BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The No. 25-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team claimed the team title at the Illinois Wesleyan Classic with a pair of victories on Saturday.
The Polar Bears (6-2 overall) began the day with a 23-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-23 win over DePauw (Ind.), who received the 27th-most votes in last week's AVCA Division III poll.
Northern them edged Aurora (Ill.) 25-16, 22-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-9 in a thriller to finish 3-1 in the tournament and claim the crown.
Ohio Northern senior All-American Megan Nieszala (Lambertville, Mich./St. Marys Catholic Central ) and sophomore Chelsea Huppert (Bremen, Ind.) were named to the All-Tournament Team.
ADA -- The Ohio Northern men's soccer team claimed the annual ONU Invitational title on Saturday afternoon as it downed Thomas More (Ky.) 3-0 at Kerscher Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 3-1-1 overall with the victory, while the Saints drop to 2-2-0.
Senior Chris Garbig (Wilder, Ky./Highlands), junior Joseph Schulte (Copley), and freshman Zachary Yoder(Goshen, Ind./Kamiakin) led the way for Northern offensively, scoring a goal apiece.
Junior Anthony DeNoi (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) and senior J.J. Fortner (Maumee) each added assists for Northern.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The No. 25-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball split a pair of matches on the first day of the Illinois Wesleyan Classic on Friday evening.
The Polar Bears (4-2 overall) began the tournament with a 21-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-23 victory over No. 22-ranked Elmhurst (Ill.) before falling to tournament host Illinois Wesleyan 22-25, 25-15, 26-24, 25-17.
Against IWU, sophomore Sydney Bapst (Grove City) led Ohio Northern with a season-high 13 kills.
Sophomore Chelsea Huppert (Bremen, Ind.) added 10 kills and senior Haley Potters (Wheelersburg/South Webster) had eight kills for ONU.
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.
