Sophomore Lucas Pennington scored a career-high 23 points to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team in a 79-75 non-conference loss at North Park (Ill.) on Saturday.
The Polar Bears fall to 4-3, while the Vikings improve to 2-3.
Pennington led four ONU players in double figures in scoring, as junior Branden Rushton scored 15 points and junior Jared Horstman and sophomore Jordan Martin chipped in 12 points each.
North Park's Mark Holmes poured in a game-high 36 points to lead all scorers.
Northern used an 11-2 run late in the first half to turn a 31-31 tie into a 42-33 lead with 1:20 left before intermission.
Junior Cenzie Yoder scored a game-high 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Ohio Northern women's basketball team opened up the Ohio Athletic Conference season with a 75-48 win over Marietta Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.
With the win the Polar Bears go to 5-1 overall and 1-0 in the OAC, while the Pioneers fall to 4-2 and 1-1 in the OAC
ONU started off strong with a 23-8 lead in the first 10 minutes of the game and did not trail in the contest.
The No. 5 Ohio Northern men's soccer team advanced to their first ever NCAA III Tournament Championship, topping No. 7 Williams (Mass.) by a 3-2 score on Friday afternoon at Blossom Soccer Stadium in San Antonio, Texas.
The Polar Bears improve to 25-2-0 on the season, while Ephs conclude their season at 16-2-4.
Ohio Northern will now face No. 1 Messiah (Pa.) at 2:30 pm EST on Saturday.
Senior Nate Bascom scored at the 15:04 mark for his 56th career goal. His 56 goals now tie him with current ONU head coach Brent Ridenour for the most in school history.
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Junior defenseman Matt Fleming has been named the recipient of the Elite 89 Award for the 2012 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championships.
The Elite 89, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers.
The Elite 89 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's Championships.
