ADA -- The Ohio Northern men's soccer team used a strong second half effort to power past Kalamazoo (Mich.) 3-1 on the opening day of the ONU Invitational on Friday afternoon at Kerscher Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 2-1-1 overall, while the Hornets fall to 1-2-0.
After the first half proved to be a defensive battle, both teams would find success offensively in the second half.
The Hornets were able to strike first in the contest, as they found the back of the net in the 53rd minute to take a 1-0 lead early in the second half.
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's and women's track and field teams are set to open the 2018 campaign on Jan. 20 at the Ohio Athletic Conference Split Meet under the guidance of 9th-year head coach Jason Maus.
After the OAC Split meet, the Polar Bears will compete at both the Findlay Classic & Elite Throws meet and the Midwest Track & Field Open, hosted at the SPIRE Institute on Jan. 26-27.
Northern will host its first home meet on Feb. 3, as it hosts the annual Joe Banks Invitational at the ONU Sports Center Fieldhouse.
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team will look to continue its success during the 2017-18 season both on the court and in the classroom under the guidance of 17th-year head coach Scott Wills.
Northern finished second in the OAC a season ago after finishing the season 22-5 overall and posting a 7-1 record in the OAC.
Under the Wills tenure, the Polar Bears have been Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season champions, Tournament champions or runners-up in 15 of the last 16 years, which has included team titles in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2015.
DEFIANCE — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team opened its 2017 Fall schedule with a pair of 9-0 victories over Defiance and Concordia (Mich.) on Wednesday afternoon at Defiance's Dix Tennis Facility.
The Polar Bears are 2-0 on the season, while the host Yellow Jackets fall to 0-3 and the Cardinals fall to 0-1.
The victory over Defiance marks the 17th consecutive season-opening victory for Ohio Northern.
Sophomore Ola Latala (Grosse Ile, Mich.) and junior Ashley Ochsenhirt (Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian) each posted victories at No. 1 singles to lead Ohio Northern.
ADA -- The Ohio Northern men's soccer team defeated Wittenberg 2-1 in its home season opener Wednesdayevening at Kerscher Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 1-1-1 overall, while the Tigers fall to 0-2-0.
Northern was led in the contest by junior Joseph Schulte (Copley) and senior Colin Johnson (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton) as the duo each scored a goal.
WU would strike first in the contest in the 12th minute as a Tiger forward received a pass from the Tiger keeper and beat a Northern defender to push the lead to 1-0.
The Ohio Northern women's tennis team opened its 2017 Fall schedule with a pair of 9-0 victories over Defiance and Concordia (Mich.) on Wednesday afternoon at Defiance's Dix Tennis Facility.
The Polar Bears are 2-0 on the season, while the host Yellow Jackets fall to 0-3 and the Cardinals fall to 0-1.
The victory over Defiance marks the 17th consecutive season-opening victory for Ohio Northern.
Sophomore Ola Latala (Grosse Ile, Mich.) and junior Ashley Ochsenhirt (Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian) each posted victories at No. 1 singles to lead Ohio Northern.
