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ONU Women 72, Marietta 57

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.

Bullimore poured in a season-best 23 points to lead the way for Northern and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to complete her fifth consecutive double-double.

The senior is now 44 points shy of tying former Polar Bear standout Morgan Dumbaugh as Ohio Northern's all-time leading scorer.

Bullimore is also 52 rebounds shy of tying former Polar Bear Robin Patterson for most rebounds in school history.

nal 30 seconds to seal the 72-57 victory.

The Polar Bears shot 23-of-49 (46.9 percent) from the field, including 4-of-10 (40.0 percent).

Northern won the battle on the boards by a 38-30 margin.

The Polar Bears will return to action on Wednesday evening as they welcome Baldwin Wallace to the ONU Sports Center for a 7:30 pm tipoff.

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