ADA __ The Ohio Northern women's soccer team won the program's sixth OAC Tournament Championship with a 3-2 victory over John Carroll on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.
The Basics
Records: Ohio Northern (14-5-1 overall), John Carroll (12-7-1 overall).
Venue: Kerscher Stadium — Ada, Ohio.
The Match
John Carroll scored first in the 11th minute to go up 1-0 early in the game.
Senior Alyssa Beckett (Monroe) answered with a goal just 1:31 later off an assist from fifth-year senior Kylie Cabana (Dexter, Mich.) to tie the game up.
Junior Haley Cannon (Oregon/Clay) scored unassisted in the 26th minute to take the lead.
Senior Jess Gast (Perrysburg) scored off an assist from senior Emma Bowman (Novi, Mich./Northville) just before halftime to go up 3-1.
The Blue Streaks scored a late goal in the 86th minute, but the Polar Bears held on to win.
Sophomore Emma Gramke (Dayton/Centerville) had two saves in goal for ONU.
ONU out-shot JCU 23-8 and had a 9-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Notables
Ohio Northern leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 29-15-2 margin, including a 4-1-4 record in Kerscher Stadium.
This is Ohio Northern's third OAC Tournament title in four years and sixth crown overall.
The Polar Bears have clinched an automatic bid into the NCAA III Tournament.
ONU was the No. 1 seed, John Carroll was the No. 2 seed in the tournament.
Beckett leads the team with 11 goals to go with 25 points and three assists.
Roberts leads the team with 26 points and eight assists to go along with nine goals.
This is the 37th season of Ohio Northern women's soccer. The Polar Bears are now 442-218-57 all-time in program history.
Second-year head coach Ben Tierney is now 24-14-2 at Ohio Northern.
