Junior Branden Rushton scored a game high 24 points, as the Ohio Nothern men's basketball team had five players score in double figures in a 99-71 victory over Alma (Mich.) Saturday evening at the Alma Thanksgiving Classic.
The Polar Bears improve to 3-1 on the season with the win, while the Scots fall to 0-3.
Sophomores Lucas Pennington and Isaiah Roux each scored 17 points for ONU.
Junior Jared Horstman had 12 points and senior Taylor Kuhlman finished with 11 points.
Northern shot a solid 15-of-24 (62.5 percent) in three pointers on the evening.
Senior Joanna Snyder scored 16 points and junior Cenzie Yoder added 13, as the Ohio Northern women's basketball team topped Albion (Mich.) by a 78-54 score Saturday evening at the St. Mary's (Ind.) Thanksgiving Classic.
With the win, the Polar Bears improve to 3-1 on the season, while the Britons fall to 1-3.
Snyder shot 8-of-12 from the field and also grabbed nine rebounds. Yoder was 6-of-10 shooting the ball and pulled down seven boards. Senior Katie Mengos also reached double digit scoring with 10 points.
Taylor Nugent led Albion with 16 points.
Northern got off to a quick start, building a 10-2 lead, capped off by a jumper from Snyder.
Junior Branden Rushton scored 15 points and sophomore Isaiah Roux added 10 points off the bench to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team in a 69-64 loss to area rival Defiance on Tuesday night at the ONU Sports Center.
Northern's record now stands at 2-1, while Defiance improves to 1-2.
Sophomore Adam Bair added 10 points for the Polar Bears.
Logan Wolfrum led the Yellow Jackets with a game high 20 points, while Ryan Hicks scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Junior Cenzie Yoder scored a game high 19 points as the Ohio Northern women's basketball team used a dominating second half performace to pull away from Kenyon for a 83-55 win Tuesday night at the ONU Sports Center.
With the win, the Polar Bears are now 2-1 on the season, while the Ladies fall to 2-1.
ONU outscored Kenyon 50-27 in the second half, using multiple runs to expand their lead.
Yoder shot 8-of-9 from the field. In addition, she pulled down eight rebounds and recorded six assists.
Senior Morgan Dumbaugh added 16 points and senior Joanna Snyder chipped in with 13.
Kayla Ernst led the Ladies with 15 points.
