against Indiana Tech dating back to the 1979-80 campaign when the Warriors were victorious by a score of 63-54.
The two programs last met during the 1999-00 season and the Oilers rolled to an 83-53 victory.
Mianda Watts scored 26 points in the victory while Kati Stedcke grabbed 11 rebounds.
Trisha McDaniel also reached double figures with 16 points in the game.
The University of Findlay
The University of Findlay women's basketball team had their season come to a close with a 68-61 loss at Ferris State University in the first round of the GLIAC Tournament.
The Oilers took a 30-29 advantage at the break and held a 45-42 lead with just under 12 minutes to play before the Bulldogs went on a 10-0 run to make the score 52-45 with 9:07 left.
Not giving up easily, the Oilers trimmed the Bulldogs lead to one at 55-54 on a triple from Clare Aubry with just under five minutes remaining in the contest.
After trading buckets, the Oilers climbed to within three on another three pointer from Aubry with 25 seconds left, but the Bulldogs closed out the game at the free throw line to end Findlay's upset bid.
The Oilers shot 36.4 percent (20-of-55) from the floor and drilled 9-of-23 (39.1%) shots from behind the three point line. The Bulldogs meanwhile hit 49.1 percent (26-of-53) of their shots in the game.
Kayla Brown led the Oilers with a game-high 19 points and six rebounds while Aubry tallied 18 points, five assists and four rebounds in her final collegiate game.
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Indiana Tech University
The Warriors are currently 0-3 on the season and are coming off of a 78-70 loss to Grace on Tuesday.
Ulyssia Richmond is averaging 19.0 points per game while Rachael Kruse is clicking for 14.0 points per outing.
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Preseason GLIAC Poll
The University of Findlay women's basketball team was picked to finish third in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) South Division as the league office announced their annual preseason poll on Wednesday, Oct. 31.
The Oilers, who finished last season with a 15-12 record, received 121 votes in the poll and trailed Tiffin University (140) and Ashland University (184) in the South Division. The Eagles received all 23 first place votes in the poll, which was based on votes by members of the media.
Ferris State University was tabbed as the favorite to win the North Division after receiving 15 first place votes and a total of 174 votes overall.
Preseason All-GLIAC
Senior forward Kayla Brown was honored as a preseason first team all-conference pick.
Brown earned second team honors last year as a junior after averaging a team-high 12.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. She also recorded 2.2 steals per game and drained 46 three pointers.
Brown has scored 754 points during her career and has added 317 rebounds. She will look to become the Oilers 19th member of the 1,000-point club in her final year with the program.
Winning GLIAC South Division Titles
The Oilers have won two out the last three 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 four 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.
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