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.
Seven Ohio Northern student/athletes were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference in football for 2012 in voting conducted by the league's 10 head coaches.
Seniors Tyler Joseph, Cody Kelly, Carter Paul and Justin Wilson and sophomore Steven Kenny were named Second Team All-OAC, while senior Kyle Smith and junior Sean Denson were named Honorable Mention All-Conference.
Joseph is now a two-time All-Conference honoree at right guard, earning Second Team honors in each of the past two seasons. He has started the last 32 games in the past three years and is also an Academic All-OAC honoree.
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.
