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Women’s basketball moves up in standings

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, January 9, 2018

The Ohio Northern women's basketball team cracked the top-10 in the sixth weekly D3Hoops.com poll after jumping four spots to No. 10 in the sixth weekly coaches poll.

After falling in their season-opener, the Polar Bears (12-1 overall, 6-0 OAC) have won 12 straight, including handing undefeated and nationally-ranked Marietta its first loss of the season.

The Polar Bears return to action Wednesday evening at 7:30 pm as they welcome OAC-foe Baldwin Wallace to the ONU Sports Center

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Bullimore is Player of the Week, nears school record

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, January 8, 2018

ONU senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) has been named the women's basketball Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Week.

She averaged a double-double during the week, posting her fourth and fifth consecutive double-double's as Northern defeated Otterbein and No. 18-ranked Marietta.

In the contest against Otterbein, Bullimore tallied a season-best 15 rebounds and a game-high 18 points to lead ONU in the victory.

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Rangers outmuscle Bulldog boys

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, January 8, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - Rugged visiting New Knoxville used a big third period to pull away from Ada and post a 63-47 non-conference boys basketball win Saturday night.  

 

The purple and gold drop to 2-9 with their seventh straight defeat, while the Rangers improve to 4-5 with the victory.

 

Ada trailed just 27-21 at halftime. But with junior post Connor Frazier benched to start half two with three fouls, NK scored inside repeatedly. The Rangers surged to a 13-4 start en route to a decisive 20-9 third period edge.

 

The visitors led by as many as 17 in the final period and never by less than 13, keeping the Bulldogs at bay.

 

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Kenton girls rain three's at Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, January 8, 2018

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - Hot-shooting Kenton drained 18 three-point baskets and cruised to a 94-32 win at Hardin County rival Ada in non-league girls basketball action Saturday afternoon.

 

The purple and gold drop to 2-9 with the defeat, while the Lady Wildcats improved to 7-3 after the lopsided win.

 

Speedy Kenton reeled off three big runs totaling 44-0 in the first half, and the outcome was never in question. The Wildcats stayed on target all game as they drained nine trifectas in both halves.

 

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ONU Men 86, Marietta 90

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, January 7, 2018

MARIETTA — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team battled a power outage and the Marietta men's basketball team on Saturday afternoon as it dropped a hard-fought 90-86 decision at Ban Johnson Arena.

The Polar Bears fall to 9-4 overall and 4-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Pioneers improve to 10-3, 4-2.

Junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) scored a game-high 32 points to lead the way offensively, while senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) scored 25 points and senior Joey DiOrio (Columbus/Watterson) added an 18-point effort.

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ONU Women 72, Marietta 57

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, January 6, 2018

ONU senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) recorded her fifth consecutive double-double as the No. 14-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team snapped No. 18-ranked Marietta's 12-game winning streak in a battle of Ohio Athletic Conference unbeatens on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears posted their 12th consecutive victory and moved to 12-1 overall and 6-0 in the OAC, while the Pioneers fall to 12-1, 5-1.

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