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.
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.
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.
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.
HARTVILLE — Freshmen Elizabeth Whitmore (Mason) and Tessa Pitcovich (Stow/Munroe Falls) earned All-Conference honors as the Ohio Northern women's cross country team placed fifth at the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships at Sable Creek Golf Course on Saturday.
Whitmore finished 13th of 119 finishers. Pitcovich was close behind, taking 18th.
ONU then had a tight pack to round out the team's scorers.
On a wet, late-October afternoon, the No. 23-ranked Ohio Northern women's soccer program dropped its regular season finale 2-1 to Ohio Athletic Conference foe Mount Union on Saturday at Kerscher Stadium.
The Polar Bears move to 13-3-1 overall and 7-1-1 in league play. With their conference record, Northern has claimed the two seed in the 2018 OAC Tournament, a first round bye, and semifinal round hosting rights in their first postseason contest next Thursday. Northern can also claim a share of the OAC Regular Season title with an Otterbein loss Saturday evening when they play Capital at 7 p.m.
