Tina Mangola

ADA - Sophomore Tina Mangola (Cranberry Township, Pa.) was named Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III Third Team All-America in softball for 2008 in voting conducted by the National Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association.

Mangola is a repeat Third Team All-America selection, earning the honor as a freshman in 2007, and is ONU's all-time career home run record leader with 22 as a two-year starter in right field.

She is also a two-time First Team All-Region and two-time First Team All-OAC honoree.

Liz Decima

ADA - Five Ohio Northern players were named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III All-Central Region team in softball for 2008 in voting conducted by the National Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association.

Sophomores Liz Decima (Freedom, Pa./Ambridge), Mandi Fought (Toledo/Whitmer) and Tina Mangola (Cranberry Township, Pa.) were all First Team honorees, while junior Danielle Goubeaux (Coldwater) and sophomore Cortney Cash (Chicago Heights, Ill/Marian Catholic) were named to the Second Team.

Danielle Goubeaux

A record five Ohio Northern players were named First Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference in softball for 2008 in voting conducted by the league's 10 head coaches.

Junior Danielle Goubeaux (Coldwater) and sophomores Cortney Cash (Chicago Heights, Ill/Marian Catholic), Liz Decima (Freedom, Pa./Ambridge), Mandi Fought (Toledo/Whitmer) and Tina Mangola (Cranberry Township, Pa.) were all First Team All-OAC honorees.

NEW CONCORD - No. 11 Muskingum scored three runs in the bottom of the first and held on to defeat the Ohio Northern women's softball team 4-2 Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the OAC Tournament.

The loss elimates the third-seeded Polar Bears (28-13) from the OAC Tournament in thid place. Muskingum (35-8) advances to the championship game to face Mount Union.

Earlier today, ONU advanced to the semifinals after defeating John Carroll 8-0 in a game that was suspended from last night.