BEXLEY — Sophomore Beelal Hasan (Westerville/Thomas) scored with 51 seconds gone in the second overtime period to lift the fifth-seeded Ohio Northern men's soccer team past top-seeded Capital 2-1 on Friday evening in the semifinals of the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament at Bernlohr Stadium.
The Polar Bears (13-7-1 overall) advance to the finals on Saturday night at 7 pm at John Carroll, while the Crusaders bow out of the tournament with a 14-4-0 record.
Senior William Velotta had five saves in goal for the Polar Bears but came up big in several key spots to keep Ohio Northern in the match.
The Ohio Northern women's soccer team posted a 2-0 victory over Mount Union in the semifinals of the 2018 OAC Tournament on a rainy, windy night at Kerscher Stadium.
The second-seeded Polar Bears (14-3-1 overall) advance to the finals on Saturday night at 7 pm at top-seeded Otterbein, who topped fourth-seeded Capital 1-0 in the other semifinal match.
Ohio Northern will be making its fourth consecutive trip to the tournament finals.
The third-seeded Purple Raiders end their season with an 11-7 record.
The No. 20-ranked Ohio Northern women's volleyball program defeated fourth-seeded Baldwin Wallace 3-1 inside the ONU Sports Center Thursday evening, securing their league-leading 27th all-time berth in the OAC tournament finals .
With the victory, ONU improves to 21-7 overall on the season. The Yellow Jackets conclude their postseason OAC tournament run with a 27-5 overall record.
The Ohio Northern women's basketball program was picked to finish third among the 10 Ohio Athletic Conference schools during the 2018-19 season in the annual coaches poll. B-W and Cap were picked first and second.
Coach Michele Durand, now in her 18th year here, welcomes back nine previous letter-winners and two starters from a 2017-18 squad that went 23-5 overall and 15-3 in the OAC. ONU won the 4th consecutive OAC regular season title last year.
The Polar Bears first game will be Nov. 17 in a tourney in Allegheny, Pa.
Saturday's contest is the ninth game overall and the penultimate game of the 2018 season for Ohio Northern. ONU is 536-495-36 in 124 seasons of play, a winning percentage of .518. ONU is fifth in the 10-team OAC with a 4-3 league record, while Baldwin Wallace is tied for second in the OAC with a 6-1 mark.
DELPHOS - Ada senior lineman Ethan Hall was voted second team All-Northwest Conference in balloting conducted by the league coaches at Delphos Monday evening.
The versatile Hall was also named honorable mention all-league on defense at linebacker.
Ada senior Noah Mattson made honorable mntion all-league on the defensive line.
Bulldog senior receiver Brad Clum and sophomore wideout Zac Swaney also received honorable mention notice on offense.
Ada junior linebacker Holden Purdy, junior defensive back Phillip Coulson and sophomore DB Daniel Mattson were named honorable mention all-conference on defense.
