Volleyball News

By Steven Wright

| Box Score | Tournament Site |

TIFFIN - The No. 6 Ohio Northern volleyball team won the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Championship for the fourth consecutive year after defeating Heidelberg 3-2 Saturday afternoon at Seiberling Gymnasium.

Liz Schnelle

By Tim Glon

| Box Score | OAC Tournament Site |

TIFFIN -- No. 6-ranked Ohio Northern defeated Mount Union 25-27, 25-18, 25-20 in the semifinals of the 2009 Ohio Athletic Conference Volleyball Tournament Friday night at Heidelberg's Sieberling Gymnasium.

The third-seeded Polar Bears improve to 27-3, while the second-seeded Purple Raiders fall to 22-6.

Liz Schnelle

By Steven Wright

ADA — Senior All-American Liz Schnelle (New Bremen) has been selected CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine First Team Academic All-District IV.

As a junior last season, Schnelle earned Second Team Academic All-District honors.

She has also been named First Team Academic All-OAC for the past two seasons.

Schnelle has had a remarkable career at Ohio Northern, ranking in Ohio Northern's all-time top 10 in kills, attacks, attack percentage, solo blocks and total blocks.

Abby Schaller

By Steven Wright

| Box Score | OAC Tournament Site |

ADA - The No. 6 Ohio Northern volleyball team defeated John Carroll in a three-set sweep Tuesday evening at the ONU Sports Center to earn a berth into the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals.

The Polar Bears (26-3) are the No. 3 seed in the tournament, while the Blue Streaks (12-17) were the No. 6 seed.

Liz Schnelle

Steven Wright

| Box Score |

ADA - The No. 7 Ohio Northern volleyball team had an enjoyable Senior Day, as the Polar Bears cruised to a 25-14, 25-20, 25-19 sweep over Capital Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.

Northern is now 25-3 overall and ends the Ohio Athletic Conference regular season with a 7-2 record.

Capital drops to 16-14 overall and 5-4 in the OAC.