Oilers Host #17 Warriors for Senior Day
The Oilers will host 17th-ranked Wayne State University for senior day on Feb. 26. The game is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. inside Croy Gymnasium.
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Series Information
The Oilers hold a 19-18 advantage in the all-time series against Wayne State dating back to the 1990-91 campaign when they came out on the winning end by a score of 57-48.
The Warriors came away with a 93-70 win over the Oilers earlier this season in Detroit. The Oilers trailed by only two points at the half, but were out-scored by a 54-33 margin in the final period.
The Oilers shot a mere 30.2 percent (19-of-63) from the floor while the Warriors hit a blistering 61 percent (35-of-59) of their field goal tries. Findlay forced 22 turnovers in the game, but the Warriors had it dialed in from long distance, hitting 11-of-15 (73.3%) tries from three point land.
Ciara Geiger paced the Oilers with 17 points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists.
Lacey Kessler came off the bench to provide 14 points and five rebounds while Kelsey Lewis also reached double figures with ten points to go along with five boards.
Findlay
The Oilers came away with a 78-70 win over Malone last Saturday to give them a 15-10 record on the season.
The Oilers, who built a 40-33 lead when the first half buzzer sounded, found themselves up only one point at 67-66 with 3:41 to play in the game. Margaret Wuebker then made a pair of shots from the free throw line, which was followed by a split at the charity stripe by Kristin Klausing.
Leading by four at 70-66, Malone split a pair at that line before Findlay went on a mini 6-0 run to give them a 76-67 advantage with only 16 ticks left. The run was fueled by a three pointer from Ciara Geiger and free throws by Wuebker and Nikki Gunning. Malone then hit a three with only nine seconds to play, but Haley Horstman closed the game out at the free throw line to improve the Oilers record to 15-10 on the year.
The Oilers shot 49.1 percent (27-of-55) from the floor and canned 10-of-21 (47.6%) tries from three point range in the game. They also forced 17 turnovers and held a 28-11 advantage in points off the bench.
Geiger led the way with 20 points and seven rebounds while Gunning came off the bench to provide 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Karli Bonar recorded 12 points, hitting 4-of-7 attempts from three point range. Her four makes gives her 69 on the season, which breaks the school record for most made three pointers in a year. The previous record of 68 was set by Maggie Gompers during the 2008-09 campaign.
#17 Wayne State
The Warriors are 21-4 on the season with a 17-4 record in conference play. They are ranked 17th in the nation.
Shareta Brown leads the team with averages of 22.2 points, 14.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.2 steals per game. Des Lavita-Stephens is also scoring in double figures at 10.9 points per contest.
A New 3-Point Queen
Sophomore guard Karli Bonar broke the school record for most made three pointers in a season with four triples in the Oilers 78-70 win at Malone on Feb. 21. Bonar has now made 69 three pointers this year, bettering the mark of 68, which was set by Maggie Gompers during the 2008-09 campaign.
Bombs Away
The Oilers are shooting 37.1 percent from three point range this season, the third best percentage in the GLIAC. They have also canned 188 triples on the year, which is the second best total in the league.
Sophomore guard Karli Bonar leads the squad with a 45.4 percent shooting clip from long range, which is the fifth best mark in the league. She is also making 2.8 three pointers per game, the second best total in the GLIAC.
Putting Points on the Board
The Oilers are averaging 72.0 points per game this season, the fourth best mark in the GLIAC. They have done so with a balanced offensive attack that includes eight players averaging more than 5.0 points per game.
Senior guard Ciara Geiger (11.6), sophomore guard Karli Bonar (10.4) and junior forward Margaret Wuebker (10.2) are averaging in double figures while senior guard Nikki Gunning (9.6) is nearly averaging in double figures for the Oilers on the season.
The Oilers have also had nine different players reach double figures in a game this season.
Scoring in Bunches
Senior guard Ciara Geiger has had a knack for putting the ball in the hole during her collegiate career as she has racked up 1,550 points. Geiger scored 995 points for Urbana University during her first two collegiate seasons before transferring to Findlay last season. In her first season with the Oilers last year, Geiger scored 264 points.
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