ADA - The host Ada volleyball team defeated second-place league foe Lincolnview in four sets in a key Northwest Conference match Thursday evening.
The 18-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-13 comeback victory upped the Lady Bulldog record to 15-6 and 7-0 in the NWC. Lincolnview fell to 10-7 and 4-2 in the NWC with the loss.
It was the first time in 21 matches this season that Ada played a match which was a non-sweep, win or loss. The victory set up a showdown for the league crown at fellow league leader Columbus Grove Tuesday, October 11.
Junior standout Melina Woods led Ada with 31 kills, 19 digs, seven blocks and one ace.
BLUFFTON - The visiting Ada volleyball team swept Bluffton Tuesday night in a Northwest Conference match to record their 11th victory over the last 12 matches.
The 25-11, 25-15, 25-22 win improved the Lady Bulldog record to 14-6 overall and 6-0 in the NWC, tied for tops in the league with Columbus Grove. Meanwhile, Bluffton fell to 1-3 in the NWC with the loss.
Ada middle blocker/hitter Melina Woods knocked down 28 kills, made five digs, came up with two blocks and served an ace to pace the victors.
The Ohio Northern men's soccer team continued moving upward in the D3Soccer.com poll as it jumped two spots to No. 4 in the national poll.
Northern (11-0-1) is coming off of a 2-0-0 week in which it posted consecutive shutouts over Defiance and Ohio Athletic Conference-foe Mount Union.
Chicago (Ill.) took over the top spot with 980 points and 12 first place votes, Trinity (Tex.) moved to No. 2 with 950 points and four first place votes, and Rowan (N.J.) fell to No. 3 with 920 points and three first place votes.
Northern has now been nationally-ranked for six consecutive years and 10 times in the last 11 seasons.
