CINCINNATI — Senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) poured in a career-high 33 points and freshman Brandon Waugh (Columbus/Northland) added 11 points as the Ohio Northern men's basketball team dropped a tight 77-73 decision to No. 9-ranked Washington (Mo.) on Saturday afternoon at the Harrington Center.
The Polar Bears (1-1 overall) will now wrap up the Mount Saint Joseph Tip-Off Classic on Saturday with a 3 pm contest against Case Western Reserve (0-3).
DELAWARE — The No. 7-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team topped Ohio Wesleyan 54-36 on Saturday afternoon to claim its third consecutive victory as it defeated OWU at the Branch Rickey Arena.
The Polar Bears improve to 3-1 overall, while the Battling Bishops drop to 0-4 on the season.
Senior center Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) had a big day for ONU as she recorded her second consecutive and 23rd career double-double to lead Northern.
The senior tallied a game-high 22 points and added 11 rebounds for ONU.
By Cort Reynolds
Ada senior Melina Woods rises up for a kill at the Ohio Div. IV All-State volleyball match at Wooster recently.
The 6-0 southpaw made All-Ohio honors for the third consecutive season this fall, slamming over 600 kills. She led Ada to its first-ever regional berth and a third straight NWC title this fall. Woods will attend Div. I Canisius College in Buffalo on a scholarship.
ADA — The Ohio Northern volleyball team finished the 2017 season ranked No. 19 in the season-ending American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.
The Polar Bears were 29-6 overall, 8-1 Ohio Athletic Conference.
Ohio Northern won twice in the NCAA III Tournament Regionals before falling to eventual national runner-up Wittenberg in the Regional finals to end its season.
DEFIANCE — Senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) posted her 22nd career double-double to lead the No. 7-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team to a 69-49 victory at Defiance Tuesday evening at the Weaner Center.
The Polar Bears improve to 2-1, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 0-3.
Bullimore finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds and senior Lindsey Black(Urbana/Graham) added 12 points for ONU.
