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#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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Women’s Soccer wins second consecutive OAC Tournament championship
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team defeated Capital 1-0 on Saturday afternoon, November 5, at Bernlohr Stadium, earning its second straight Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament championship.

"We told the girls, 'Go find a way to have that special moment that you deserve,' and they did that today," ONU head coach Mark Batman said. "I'm really proud of these girls."

The second-seeded Polar Bears improve to 13-1-5 overall while the top-seeded Comets fall to 12-3-3.