ONU Celebrates Senior Day With A Win!

One goal in each half was enough to lift the Polar Bears over the visiting Yellow Jackets of Baldwin Wallace. With the win ONU remains undefeated in the OAC at 5-0 and 11-1-2 overall. Saturday also marked Senior Day for Northern as all 5 seniors were honored before the game for their commitment and dedication to the ONU program. To mark the occasion, Senior Tri-Captain Chelsea Chadwick got on the scoreboard in the 16th minute. After receiving a pass from Kristina Klusek, Chadwick would earn her first goal of the season by dribbling toward the endline, cutting back to lose her defender and sending a shot into the lower near post. Despite taking the lead, The Yellow Jackets would press hard to find an equalizer and nearly found one on a breakaway but defender Paige Garber would make a crucial well timed tackle to preserve the Northern lead. For the remainder of the half each team battled the Ada wind to gain control of the game but the score would remain. The Polar Bears regained their focus during halftime and started the second half with renewed energy. Less than 5 minutes into the half Northern would earn a corner kick. In a heads up play, Senior Alyssa Merrick played a quick short ball to Abbie Schauble who sent in a shot toward the BW goal. Schauble's shot caught the Yellow Jacket defense off guard as it snuck just under the cross bar for Schauble's second goal of the season. This would also give Merrick her 10th assist of the season to lead the OAC. The Northern defense, with Waehner in goal, would preserve the scoreline and earn their fourth straight shutout of the season. Up next, Northern continues OAC play as they host the Wilmington Quakers on Tuesday for a 4pm kick off.