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Jordan top volleyball player

Junior outside hitter McKenna Jordan has been tabbed the OAC Volleyball Athlete of the Week.

Jordan helped guide the Polar Bears to a pivotal 3-1 conference win over Otterbein on Tuesday and a tight-knit 3-2 victory over Mount Union on Saturday. With the victories, Ohio Northern claimed a share of its third consecutive OAC Regular Season title and captured the top-seed in the OAC Tournament.

Ada vs Allen East rivalry game

Photos by Sue Mattson

The Ada and Allen East lines battled in their annual rivalry game  
to end the 2018 season last Friday in Harrod. AE won, 51-0.

Mustang rushing attack halts Ada

Bulldogs finished season at 2-8

By Dusty Donley
Propelled by a dominant rushing attack, Allen East opened up a 30 point first half lead last Friday night and never looked back as the Mustangs defeated the visiting Bulldogs, 51-0.  Ada's sixth consecutive loss puts an end to a challenging season for first year head coach Shawn Christopher as his Bulldogs finish the 2018 gridiron campaign 2-8 and 1-8 in the Northwest Conference.

Led by junior Bryce Belcher's 143 yards and three touchdowns, the Mustangs amassed 296 yards rushing and scored five of their seven touchdowns on the ground.    

As a team, Allen East out-gained the Bulldogs in total offense, 521 yards to 180.

Look for good things from Bruns, season opens Nov. 12 at home

Ryan Bruns, ONU  senior, was named First Team Preseason All-America in men's basketball for 2018-19 by D3hoops.com.

Bruns was a Second Team All-America by D3hoops.com and the National Basketball Coaches Association, was the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and was First Team All-Great Lakes Region last season.

He was second on the team, third in the OAC and 12th nationally in scoring at 24.0 ppg last year.

ONU volleyball defeats Mount Union

ALLIANCE — The No. 22-ranked Ohio Northern women's volleyball program captured a share of its third consecutive OAC Regular Season title Saturday afternoon, defeating the Mount Union Purple Raiders in a 3-2 thriller in Alliance.

With the victory, ONU improves to 19-7 overall and finishes the OAC regular season with an 8-1 mark to finish tied for first in the conference standings. Northern will share the regular season conference crown with Otterbein, who also finished 8-1 against the conference circuit this year. The Polar Bears also clinch the number one seed in the OAC Tournament and home-court advantage throughout the event with the win. 

3 win All-OAC honors

HARTVILLE — Senior All-American Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) became the first runner in Ohio Northern history to earn back-to-back Ohio Athletic Conference individual titles as the ONU men's cross country team finished third at the 2018 OAC Championships on Saturday afternoon at Sable Creek Golf Course.

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