WILMINGTON, Ohio – The Wilmington College women's basketball team returns home on Saturday to face Baldwin Wallace University for an Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) game at Hermann Court. Tip-off is slated for 3 p.m.
The Teams: Wilmington and Baldwin Wallace (BW). The Fightin' Quakers are 8-6 overall and 4-3 in conference competition after an 88-78 win at Otterbein University on Wednesday. The Yellow Jackets are 13-1 overall and atop the OAC standings at 7-0 after a 59-42 triumph at home against Ohio Northern University.
The Coaches: Jerry Scheve is in his 30th season as head coach of the Wilmington women's basketball program. Scheve, who guided the Quakers to the NCAA Division III National Championship in 2004, has amassed over 500 career victories. Cheri Harrer is also in her 30th season at Baldwin Wallace's head coach. The Yellow Jackets have won nearly 600 games during her tenure and appeared in 14 NCAA Division III Tournaments.
The Players: McKayla Binkley is Wilmington's leading scorer (17.6 points per game) and rebounder (7.3 rebounds per game) while also dishing out 1.6 assists and stealing over two passes per game. Sister Hannah Binkley and Kennedy Lewis both score over 11.5 points per game while Kelly Noll is second on the squad in rebounding at 6.9 boards per 40 minutes. A pair of seniors – Riley Schill and Hannah Fecht – lead BW in scoring as both average over double digits. Lily Edwards, the reigning OAC Freshman of the Year, scores 9.6 points per game and is the squad's leading rebounder at 4.9 boards per 40 minutes.
Tale of the Tape: Points per game – Wilmington 83.0, BW 68.4; opponents' points per game – Wilmington 74.3, BW 54.9; field goal percentage – Wilmington 42.8, BW 38.6; three-point percentage – Wilmington 32.9, BW 31.6; free throw percentage – Wilmington 72.0, BW 79.2; rebounds per game – Wilmington 41.1, BW 38.9; assist-to-turnover ratio – Wilmington 0.87, BW 1.07.
Tops in the OAC: McKayla Binkley leads the OAC in scoring at 17.6 points per game.
Scoring Offense: The Quakers are eighth in NCAA Division III in scoring offense at 82.6 points per game.
Top 25 Poll: Baldwin Wallace checks in at No. 12 in the most recent D3Hoops.com Top 25 Poll.
Recent History: Since joining NCAA Division III, Wilmington is 17-29 against Baldwin Wallace. The Yellow Jackets have won the previous four meetings. More information on the series history can be found by visiting the link above.
Coverage: Live statistics and live video of the game will be available – visit the links above.
Social Media: Wilmington athletics is represented on Facebook (Wilmington College Athletics), Twitter (@DubCQuakers) and Instagram (@DubCQuakers). Follow all the happenings of Wilmington College on social media by using the hashtag "#WeAreDubC".
Up Next: Wilmington hosts Muskingum University for a 7 p.m. contest on Wednesday evening.
