October 2017

By Tim Glon

CEDARVILLE — The Ohio Northern women's cross country team posted a fifth place finish in the Division III race at the All-Ohio Championships on Friday afternoon at the King Cross Country Course.

The Polar Bears improve to 44-10 and were fifth of 17 teams with 178 points.

Junior Ashlie Baumann (Sterling Heights, Mich./Stevenson) led Northern across the finish line, finishing eighth of 139 runners 22:58 on the 6,000-meter course.

By Tim Glon

ALLIANCE — The Ohio Northern men's soccer team withstood a furious rally, playing a man down the final 7:42, and held on for a 1-0 victory at Mount Union on Saturday night at Mount Union Stadium in the Ohio Athletic Conference opener for both teams.

The Polar Bears (8-2-1 overall, 1-0-0 Ohio Athletic Conference) got the match's only goal when junior Joseph Schulte (Copley) scored from outside the 18-yard box just 9:40 into the contest.

The Purple Raiders (4-5-0, 0-1-0) controlled play for the final 20 minutes, out-shooting ONU 6-0 after Northern led the shots battle 10-7 in the first 70 minutes.

By Tim Glon

ALLIANCE — The Ohio Northern football team dropped a 43-14 decision at No. 2-ranked Mount Union on Saturday afternoon at Mount Union Stadium.

The Polar Bears fall to 2-2 overall and are 1-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Purple Raiders improve to 4-0, 3-0.

Trailing 3-0 late in the first quarter, Northern drove deep into Mount Union territory. But an 89-yard pick-6 turned the momentum of the game and gave the hosts a 10-0 lead with 49 seconds left in the first period.

Mount then drove 81 and 69 yards for touchdowns on its next two possessions and took advantage of a fumble deep inside ONU territory to take a 27-0 lead at halftime.