By Tim Glon
www.onusports.com
No. 16-ranked Ohio Northern saw its NCAA III Women's Basketball Tournament run end in the third round on Friday night, March 10, with a 67-43 loss at No. 2 Transylvania (Ky.) at the Beck Center.
The Polar Bears end their season with a 25-5 record, while the Pioneers (30-0) advanced to the Sectional finals to play No. 6 New York U. on Saturday night. (Transy beat NYU 79-63).
"I am so proud of what our team has accomplished," ONU head coach Mark Huelsman said. "We accomplished so much for our campus community this year. The team put us back on the map at a national level in Division III. We had an impact on this campus that would not have happened without our tournament run."
Transy made five first quarter three-pointers en route to a 23-11 lead after 10 minutes of play.
TU then opened the second period on an 11-2 run to go up 34-13 with 7:37 left in the half.
Northern went on a 9-0 run, capped by a three from senior Brynn Serbin (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny), to claw back within 38-27 with 1:39 left in the period. But the hosts would score the final five points of the half to lead 43-27 at intermission.
The Pioneers would then score the first 12 points of the third period to cap a 17-0 run and extend their lead to 55-27 with 4:11 left in the third quarter.
