BEREA — No. 17-ranked Ohio Northern fell 25-21, 26-24, 25-16 at Baldwin Wallace on Tuesday night at Ursprung Gymnasium.
The Polar Bears (12-4 overall, 2-1 Ohio Athletic Conference) were led by junior Chelsea Huppert (Bremen, Ind.) with 12 kills and two blocks and by junior McKenna Jordan(Toledo/Saint Ursula) with nine kills and a block.
By Dusty Donley
Paced by a balanced offensive attack, the Columbus Grove Bulldogs were able to open up a commanding 35-7 first half lead en route to a 56-7 victory over the visiting Ada Bulldogs. The second conference loss in as many weeks drops Ada to 1-2 in the N.W.C. and 2-4 overall.
Columbus Grove scored 28 first half points before Ada junior signal caller Phillip Coulson connected with sophomore Zac Swaney on a 22-yard touchdown. Junior Dylan East’s extra point kick was good, giving Ada their only points of the game with just under three minutes to play in the second quarter.
Preview: The Ohio Northern women's soccer program continues its pursuit of the 2018 OAC regular season title as the Polar Bears welcome in Baldwin Wallace Wednesday, October 3 for a conference affair in Ada ... Match time is set for 7 p.m. from Kerscher Stadium ... ONU has now won 17 consecutive OAC regular season matches dating back to the 2016 season when Northern won the last seven conference affairs of the campaign ... The Polar Bears enter the midweek contest sporting a 7-2-0 overall record and a 1-0-0 league record after defeating Marietta 4-0 on the road last Saturday.
ONU freshman goalkeeper John Lombardo has received the Ohio Athletic Conference's Defensive Player of the Week award. The freshman netminder recorded his fifth and sixth consecutive victories with a pair of shutouts against Adrian (Mich.) and Marietta, last week.
Former All-American and current senior men's cross country runner Ian McVey has been tabbed the Ohio Athletic Conference's Runner of the Week for the third time this season.
He was crowned the All-Ohio Championships NCAA Division III individual champion for the second straight season on Saturday in Norton, Ohio. His new career-best time of 24:23.8 eclipsed the NCAA Division III field by 11 seconds, placing him fourth overall against a multi-divisional field including NAIA and NCAA Division I, II, and III institutions.
