Women's Basketball

Ohio Wesleyan University

61 South Sandusky St - Delaware, OH - 43015
Team Office: Tel: (740) 368-3729 Fax: (740) 368-3751
Team website: bishops.owu.edu/

Ohio Wesleyan is a traditional, residential liberal arts institution. OWU offers over 80 Bachelor degree programs. Majors offered include Theatre, Women's Studies, Music, Genetics, East Asian Studies, African Studies, International Relations, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, and Broadcast Journalism. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Ohio Wesleyan #97 among the nation's liberal arts institutions.

The campus is located in Delaware (pop.25k), a traditional college town, some 40 miles from Columbus.

School website
www.owu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Methodist

Enrollment:

1,800

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. SAT25/75: 1180-1320

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$40,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Psychology - Business -Political Science

Misc. Information

Completing her 22nd season at Ohio Wesleyan in 2007-08 is head coach Nan Carney-DeBord. The winningest coach in Ohio Wesleyan history, Carney-DeBord is a six time conference coach of the year and has nearly 400 victories to her credit. Carney-DeBord came to OWU in 1986-87 from Bethany College where she was the head field hockey coach and assistant basketball coach. Carney-DeBord played at Deninson University (D3) where she lettered four times in basketball and field hockey. A wing and point guard in basketball, she was team captain and MVP as a senior. In seven of the last ten years, the Battling Bishops have finished either first or second in conference play, had four 20+ winning season, and made three NCAA appearances including a Final Four. In 2007-08, Carney-DeBord produced a 18-8 record but did not make the NCAA tourney.

Team Name	Battling Bishops
Colors	Red and Black
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	?

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	18-8	14-12	14-12	97-47 (.673)
Conference	12-4	9-7	10-6	58-20 (.743)
Conf. Finish	2	4	5	4, 4, 2, 2, 1
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	n/a	NCAA 2x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	0x

Coaches

Head Coach	Nan Carney DeBord
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Ohio Wesleyan	1986-87
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	381-196 (.660)
Record at Ohio Wesleyan	381-196 (.660)
Coaching Awards	NCAC COTY 6x

Asst. Coaches	Stacey Reed, Jessica Viertlboeck

Recruiting Coordinator

Nancy Carney-DeBord, (740) 368-3729, nhcarney@owu.edu

Conference and Schedule

Ohio Wesleyan plays in the North Coast Athletic Conference or NCAC (www.northcoast.org). The NCAC is comprised of ten schools from Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. Conference play can commence in early December though non-conference opponents are scheduled in until January. There is a two week winter break. League games are usually played on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. The season concludes with the NCAC tournament which takes the top eight teams with the tourney champion receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA Div. III Tournament.

Conference Opponents

Earlham, Oberlin, Hiram, Denison, Kenyon, Wabash, Wittenberg, Allegheny, and College of Wooster

Facilities

Branch Rickey Arena
Capacity: 2,300, Average attendance: ?