The Ohio Northern softball team opened the home portion of its schedule with a 4-0, 2-1 sweep of Hanover College on Mondayafternoon at the ONU Softball Field.
The Polar Bears improve to 13-3 overall, while the Panthers fall to 10-8.
Junior Kaitlin Surdej (Lancaster/Central) threw a 4-hit shutout for ONU in Game 1 and sophomore Brady Guest (Convoy/Crestview) drilled a 2-run home run to lead Ohio Northern in Game 2.
Ohio Northern junior Ashley Ochsenhirt of Birmingham, Ala., has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week. Ashley went a perfect 2-0 in OAC play at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles this week. She went a perfect 2-0 in OAC play at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles.
The junior earned the honor for the first time this season and for the fourth time in her career.
TIFFIN — Senior Kirsten Lightel (Tallmadge) threw a 3-hit shutout in dominating fashion to lead the Ohio Northern softball team to a double header split at Heidelberg on Saturday afternoon at Fran's Field.
The Polar Bears (11-3 overall, 1-1 Ohio Athletic Conference) won the opener 3-0 behind Lightel's 12-strikeout shutout.
Mackenzie Wills (pictured), a sophomore from Ada, won both of her matches for Ohio Northern during women’s tennis play on Saturday at Westwood Tennis in Lima. Mackenzie won 6-0 at No. 5 singles and 8-0 in doubles. Overall, the team beat Heidelberg 9-0 in the OAC opener. ONU improves 11-3 on the season.
The Ohio Northern men's tennis team opened the Ohio Athletic Conference portion of its schedule with a 9-0 sweep of Heidelberg on Saturday afternoon at the Westwood Tennis & Fitness Center in Lima. The Polar Bears improve to 7-4 overall and 1-0 in the OAC.
A record-setting performance by the Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team paved the way for a 17-6 victory over Beloit (Wis.) on a chilly Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The Polar Bears continue the best start to a season in program history by improving to 7-1, while the Buccaneers fall to 4-3.
Sophomore Cameron Marous (Brecksville) set an ONU single-game record with 10 points on the day, scoring four goals and tying an ONU single-game record with six assists.
His 10 points breaks the previous record of eight set by Max Weese and Steven Slagle in 2016.
