The Ohio Northern Women's basketball team claimed the Ohio Athletic Conference regular season title on Senior Day Sunday afternoon, as they defeated Marietta 51-48 at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears conclude regular season play at 20-5 overall and 16-2 in Ohio Athletic Conference play while Marietta finished 9-16, 5-13.
Senior Jordan Kimes' double-double led the Polar Bears as she finished with a game-high 16 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Junior Carly Thomas also scored a game-high 16 points and had two key steals for Northern.
With the victory, the Polar Bears won the OAC regular season title, and earned the No. 1 seed in the OAC tournament.
Men's Basketball - Lost 71-75 at Heidelberg; Won 80-69 H v Muskingum
Women's Basketball - Won 60-31 H v Heidelberg; Won 60-50 at Muskingum
Wrestling - Lost 12-18 H v #13 Baldwin Wallace
Men's Swimming & Diving - Idle
Women's Swimming & Diving - Idle
Men's Indoor Track & Field - 4th of 18 at All-Ohio Championships
Women's Indoor Track & Field - 5th of 19 at All-Ohio Championships
Ada High School grad Konnor Baker is currently the leading scorer for the Ohio Northern men’s basketball team this season, averaging 11.0 points per game.
Konnor, a sophomore education major, is the son of Kent and Kathy Baker. He graduated from Ada high School in 2013 and was a member of the school’s basketball program.
After spending his freshman season at the University of Findlay, Baker returned to Ada to play for the Polar Bears.
ONU indoor track team won the Joe Banks Invitational Track Meet they hosted Feb. 7 at the Sports Center, besting 10 other colleges and universities from Indiana and Ohio.
The Sports Center was a beehive of activity from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. as hundreds of athletes competed in many events.
Senior Jordan Kimes scored her 1000th career point and recorded a double-double as the Ohio Northern women's basketball team defeated Muskingum 60-50 Saturday afternoon at Performance Court in New Concord.
The Polar Bears improve their record to 18-5 and 14-2 in Ohio Athletic Conference play, while the Muskies fall to 6-17,4-12.
Kimes would join the 1000 point club as she scored her 20th point of the afternoon on a free throw with 2:18 remaining in the contest to give Northern a 56-44 lead.
Kimes led all scorers with 20 points on the afternoon and pulled down 10 rebounds to complete the double-double.
ADA — Kaitlyn Liccion has been named an assistant coach for the Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team.
Liccion received her bachelor of arts in psychology from Limestone (S.C.) College in 2011, where she competed in intercollegiate lacrosse.
A native of Auburn, N.Y., Liccion was a four-year letter winner at Limestone, making four NCAA Final Four appearances and a second place finish in the NCAA finals.
Liccion came to ONU after serving as the head girl's lacrosse coach at Beachwood (Ohio) High School in 2013-14.
