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And second consecutive NCAA III tourney birth

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By Caleb Scott

The Ohio Northern women's basketball team will look to compete for its third consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season title and second consecutive NCAA III Tournament birth under 16th-year head coach Michele Durand.

The Polar Bears posted a 23-5 record a season ago and won the OAC Regular Season title before advancing to the second round of the NCAA III Tournament.

Northern welcomes back a wealth of talent and experience, as 12 letterwinners return to the 2016-17 squad.

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The Ohio Northern men's basketball team welcomes back a good amount of experience and will look to improve in the Ohio Athletic Conference in 2016-17.

The Polar Bears welcome back six players with starting experience and 12 letter winners from the last year's squad that finished 12-14 overall and finished tied for fifth in the OAC with a 9-9 record.

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By Caleb Scott

The Ohio Northern women's soccer team saw nine members earn Academic All-OAC honors for the 2016 campaign. 

Seniors Shelby Stephens (Cypress, Tex./Cypress Woods), Haley Napier (Beavercreek/Beavercreek), Rachel Weigman (Pickerington/North), Missy Ward (Columbus/Westerville North), and Ellie Schmalzl (Walton, Ky./Ryle), juniors Anna Niemeyer (Loveland/Loveland) and Brianna Gr uber (Middleburg Heights/Holy Name) and sophomores Sarah Puntel (Strongsville/Strongsville) and McKenna Welsh (Westerville/Bishop Hartley) all earned the honor for Northern.

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Grace Nelson, outstanding Ada High School athlete, has signed a letter of intention to attend and participate in track and field at Miami (Ohio) in the Mid-American Conference. The signing took place last week.

Seated, from left with Grace are her parents,  Kim and David Nelson.

Standing, from left, Coach Tyler Craig, Coach Keith Peas;, and Grace's brother, Carter. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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By Caleb Scott

Senior setter Ashley Borchers (Russia) has been named Second Team All-America by the American Volleyball Coaches Association for 2016.

Borchers is a 3-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference honoree and a two-time First Team AVCA All-Great Region honoree.

The senior led the team with 1,032 assists and ranked first on the team and in the OAC with a .398 hitting percentage.

The 2016 OAC Co-Player of the Year ended her career ranked sixth all-time at Ohio Northern with 3,317 career assists.

Junior Haley Potters (Wheelersburg/South Webster) was also named Honorable Mention All-America as a First team All-Region award winner.

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By Tim Glon

Baldwin Wallace scored 21 points in the final 16 minutes to rally for a 31-21 football victory over Ohio Northern in the season finale on Saturday afternoon at Finnie Stadium.

The Polar Bears end their season at 5-5 overall and 5-4 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Yellow Jackets end up at 3-7, 2-7.

Despite the loss, ONU clinched its 20th upper division finish in the OAC in the last 21 seasons, tying for fourth place in the 10-team league.

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