ONU 2-0 Over Manchester College

On a sunny afternoon in Ada, the ONU Polar Bears out shot Manchester College 27-0 in 90 minutes of play. Manchester's stingy defense didn't allow too many scoring chances and their goal keeper came up with some great saves in the first half, trying to keep the score at 0-0. Eventually ONU's Sami Atkinson would break through the back line off a great no look pass from Senior Alyssa Merrick making the score 1-0 going into the half.
The second half would start much like the first with ONU controlling the tempo and Manchester's defense would hold strong until the 88th minute when Freshman Sandra Thorarensen took a ball off the foot of a Manchester defender and notched home the second goal of the match, making the final 2-0.
"This was a solid, non conference, performance from the players today", said head coach Mark Batman. "We created a lot of really dangerous chances, hitting the crossbar as well as several other shots just missing wide or over, and that's very promising and tells me the girls remained hungry for the entire match. More impressive is that defensively we didn't allow a single shot in 90 minutes. This game was also a good experience for the girls against a difficult and stingy defensive team. We are looking forward to hosting Capital on Saturday and our annual Kicks for a Cause event. The next few weeks of the OAC are the fun weeks of conference play and I believe our girls are ready for the excitement that surrounds this part of our season."
With the win, the Polar Bears improve to 8-1-2 overall and still remain 2-0 in OAC play as well as undefeated in the Great Lakes Region. In the most recent NSCAA rankings, the Polar Bears remained at #3 in the Great Lakes Region but have moved up to #21 in the national rankings.