Women’s basketball advances in OAC tourney

ONU senior Lindsey Black (Urbana/Graham) scored a career-high 17 points to lead No. 24-ranked Ohio Northern to a 76-60 victory over Wilmington in the Ohio Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday evening at the ONU Sports Center.

The top-seeded Polar Bears (22-4) advance to Thursday's semifinals and will host either fourth-seeded Otterbein or fifth-seeded Baldwin Wallace on Thursday evening.

The eighth-seeded Quakers end their season with an 11-15 record.

Senior Alexis Kirkbride (Zanesville/Bishop Resecrans) scored 12 points, senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) added 11 points and sophomore Emily Mescher (Maria Stein/Marion Local) also scored 11 points for ONU.