MEADVILLE. Pa. — The Ohio Northern women's basketball team capped off an undefeated opening weekend with a 74-56 victory over tournament host Allegheny (Pa.) Saturday afternoon in the Allegheny Tip-Off Tournament, giving head women's basketball coach Michele Durand her 300th victory in her 18-year tenure at ONU.
Coach Durand now stands at 300-163 in her coaching career at Northern, which equates to a .648 winning percentage, making her the winningest coach in program history. She owns 421 career victories overall, which includes her time at ONU and an 11-year stint at nearby NCAA Division III institution Bluffton.
WINNECONNE, Wis. — Senior All-American Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) earned All-America honors for the second consecutive season by finishing fifth out of 280 runners in 24:37 at the 2018 NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Championships on a cold Saturday afternoon at Lake Breeze Golf Course.
McVey posted his second consecutive top-10 finish at the championships, as he was 10th in 24:37 as a junior in 2017.
Junior diver Libby Sartschev claimed both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving competitions to lead the Ohio Northern women's swimming and diving program to a 135-88 victory over Wittenberg Friday evening at the ONU Sports Center.
With the win, the Polar Bears improve to 2-1 overall while the Tigers drop to 0-4 on the season.
In addition to Sartchev's diving dominance, ONU saw five individuals and a relay team earn victories in the swimming portion of the evening.
MEADVILLE, Pa. — The ONU women's basketball program raised the curtain on its 2018-19 season in winning fashion Friday afternoon, defeating Chatham (Pa.) 70-43 in the opening game of the Allegheny (Pa.) Tip-Off Tournament in Meadville, Pa..
Northern begins the new season with a 1-0 overall record following the victory. Meanwhile, the Cougars suffer their first loss this season and fall to 3-1 overall.
Senior guard Jenna Dirksen and junior center Emily Mescher paced the Polar Bear offense with 12 points each. Meanwhile, the latter would tack on a team-high seven rebounds in the contest, leading ONU to a sizeable 50-33 edge on the boards.
The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving program upended in-state rival Wittenberg Friday evening, capturing the team's first non-conference dual victory this season with a 141-82 win over the Tigers at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears secured seven titles in 13 total events to move the program to 2-1 in dual meets in the 2018-19 campaign. Meanwhile, the Tigers drop to 1-3 overall.
For the second consecutive season, junior middle hitter Chelsea Huppert(Bremen, Ind.) has been tabbed to the Google Cloud Academic All-District First-Team in women's volleyball by the College Sports Information Directors of America for her success in the classroom and on the court.
