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No. 14-ranked Ohio Northern will travel to the Finger Lakes Region of New York for the NCAA III Women's Soccer Tournament Third Round and will face No. 2 William Smith (N.Y.) on Saturday at a time yet to be announced.

The Polar Bears (19-1-2 overall) advanced by defeating Penn State-Behrend 2-0 in the First Round and No. 20 Illinois Wesleyan 2-0 in the Second Round.

The Hurons (19-1-0) downed Lasell (Mass.) 5-0 and No. 24 Swarthmore (N.Y.) 2-0.

Both schools hosted the first two rounds last weekend.

Ohio Northern senior Megan Nieszala (Lambertville, Mich./St. Marys Catholic Central) and sophomore Chelsea Huppert (Bremen, Ind.) were named Honorable Mention All-America by the American Volleyball Coaches Association for 2017.

Nieszala is a repeat selection on the All-America squad, as she earned the honor as a junior in 2016.

Nieszala and Huppert were also named First Team All-Great Lakes Region and First Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference earlier this season.

Toledo rallies to stop ONU in Savage Arena

The Ohio Northern men's basketball team nearly pulled off a huge upset, trailing by just two points in the final three minutes before falling 72-62 in an exhibition game at NCAA Division I foe Toledo on Tuesday evening at Savage Arena.

The Rockets improve to 2-0 on the season. The game counts as an exhibition contest for the Polar Bears because the official season starting date for NCAA Division III schools is Nov. 15.

Senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) poured in 23 points and junior Ryan Bruns(Chickasaw/Marion Local) had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead ONU.

Tre'Shaun Fletcher had 27 points and 10 rebounds for Toledo.

The Ohio Northern men's cross country team fell eight spots to No. 26 in the eighth weekly United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll, released on Wednesday.

The Polar Bears (113-19 overall) received 58 points in the poll. Northern has now been ranked in seven of the nine national polls, including the preseason poll.

The Polar Bears will compete in this weekend's Div. III National Championships after placing third at the Great Lakes Regional meet and earning an at large bid to the Championships.

Senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) and junior Ashlie Baumann (Sterling Heights, Mich./Stevenson) were named All-Great Lakes Region after posting top-35 finishes to lead the Ohio Northern women's cross country team to a ninth place finish at the NCAA III Great Lakes Regional meet on Saturday afternoon.

The Polar Bears finished ninth of 35 teams with 292 points, improving their record to 94-37 overall.

Junior Pete He (Mason) and sophomore Nolan Huey (Fort Collins, Colo./Fossil Ridge) posted three first place finishes each to lead the Ohio Northern mens swimming and diving team to a 172-89 dual meet victory over Wilmington on Friday evening.

The Polar Bears improve to 1-0 with the victory, while the Quakers fall to 0-1.

Huey claimed first place in the 200-meter free and 100 back in 2:05.20 and 1:01.28, respectively, before teaming up with juniors Justin Chapman (Springboro) and Thomas Golba (Dayton/Alter) and freshman Zach Ayres (Chillicothe) to win the 200 freestyle relay in 1:41.09.

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