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Women's CC 7th of 37 at NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships

Posted by Paula Scott on Sunday, November 14, 2021

The Ohio Northern women's cross country team placed seventh of 37 teams at the NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships on Saturday afternoon at Blue River Memorial Park.

Senior Tessa Pitcovich (Stow/Munroe Falls) qualified for the NCAA III Championships next weekend in Louisville, Ky., with a fifth place finish out of 266 runners in a career-best 22:08 over the 6,000-meter course.

Her 22:08 finish moves her up to fourth all-time in ONU history for 6,000-meters.

Pitcovich and senior Taylor Ellerbrock (Columbus Grove) earned All-Great Lakes region honors with top-35 finishes, as Ellerbrock crossed in 20th place in a career-low 22:43.

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Women's Soccer bows out of NCAA III Tournament in second round

Posted by Paula Scott on Sunday, November 14, 2021

The Ohio Northern women's soccer team bowed out of the NCAA III Tournament in the Second Round with a 2-0 loss at No. 10-ranked Case Western Reserve Saturday afternoon at DiSanto Field.

The Ohio Athletic Conference champion Polar Bears end their season with a 14-5-3 overall record, while the Spartans advance to the Sweet 16 with a 16-1-2 record.

Case went ahead 1-0 with a goal in the 25th minute, then got an insurance goal ion the 68th minute to make it 2-0.

Senior Kristy Catrine (Springboro) had five saves in goal as ONU was out-shot by CWRU 23-4.

Sophomore Kylie Cabana (Dexter, Mich.) had three of ONU's four shot attempts in the contest.

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Men's CC finishes 7th of 37 at NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships

Posted by Paula Scott on Sunday, November 14, 2021

The Ohio Northern men's cross country team placed seventh of 37 teams at the NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Championships on Saturday afternoon, November 13, at Blue River Memorial Park.

The polar Bears scored 277 points in the meet and will finish their season with a 94-39 overall record.

No. 7-ranked John Carroll won with 62 points, No. 13 Otterbein was second with 89 points, No. 28 Case Western Reserve was third with 1047 and No. 30 Calvin (Mich.) was fourth with 120 points.

Senior Patrick Baker (Massillon/Jackson) led the Polar Bears with a 42nd place finish in a career-low 25:55.

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ONU men's basketball opener a 72-65 victory over Saint John Fisher

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, November 10, 2021

The Ohio Northern men's basketball team opened its 2021-22 season with a 72-65 victory over a very good Saint John Fisher (N.Y.) squad in the opening game of the Case Western Reserve Bill Sidlack Tournament on Saturday night, November 6, at Horsburgh Gymnasium.

The Polar Bears (1-0 overall) will advance to the championship game on Sunday at 3 pm against either Case Western Reserve or Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

The Cardinals (0-1), who are receiving votes in the D3hoops.com preseason Division III poll, fall to the consolation game at 1 pm on Sunday.

Junior Landen Long (Mason) led four Northern players on double figures in scoring with 14 points.

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ONU’s Woods, Baxter lead All-OAC Volleyball; Kuhn named Coach of the Year

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Ohio Northern senior Melina Woods (Ada) and freshman Taylor Baxter (Bellevue) have been named to the All-Ohio Athletic Conference First Team, joining senior Kiki Carle (Cincinnati/Mother of Mercy) and freshmen Rachel Jennings (Novi, Mich.) and Erin Wagner (Massillon/Perry) on the 2021 All-Conference Volleyball Team in voting conducted by the league's 10 head coaches.

Baxter was also selected as the OAC Freshman of the Year.

Jennings and Carle were Second Team selections, and Wagner rounded out the ONU quintet as an Honorable Mention pick.

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Lauren Naso sends ONU Women’s Soccer to OAC Tournament finals

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, November 5, 2021

Junior Lauren Naso (Grosse Ile, Mich.) played the hero for the Ohio Northern women's soccer team Thursday night, scoring both goals in a 2-1 double-overtime win over Capital in the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals at Kerscher Stadium.

The victory improves the No. 2 seed Polar Bears to 12-4-3 overall and advances them to their seventh consecutive OAC Tournament championship game.

ONU will play at top-seeded and defending champion Otterbein on Saturday at 2 p.m. for what will be a rematch of the past three OAC Tournament finals.

Naso scored with just under three minutes remaining in Thursday's first half to give the Polar Bears a 1-0 halftime edge.

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