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ONU men's soccer team headed for NCAA III Final Four

Posted by Lindsay Steiner on Sunday, November 18, 2012

By Andrew Korba

Senior Cameron Johnson scored in the 82nd minute to give the No. 5 Ohio Northern men's soccer team a 2-1 victory over No. 6 Montclair State (N.J.), Sunday evening in the NCAA III Tournament Quarterfinals.

The Polar Bears are now 24-2-0 on the season, while the Redhawks conclude their season at 19-3-1.

This will be the first trip in school history to the Final Four for the Polar Bears.

Northern will now face Williams (Mass.) at 1:30 pm CST in the NCAA III Tournament Semifinals at Blossom Soccer Stadium in San Antonio, Texas on November 30.

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Pennington, Horstman lead men's basketball past Penn State-Beaver 78-60 for W&J Classic title

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 18, 2012

Sophomore Lucas Pennington scored 21 points and junior Jared Horstman added 15 points to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team to a 78-60 victory over Penn State-Beaver in the championship game of the Washington & Jefferson Classic on Sunday at the Henry Memorial Center.

The Polar Bears improve to 2-0, while the Nittany Lions fall to 1-1.

Pennington was named the Tournament MVP and Horstman was named to the All-Tournament Team for their efforts.

Sophomore Isaiah Roux added 14 points for Ohio Northern.

Penn State-Beaver was led by Nick Miller with 14 points, Robert Agurs with 13 points and Lamont Wright with 10 points.

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No. 5 men's soccer advances to NCAA III tournament quarterfinals

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 18, 2012

Senior Nate Bascom became Ohio Northern's all-time single season assist leader as the No. 5 Ohio Northern men's soccer team topped No. 10 Susquehanna by a 4-1 score Saturday evening in the NCAA III Tournament Third Round.

The Polar Bears improve to 23-2 on the season, while the Crusaders finish their season at 18-3-1.

Northern advances to the NCAA III Tournament Quarterfinals for the second time in school history and will face either No. 4 Trinity (Tx.) or No. 6 Montcliar State (N.J.) at 5 pm CST on Sunday.

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No. 10 wrestling opens season with 3-1 record at Olivet (Mich.) duals

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 18, 2012

The No. 10-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team opened its 2012-13 season with a 3-1 record at the Olivet Duals on Saturday at the Cutler Events Center.

The Polar Bears defeated No. 12-ranked Olivet (Mich.) 26-15, Alma (Mich.) 20-15 and Trine (Ind.) 25-12 after opening the day with a 39-3 loss to No. 5 Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Senior three-time All-American, defending NCAA Champion and No. 1-ranked Kyle Kwiat led ONU with a perfect 4-0 record, going 2-0 at 184 pounds and 2-0 at 174 pounds.

Junior Michael Pawlitz posted a 3-0 record at 197 pounds, sophomore Cody Lovejoy went 2-0 at heavyweight and freshman Max Brooke went 2-0 at 157 pounds for ONU.

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Women's basketball falls to No. 9 Washington University (Mo.) in finals of McWilliams Classic

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 18, 2012

The Ohio Northern women's basketball team dropped a tough contest to No. 9 Washington University (Mo.) by a 63-60 score on Saturday night in the McWilliams Classic final.

Northern now stands at 1-1 on the season, while the Bears move to 2-0.

Junior Cenzie Yoder paced ONU with 18 points and seven rebounds. Freshman Brooke Espenschied scored 15 points off the bench and senior Joanna Snyder finished with 12.

Espenschied and Snyder were also named to the All-Tournament team.

Melissa Gilkey and Jordan Rettig led the way for Wash U., each scoring 13 points apiece.

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Late basket by Brandon Rushton leads men's basketball past Hood (Md.) in overtime in season opener

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 18, 2012

Junior Branden Rushton scored with two seconds left in overtime to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team to a 76-74 victory over Hood (Md.) in the 2012-13 season opener Saturday evening.

The Polar Bears (1-0 overall) advance to the finals of the Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) Classic on Sunday at 3 pm and will play either Washington & Jefferson or Penn State-Beaver.

Rushton led four ONU players in double figures in scoring with 21 points.

Junior Dominique Royal scored 16 points, junior Jared Horstman added 13 points and sophomore Lucan Pennington chipped in 10 points.

The victory was the first for ONU's first-year head coach Kevin Byrne.

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