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Chad Ehrnsberger named head men's golf coach at ONU

Chad Ehrnsberger has been named the head men's golf coach at Ohio Northern, effective immediately.

Ehrnsberger has served as the interim head coach since September, when he replaced former head coach Chad Bostelman.

A scratch golfer, Ehrnsberger also serves as the assistant baseball coach at ONU.

Men's basketball falls to Marietta in overtime, 65-61

The Ohio Northern men's basketball team dropped a tough road contest in overtime to Marietta by a 67-61 score on Thursday night at Bay Johnson Arena.

The Polar Bears fall to 6-6 overall and 2-3 in the OAC, while the Pioneers improve to 9-3 overall and remain perfect in conference with a 5-0 mark.

Junior Dominique Royal led Northern with 16 points.

Junior Branden Rushton scored 11 points for ONU and junior Jared Horstman added 10.

The Polar Bears held a 59-54 lead on two Rushton free throws with 1:31 to go.

The Pioneers would score the final five points of the second half, including a game tying three pointer from Jacob Owens with 26 seconds left.

Women's basketball moves up three spots to No. 12 in latest D3hoops.com poll

The Ohio Northern women's basketball team moved up three spots to a season high ranking of No. 12 in the latest D3hoops.com poll.

The Polar Bears received 336 votes in the poll.

DePauw (Ind.) stayed at the top of the poll with 623 points, Calvin (Mich) is ranked second with 569 points and Washington University (Mo.) is third with 543 points.

ONU was ranked No. 24 in the first weekly poll, No. 20 in the second poll, No. 17 in the third poll and No. 15 in the fourth rankings.

Ohio Northern has won 10 games in a row and has an overall record of 11-1.

Northern is also a perfect 5-0 in OAC play and sits in first place.

No. 15 women's basketball runs win streak to 10 games with 83-50 victory over Adrian (Mich.)

The No. 15 Ohio Northern women's basketball team extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 83-50 victory at Adrian (Mich.), Saturday afternoon at Merillat Gymnasium.

The Polar Bears are now 11-1 on the season, while the Bulldogs fall to 3-8.

Junior Cenzie Yoder led the way for ONU with 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting. She also grabbed seven rebounds.

All 14 players who appeared in the game for Northern scored at least two points.

ONU used a 19-0 run to open up a 30-11 lead with 7:15 left in the first half.

Ada Icon enhances high school sports coverage; adds NWC website to home page

The Ada Icon has enhanced its high school sports coverage this week. The Icon now offers a link to the Northwest Conference league website. The site is easily accessible on the bottom left of the Icon home page.

The site includes up-to-the-day coverage of all NWC teams, scores, league standings and links to several other area league websites.

In addition it provides historical data and stats from the individual Northwest Conference schools. Click here to view the website, or find the NWC logo on the bottom left of the home page.

Teams in the Northwest Conference follow:

No. 15 women's basketball tops Otterbein 71-43 for ninth straight victory

-Four players scored in double figures as the No. 15 Ohio Northern women's basketball team defeated Otterbein by a 71-43 score at the Rike Center on Wednesday night.

With the win, the Polar Bears improve to 10-1 and remain a perfect in OAC play at 5-0, while the Cardinals fall to 6-3, 2-2.

Senior Morgan Dumbaugh led Northern with 13 points.

Junior Cenzie Yoder and freshman Brooke Espenschied each scored 12, while senior Joannna Snyder chipped in with 11.

The Polar Bears had a lead for the majority of the first half and found themselves ahead 31-23 with 34 seconds left in the first half.

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