Findlay Travels to Ohio Dominican / Ohio Valley in Final Regular Season Road Games
The Games
Only two road games remain on the schedule for Findlay. The Oilers will head to Columbus, Ohio on Thursday, Feb. 21 to take on the Panthers at 5:30pm and Saturday go to Vienna, WV to play the Fighting Scots of Ohio Valley at 1:00pm.
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Series Information
Ohio Dominican: One of the more storied rivalries in the league, Findlay and Ohio Dominican have squared off 28 times including their initial meeting in 1991-92, an NAIA District 22 Playoff game that the Panthers won 77-69. The Oilers hold a 19-9 advantage in the series and had won four straight against ODU before dropping thier first contest with the Panthers this season. Since Jim Wiedie took over the head position, Findlay is 5-7 against ODU.
In that initial game against ODU, senior Anna Hintz posted her season-high with 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, had three steals, and had two assists. Elissa Ellerbrock also played well, scoring 17 points on 6-of-8 from the floor while Christa Puthoff scored 13 points and had a season-best eight rebounds.
Ohio Valley
OVU and Findlay have met six times including their first matchup in the 1998-99 season, a game Findlay won 71-63. The Oilers have won every game against OVU.
Earlier this season, Findlay exploded out of the gates to take a 24-11 lead through just ten minutes of play. The Oilers finished with an 84-50 victory over the Fighting Scots.
Anna Hintz finished with 17 points and six boards while Allie Thobe had 12 points and also had six steals. Lauren Ruth scored 12 points while Bridget Landin posted ten.
Findlay (17-6, 13-5 G-MAC)
Findlay is pushing to host a first round game in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) Championship and currently sit in fourth in the league standings.
Senior Anna Hintz is working on putting an exclamation point on one of the best careers in Findlay history. She is scoring 18.7 ppg and grabbing 8.8 rebounds per game, both tops in the league, and is currently tied for third on Findlay's all-time scoring list with 1,398 points.
Senior Elissa Ellerbrock is scoring 11.7 points per game this season, but since Jan. 1 has scored more than 13 ppg. and is shooting 45% from the floor.
Fellow senior Allie Thobe is scoring 8.1 ppg and is snagging 4.2 rebounds per game. Since the first of the year, Thobe is the second-leading rebounder on the team at nearly five per game.
Ohio Dominican (13-12, 10-9 G-MAC)
Currently in seventh in the league standings, this contest means a lot for the Ohio Dominican Panthers who have just three games remaining on their schedule. At 13-12, the Panthers are in search of their fourth consecutive winning season after a streak of losing seasons in each of the five years prior.
ODU has been back-and-forth all season. To-date, their longest streak of any kind was a three-game win streak to start off 2019. Outside of that run, the Panthers have not won or lost more than two consecutive games.
Junior Alexa Fisher is the biggest scoring threat for ODU as she is pouring in 14.2 ppg, good for sixth in the league. However, her efficiency is not the greatest as she is missing almost ten shots per game.
Sophomore Angela Troyer is scoring 13.8 ppg while senior Alexis Overly is also in double-figures at 10.7.
Ohio Valley (0-24, 0-19 G-MAC)
There are just two teams in the country that have yet to win a game this season; Texas A&M International and Ohio Valley. The Fighting Scots are currently 0-24 on the season and are currently riding a 58-game losing streak, the longest such streak in the country. Their last win came on Jan. 24, 2017, a 79-55 victory against Penn State Beaver. OVU's last league victory came on Feb. 27, 2016, a 69-65 victory against Trevecca Nazarene. Since then, the Scots have lost 55 consecutive league games.
Imani Ward is the team's leading scorer at this point in the season, contributing 11.4 ppg and grabbing 5.2 rebounds per game which is second on the squad. Ariel Johnson is the team's leading rebounder at 5.9 per game.
Brittany Hill is scoring 9.5 ppg while Akiya Brown chips in 8.8. Hill is the biggest threat from deep as she leads the team with 29 triples this season.
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