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LEXINGTON, Va. — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team fell 2-0 to No. 3-ranked Washington & Lee in the Second Round of the NCAA III Tournament on Sunday afternoon.

The Basics

Records: Ohio Northern (15-6-1 Overall), Washington & Lee (20-1-1 Overall).

Venue: Alston Parker Watt Field — Lexington, Va.

The Match

The Generals scored in the 26th minute and again in the 37th minute.

Senior Julia Flanagan (Dublin/Watterson) led Ohio Northern with two shots.

Sophomore Emma Gramke (Dayton/Centerville) had five saves in goal for ONU.

WLU out-shot ONU 16-5 and had a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks.

Polar Bears play No. 3 Washington & Lee (Va.) in the Second Round of the NCAA III Tournament on November 17 at 1:30 p.m.

From www.ONUSports.com

LEXINGTON, Va. — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team earned a 2-0 win over No. 25-ranked Sewanee (Tenn.) in the First Round of the NCAA III Tournament on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

Records: Ohio Northern (15-5-1 Overall), Sewanee (13-2-4 Overall).

Venue: Alston Parker Watt Field — Lexington, Va.

The Match

Senior Julia Flanagan (Dublin/Watterson) scored just 5:19 into the match off an assist from senior Libby Johnson (Fairfield) to take an early 1-0 lead.

Senior Brianna Gervers (Grand Blanc, Mich.) scored off an assist from junior Rileigh Glassburn (Delaware/Olentangy Berlin) in the 74th minute to go up 2-0.

Sophomore Emma Gramke (Dayton/Centerville) had two saves in goal for ONU.

Sewanee out-shot ONU 10-8 and had a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks.

ABOVE) Coaches, administrators and family surround Lily Baumgartner in the Ada Schools media center on November 13 as she signs to swim at Ohio University.

Ada senior has qualified for 2024 USA junior nationals

By Cort Reynolds

Ada High School senior swimming ace Lily Baumgartner made official what she verbally announced a year ago by signing a letter-of-intent to attend and swim at Ohio University next year. She also considered attending Marshall and Bowling Green, but decided on OU due to the comfort level and academic program. 

“I really liked the team atmosphere at Ohio,” said Baumgartner of her visit to the Athens campus. “I knew that their swim program was perfect for me. I liked how the coaches interacted with the team.

ABOVE L-R)  Heather Jolliff, William Jolliff, Logan Jolliff, Ada High School head coach Aaron Acheson, assistant coach Ezra Dietering.

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – Ada High School senior Logan Jolliff will be staying close to home next year. 

On November 12, the scoring ace signed a letter of intent to attend and play soccer at Ohio Northern University.

Jolliff scored 31 goals and passed out 10 assists this past season to help lead Ada to a sparkling 14-5 record. His 72 points led the team, and were just eight shy of the program single-season record of 80 set by Andy Fetter. 

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.

By Cort Reynolds

Three Ada High School girls soccer players received Div. V All-Northwest district honors in voting recently conducted by area coaches.

Senior forward Lexi Poling made the second team. She scored a team-high 11 goals and passed out one assist to finish 2024 with 23 points.

Junior playmaking midfielder Alex Gibson also earned second team all-district notice. Gibson led Ada with five assists and also netted four goals to total 13 points this season.

She took most of the team’s corner kicks and directed much of the offense with deft passing.

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