First Posted: 2/11/2015
ADA — The Ohio Northern women’s basketball team cruised to a 60-31 victory over Heidelberg, Wednesday evening at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears improved their record to 17-5 overall and 13-2 in Ohio Athletic Conference action, while Heidelberg fell to 9-13 on the season and 7-8 in the OAC.
Northern was led by senior Jordan Kimes who scored a game-high 13 points and pulled down a game-high eight rebounds.
Kimes is now 20 points away from her 1,000th career point as a Polar Bear.
Junior Karissa Steffas and sophomore Britt Lauck, a Shawnee graduate, chipped in eight points apiece for Northern.
UNOH 81, Concordia 63
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Sammi Dervisevic had 21 points and Shakeia Salters and Madison Coldren scored 12 each for the University of Northwestern Ohio. Coldren also had seven rebounds. The Racers are now 13-14 overall and 11-8 in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.
Men’s basketball
Heidelberg 75, ONU 71
TIFFIN — A ONU rally came up short as the Polar Bears fell to Heidelberg at the Seiberling Gymnasium.
The Polar Bears fell to 10-12 overall and 5-10 in the OAC while Heidelberg improved to 10-12 on the season and 6-9 overall.
Sophomore Konnor Baker, an Ada grad, led Ohio Northern with 12 points.
Mount St. Joseph 57,
Bluffton University 55
CINCINNATI — A 3-pointer by Joel Scudder with eight seconds remaining proved to be the game-winner. Thayne Recker had 19 points and eight rebounds for Bluffton. Joshua Woodrich (13) and Austin Rohde (11) also scored in doubel digits for the Beavers.
UNOH 73,
Corcordia 49
ANN ARBORT, Mich. — Lawrence Jackson had 22 points and nine rebounds and Aaron Cross (16) and Ed Jenkins (15) also scored in double digits for the Racers, who improved to 21-6 overall and 16-3 in the WHAC.
