(6) Findlay Takes on (3) Walsh in G-MAC Quarterfinals

The Oilers have made their fourth consecutive G-MAC Championship Tournament but, for the first time since quarterfinal games have been played at the higher seeded school, Findlay will be on the road for the first round. The sixth seeded Oilers will head to Canton to take on the three seed, Walsh Cavaliers. That game will tip at 5:30 pm.

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Series Information: Findlay is 17-12 all time against the Cavaliers including their first matchup, a playoff game in the 1983-84 that the Oilers won 69-66.

Walsh has won four of the previous five meetings between the two teams including the latest matchup, a 71-67 win in Croy. Findlay did take down the Cavs in Canton earlier this season, winning 92-84 in overtime.

The last time Findlay and Walsh played in the G-MAC Tournament was in the 2017-18 season when the two met in the semifinals. Findlay defeated the Cavs 70-59 in Cedarville, Ohio to earn a trip to the G-MAC Championship which they ultimately lost at the hands of Hillsdale College.

Findlay's all-time postseason record against Walsh is 4-1 (70-59 win - 2018 G-MAC Tournament, 77-68 win - 1995 Mid-Ohio Conference Tournament, 70-55 win - 1994 Mid-Ohio Conference Tournament, 93-76 loss - 1985 NAIA District 22 Playoffs, 69-66 win - 1984 NAIA District 22 Playoffs).

Findlay (6 Seed)

Findlay has had a winning record in every season since joining the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) and can do so again with a win on Tuesday night in Canton. At 11-10, the Oilers season has not gone exactly as they may have hoped, but there's no doubt that Findlay's talented roster makes them a dangerous tournament team, despite being a six seed (the lowest seed to ever make a G-MAC Championship was Hillsdale in 2018 which won as the fifth seed).

 

With a 4-3 record in February, Findlay isn't scorching hot as they head into the tournament, but have shown stretches this season that they can compete with the top teams in the conference.

 

The Oilers are led by junior Sydney Kin who leads the G-MAC in scoring at 21.4 points per game and ranks second in rebounds per game with 9.6. Kin has nine double-doubles this season which is tops in the conference and 14th in the country and leads the nation with 175 field goals made. The Carey, Ohio native is on pace to tie the program record for scoring average in a season which is currently 21.4 ppg.

 

Junior Bridget Landin's 13.5 points per game and eight rebounds per game rank second on the team and her seven double-doubles rank third in the conference.

 

Another junior, Amber Schweiger, has established herself as one of the top defenders in the conference as she leads the league with 48 steals this season. Schweiger has also become a standout passer this season and currently has 123 assists which ranks second in the conference and fourth in the country.

Walsh (3 Seed)

At 4-3 through seven games, it looked like the reigning G-MAC champs had fallen. Since then, the Cavs have gone 12-2 and look to be back to their winning ways.

Senior Mayci Sales has been a stanout all season and is averaging 19.3 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game for the Cavs while reigning Player of the Year Quionche Carter is scoring 16.8 ppg and collecting 7.5 rebounds. Carter also leads the team with two steals per game.

Junior Megan Ball scores ten points per game and shoots almost 40% from deep while sophomore Abby Hickey is the team's biggest threat from beyond the arc at 38.8% while making an average of two triples per game.

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