WBB Hoops Team Headed North to Face MTU/NMU
The Oilers women's basketball team will be on the road this week to take on Michigan Tech (12/6) and Northern Michigan (12/8). They will play the Huskies at 7:30 p.m. and take on the Wildcats at 3 p.m.
Sights and Sounds
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The Series
The Oilers trail in the all-time series against Michigan Tech by a 14-4 margin dating back to the 1997-98 campaign when the Huskies rolled to a 79-33 win.
Last season, the Huskies came away with a 58-55 win over the Oilers in Houghton, Mich.
Kaitlyn Nelson led the way with 14 points in only 16 minutes of action while Lacey Kessler came off the bench to provide ten points.
The Oilers trail 15-4 in the all-time series against Northern Michigan dating back to the 1997-98 campaign when the Wildcats pounded Findlay by a 71-39 margin.
The Oilers dropped a 79-76 decision against the Wildcats last year in Marquette, Mich.
Kayla Brown and Kristin Klausing each scored 12 points to lead the Oilers.
The University of Findlay
The Oilers remained undefeated with a 78-66 win over Northwood University on Saturday, Dec. 1 in Croy Gymnasium.
Down by one in the second half, the Oilers turned to senior forward Kayla Brown. Brown answered the call by converting a four-point play on a made three and free throw before junior guard Ashley Andrews extended the Oilers lead to 66-61 with 5:39 showing on the clock. After a pair of free throws by Northwood's Aleigha Wylie, Brown went on a 10-0 run by herself to put the game out of reach.
Brown started the run with a three pointer at the 4:53 mark of the game. She then scored on a lay-up before hitting another triple with 4:00 left. The Mt. Blanchard, Ohio native then converted a jumper from the free throw line to make the score 76-65 in favor of the Oilers with 3:05 to play in the contest.
Brown's ten-point run came in a matter of only 1:48 of playing time and took the life out of Northwood's comeback attempt. She ended the game with 25 points and five steals.
Senior forward Tai Dotson contributed 12 points and seven rebounds while Andrews registered eight points, five assists and four steals.
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Michigan Technological University
The Huskies are currently 4-1 on the year with a 2-0 record in GLIAC play. Sam Hoyt and Taylor Stippel lead the team with averages of 15.2 and 14.8 points per game, respectively.
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Northern Michigan University
The Wildcats are 4-2 on the year with a 1-1 record in conference play. Lauren Gruber leads the team with a 12.5 points per game average.
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Lighting Up the Scoreboard
Senior forward Kayla Brown has been scoring in bunches to start the season, averaging 23.8 points per game. Her points per game average is second in the GLIAC and is enabling Findlay to average 82.5 points per outing, the second best mark in the league.
Grand Theft
The Oilers are averaging 17.0 steals per game, the best total in the GLIAC.
Individually, senior forward Kayla Brown ranks second in the GLIAC with 3.5 steals per game while sophomore forward Lacey Kessler is third with 3.0 steals per contest.
Forcing Turnovers
The Oilers are forcing 25.8 turnovers per game, the best total in the GLIAC.
Dropping Dimes
The Oilers rank third in the GLIAC in assists per game with 15.5 per game.
Triple Your Pleasure
Senior forward Kayla Brown leads the conference in three point shooting, making 3.3 per game. She has connected on 50.0 percent (13-of-26) of her attempts thus far.
Shooting Range
The Oilers rank second in the GLIAC in field goal percentage, hitting 46.2 percent of their attempts.
Individually, senior forward Kayla Brown ranks third with a 64.4 percent shooting clip.
Getting on the Glass
The Oilers are averaging 15.8 offensive rebounds per game, the third best total in the GLIAC.
1,000-Point Club
Senior forward Kayla Brown will look to become the 19th member of the Oilers 1,000-point club this year.
Brown has scored 845 points during her career and has also added 324 rebounds during her tenure with the program.
Teammate Laura Piehl was the last Oilers player to crack the 1,000-point plateau as she has racked up 1,262 career points and will hope to add to her total this season.
Reaching the 90-Point Plateau
The Oilers have scored 90 or more points 62 times since the 1978-79 season and sport a 61-1 (.984) record in those games.
Their only loss came at the hands of Wilmington, who defeated the Oilers by a score of 110-98 in 1985.
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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