The visiting Ada girls basketball team hit a late dry spell and fell 45-35 at Northwest Conference foe Spencerville Thursday evening.
Following the defeat, the Lady Bulldog record dropped to 5-6 overall and 0-3 in the league. Meanwhile, the Lady Bearcats improved to 3-8 overall and 1-2 in the NWC with the victory.
The low-scoring game was tied 18-18 at the half, and Spencerville edged in front 29-27 after three periods. They then put the game out of reach with a 16-8 fourth quarter.
"We shot poorly," said Bulldog third-year head coach Bill Taflinger. "We couldn't make a shot when we had a chance to extend our lead."
No. 20-ranked Ohio Northern posted a 22-20 victory over Springfield (Mass.) and a 26-12 victory over Oswego State (N.Y.) and finished 2-1 in pool play of the Lycoming (Pa.) Invitational on Friday at Lamade Gymnasium.
ADA - In the annual renewal of their local rivalry battle, visiting USV rode a 26-10 second period to a 63-48 victory over the Ada boys basketball team before a big Saturday night crowd.
The Bulldogs fell to 2-9 overall with the non-conference loss, while the Rams improved to 9-3 with the win.
"We got off to a good start, but the second quarter was the story of the game," said Ada first-year head coach Dre White. "We had three good quarters, yet we had way too many turnovers (19). We have to clean up the offensive boards and the turnovers."
ADA — Senior Joey Hurless (Van Wert) became Ohio Northern's all-time career assist leader on Wednesdaynight, leading the ONU men's basketball team to an 86-77 victory over visiting Baldwin Wallace at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears (7-7 overall, 5-2 Ohio Athletic Conference) stayed in a tie for first place in the OAC with the win.
The Yellow Jackets fall to 7-7, 2-5.
Hurless had seven assists in the game and now has 418 in his 90-game career. He passed the previous record of 414, held for 40 years by Charlie Just, who accomplished the feat from 1973-76.
BEREA — Senior Britt Lauck (Lima/Shawnee) scored 22 points and junior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) added 14 points to lead the No. 10/14 ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team to a 60-55 road victory at Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday night at Ursprung Gymnasium.
The Polar Bears continue their best start in school history and remain undefeated at 14-0 on the season. They maintain their 2-game lead in the Ohio Athletic Conference with a 7-0 league record.
The Yellow Jackets fall to 11-3, 4-3.
Northern led 14-7 after the first period and grabbed the largest lead of the game at 21-11 with 7:35 left in the half.
ADA — The Ohio Northern football team will open its 122nd year of competition on Sept. 2 with a road contest at Adrian (Mich.) under 14th-year head coach Dean Paul.
After scrimmaging each season for the past 23 years, the Polar Bears and the Bulldogs will compete for the first time in a varsity contest since 1989.
Northern will then return home for its home opener with Heidelberg on Sept. 16 at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
ONU will then entertain Otterbein on Sept. 23 as part of Homecoming Weekend.
The Polar Bears will also host Capital on Oct. 7, Marietta on Oct. 28 and Baldwin Wallace on Nov. 11 to wrap up the regular season on Senior Day.
