#11 ONU will play #15 North Park (Ill.) at 3:00 p.m. on Sun, November 13
By Wes Mayberry
www.ONUSports.com
The Ohio Northern men's soccer team defeated Mount Aloysius (Pa.) on penalty kicks, 4-2, in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on a snowy Saturday afternoon at Kerscher Stadium in Ada.
ONU and MAC played to a 1-1 draw through regulation and a pair of 10-minute overtime periods.
The No. 11 Polar Bears (13-3-4) advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and will play No. 15 North Park (Ill.) on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Kerscher Stadium.
The Mounties end their season with a record of 10-7-3.
Both teams scored in the second half of regulation.
Sophomore Brenden Gervers (Grand Blanc, Mich.) put the Polar Bears up 1-0 with a goal in the 58th minute on an assist from sophomore Ryan Parker (Lexington).
The Mounties knotted the score at 1-all in the 84th minute, when Louis Bez found Rhett Pletcher for a goal that ultimately sent the game to overtime.
Northern out-shot MAC 6-2 in the 20 minutes of overtime as neither team was able to break the deadlock.
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