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ONU women’s soccer team preseason OAC favorite

Men’s team selected to finish 3rd
Posted by LizGH on Saturday, August 24, 2019

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The Ohio Northern women's soccer team is the preseason favorite to win the 2019 Ohio Athletic Conference title according to the OAC Coaches Preseason Poll in voting conducted by the league's 10 head coaches.

Northern received 77 points and five first place votes to edge Otterbein, who received 76 points and the remaining five first place votes.

Capital was picked third with 66 points and Mount Union was picked fourth with 54 points.

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Volleyball: Cavaliers down feisty Lady Bulldogs

Aubrey Madison contributed seven digs, three assists and two kills
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, August 23, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada volleyball team played well and very hard, but lost in straight sets to visiting power Coldwater Thursday night.

The hard-fought 25-10, 26-24, 25-15 loss dropped the Lady Bulldog record to 2-2. Coldwater improved to 2-0 with the win.

"We played our best match this season," said Bulldog second-year head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "Our hustle and defense was great. Our top seven showed a lot of heart."

The atmosphere was energized by a large and loud Ada student throng, which inspired the Lady Bulldogs to hustle all over the court from the very start of play.

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ONU cross country teams get ready for ’19 season

Posted by LizGH on Friday, August 23, 2019

Ohio Northern men's cross country team has been picked to finish third in the Ohio Athletic Conference in a poll conducted by the league's 10 coaches.

The Polar Bears received 64 points in the poll, trailing only Otterbein (80 points) and John Carroll (71 points).

ONU returns eight lettermen from last year's squad that posted a 97-29 record and finished third at the OAC Championships under 11th-year head coach Jason Maus.

Ohio Northern women's cross country team has been picked to finish fourth in the Ohio Athletic Conference in a poll conducted by the league's 10 coaches.

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Volleyball: Ada girls sting Hornets

Coach Tabor: "Our defense was solid. We kept them off balance, and our serve placement was smart."
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 22, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada volleyball team took down visiting Cory-Rawson in straight sets on a warm Wednesday night to record their first home win of the season.

The convincing 25-14, 25-23, 25-12 victory upped the Lady Bulldog record to 2-1.

"We played really well," said Bulldog second-year head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "They had a really good server going in the second set, but we came back strong in the third set."

A block kill by Megan Light and two Miranda Wills kills got Ada off to a good start in set one. An ace by Kendal Guagenti capped her 5-0 serving run and propelled the hosts to an 11-6 lead.

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HS soccer: Kenton shuts out Ada soccer teams

Girls Harding on Saturday; boys host Spencerville
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 22, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
KENTON - Hardin County rival Kenton blanked visiting Ada 8-0 in girls soccer play Wednesday night.

Ada fell to 0-2 after the defeat, while Kenton improved to 2-0 with the win.

The Lady Wildcats scored early and pushed the ball up the field the entire game, building a 5-0 lead by halftime. They added three more scores after intermission.

"Kenton is a strong team," said Ada head coach Doug Poling. "We played defensively for the majority of the match. We managed only four shots on goal."

Ada senior keeper Kenzie Long made 18 saves in goal, while classmate Sidney Gossard stopped 11 shots.

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Erica Bryan named ONU softball assistant coach

Posted by LizGH on Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Erica Bryan has been named an assistant coach for the Ohio Northern softball program.

She has previous coaching stints at Centre (Ky.) in 2017 and with current ONU head coach Jackie Price at Hiram in 2015-16.

Bryan was a four-year starter as a shortstop at Ohio Wesleyan from 2011-14. She finished her career as a .306 hitter with 139 base hits, 85 runs scored and 53 stolen bases in 148 games.

She received her bachelor's degree in sport management from OWU in 2014.

Bryan then earned her master's degree from Hiram in international studies in 2016.

She is a native of Wapakoneta, Ohio, and currently lives in Lima.

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