OVERVIEW:
The Great Midwest women’s basketball programs entered week 11 of the 2025-26 season. Northwood and Thomas More each clinched a spot in the postseason tournament.
 
SCOREBOARD:
Thursday, February 5
Walsh 88, Lake Erie 44
Ohio Dominican 58, Cedarville 53
Findlay 81, Ursuline 72
Hillsdale 76, Tiffin 73
Northwood 52, Malone 46
Ashland 62, Thomas More 59
 
Saturday, January 31
Thomas More 75, Cedarville 53
Hillsdale 63, Ohio Dominican 52
Northwood 95, Walsh 77
Findlay 74, Tiffin 61
Kentucky Wesleyan 70, Ashland 65
Malone 82, Ursuline 68
 
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

• Northwood remains at the top of the league standings and clinched a postseason berth, capturing two wins this week over Malone and Walsh. Maeve St. John shined for the Timberwolves averaging 22.5 points, 7.5 steals, 5.5 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game. St. John and the Timberwolves are on an eight game win streak.
• Thomas More went 1-1 on the week, with a win over Cedarville. Izzy Rotert led the way shooting a perfect 8-8 from the field for 18 points. Rotert finished with five rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and three steals.
• Findlay’s Alyssa Ziehler led the Oilers to two wins over Ursuline and Tiffin. She grabbed her 700^th career rebound in the win over Ursuline, making her just the 6^th player in program history to have 1,000 + points and 700+ rebounds. For the week, Ziehler averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds.
• The Chargers from Hillsdale went 2-0 during week 11. Emma Ruhlman and Savannah Smith each poured in 15 points in a 63-52 victory over Ohio Dominican. Smith also tabbed 25 points against Tiffin.

 
 
LEADERS:

• Scoring: Kiley Dyrlund, WU (20.5 points per game)
• Rebounding: Jenna Slates, AU (11.9 rebounds per game)
• FG%: Kiley Dyrlund, WU (58.9%)
• Free Throw %: Maeve St. John, NU (89.9%)
• 3-PT %: Sydney Ludvigsen, WU (40.1%)
• Assists: Maeve St. John (4.0 assists per game)
• Blocked Shots: Izzy Rotert, TMU (2.1 blocks per game)
• Steals: Maeve St. John, NU; Kiley Dyrlund, WU (4.0 steals per game)
• Assist-to-Turnover Ratio:Ashley Mulley, AU (1.3)

 
UP NEXT:
Thursday, January 22
Lake Erie vs. Hillsdale 5:30 P.M.
Ohio Dominican vs. Ursuline, 5:30 P.M.
Thomas More vs. Walsh, 5:30 P.M.
Northwood vs. Findlay, 5:30 P.M.
Cedarville vs. Ashland, 5:30 P.M.
Kentucky Wesleyan vs. Malone, 5:30 P.M.
 
Saturday, February 14
Ashland vs. Hillsdale, 1 P.M.
Thomas More vs. Malone, 1 P.M.
Tiffin vs. Lake Erie, 1 P.M.
Ohio Dominican vs. Findlay, 1 P.M.
Kentucky Wesleyan vs. Walsh, 1 P.M.
Northwood vs. Cedarville, 1 P.M.