INDIANAPOLIS – Findlay junior forward Anna Hintz (North Fairfield, OH / South Central HS) was selected as the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week on Monday morning.
Hintz and the Oilers (9-1, 6-0 G-MAC) are soaring at the top of the Great Midwest standings, their latest exploits resulting in a pair of thrilling road victories against top-tier teams in the league.
Under the direction of head coach Jim Wiedie and his staff, Findlay impressed while handing both Ohio Dominican and nationally-ranked No. 22 Cedarville their first conference defeats over the past week.
The Oilers have now won nine straight contests since a season-opening overtime setback against Wayne State. The last time the Findlay women’s basketball program won at least nine consecutive games was in 2012-13, with a streak of 13.
Hintz displayed her prowess in the post with averages of 25.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game. She also shot almost 62 percent from the field on all attempts and made 18-of-21 tries on free throws.
Hintz carved out 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting and pulled in eight rebounds in Columbus against Ohio Dominican. ODU was 4-0 in the league standings before running into the Oilers.
She posted 31 points in 44 minutes on the floor as the Oilers outlasted Cedarville in the Callan Athletic Center as the Yellow Jackets had their own seven-game win streak snapped.
UF outscored Cedarville in the second overtime session, 14-5.
Following a go-ahead jumper by teammates Haley Horstman, Hintz scored eight consecutive points for Findlay with three made layups and a perfect trip at the charity stripe. Hintz would would be one rebound shy of a double-double and also swatted five shots and collected three steals.
Her 31-point outburst was the fourth-best total in the league this year. Her single-game block total is tied for second best.
Through 10 games, the junior is tied for second in the league in scoring (18.5 ppg), tied for fifth in rebounding (8.3 rpg) and is fifth in blocks (1.5 bpg).