The Ohio Northern women's basketball program was picked to finish third among the 10 Ohio Athletic Conference schools during the 2018-19 season in the annual coaches poll. B-W and Cap were picked first and second.

Coach Michele Durand, now in her 18th year here, welcomes back nine previous letter-winners and two starters from a 2017-18 squad that went 23-5 overall and 15-3 in the OAC. ONU won the 4th consecutive OAC regular season title last year.

The Polar Bears first game will be Nov. 17 in a tourney in Allegheny, Pa.