COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Dominican softball clinic scheduled for Sunday, November 22^nd has been cancelled. The remainder of the Panther Softball Team's weekend schedule will remain the same.  

Saturday, November 21^st clinic focusing on hitting and bunting fundamentals and defensive field techniques for all positions will resume as scheduled. Registration for session one is set for 8:30 a.m. with the clinic running from 9:30 a.m. – noon in Alumni Hall. Session two will begin shortly after the conclusion of the first session.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Dominican women's basketball team dropped their second game of the season on the road Friday evening, losing 71-56 to former American Mideast Conference rival Walsh University. The Panthers could not overcome a seven point halftime deficit as they dropped to 1-2 on the young season.

Offensively ODU played well throughout the opening half, shooting a respectable 10-of-25 (40%) from the field, but could not stop the Cavalier attack as Walsh jumped out to a 35-27 halftime lead on 15-of-30 (50%) shooting from the field.  more

The second 20 minutes went much like the first half as the host Cavaliers maintained their lead throughout. The Panthers were outscored 26-29 in the second stanza and held on for the 71-56 home win.

The Panthers saw three players in double figures. Pacing ODU was Kirsten Ruen (Sr./Columbus Grove, OH) who scored 13 points on 6-of-12 shooting. Ruen was joined by Tracy Snider (So./Lancaster, OH) and Katy Rasor (So./Grove City, OH) who finished with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Walsh was led by Jessie Miller and Katie Berry who each finished with 24 points.

The Panthers return to action on Saturday, November 21^st when they will stay in Canton, Ohio to play former AMC foe Malone University in an early season non-conference match-up. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Dominican men's basketball team, still looking for their first win of the season, put up a valiant effort, but their second half comeback bid fell short as they lost their home opener, 67-60, to Spring Arbor (MI) University in Alumni Hall.

The Cougars (5-2) charged to a quick double digit lead as the Panthers struggled to find their shooting touch in the opening half. Spring Arbor on the other hand shot a blistering 53.8 percent (14-for-26) for the half and went 5-for-8 behind the arc. Ohio Dominican (0-4) was able to keep it manageable, but was still down 13 points, 39-26, heading into the break.  more

The second half proved to be a different story for both teams. The Panthers cranked up their defensive intensity and got into a rhythm on offense shooting 43.8 (14-of-32) percent for the half. The Cougars, after shooting lights out in the first half, were held to just 36.8 percent in the second.

The game however was decided at the free throw line. The Cougars were a perfect 6-for-6 in the first half and connected on 13-of-18 in the second, shooting 79.2 percent for the game. The Panthers could not get to the line, only shooting ten free throws for the game and connecting on five, for 50 percent.

Spring Arbor was led by Rob Boss with a game high 16 points, while DJ Baisden added 15 points for the Cougars.   Leading the way for the Panthers was forward John Trew (So./Barberton, OH; pictured) who finished with a career high 15 points and eight rebounds. Adriene Rodriguez (Sr./Lorain, OH) chipped in with a season best 12 points and Sonny Stattmiller (Sr./Columbus, OH) finished with 10.

Ohio Dominican will return to action next Tuesday, November 24^th as they travel to Cedarville, Ohio to take on former AMC rival the Cedarville Yellow Jackets. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Callan Athletic Center.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Dominican men's basketball team got a glimpse of what the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has in store as they dropped a physical drop down drag out fight at Kates Gymnasium in Ashland, Ohio. The Panthers looking for their first win in school history (0-16) over its future GLIAC rivals came up on the short end of a 66-61 battle versus the Ashland Eagles.

The Panthers charged out of the gates ready to make a statement to their new conference as they scored the games first 15 points. Ohio Dominican was clicking at both ends of the floor as they held the Eagles scoreless for over six minutes of the first half until AU's Kale Richardson knocked down a jumper with 13:45 left in the first half.     more

After shaking off the early season jitters the Eagles got their legs underneath them to battle back into the game. Ashland would go on a 15-4 run over the next five minute to cut the lead too two midway through the half. The Panthers and Eagles would trade punches over the remainder of the half and headed to the intermission knotted at 30.

The second half would be much of the same as the two teams went back-and-fourth accounting for seven ties and seven lead changes in the game. The Panthers began to pull away late in the game as Adriene Rodriguez (Sr./Lorain, OH) hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 2:26 to put ODU up by seven.  

Little did they know, but that would be the last points of the game for Ohio Dominican as missed free throws and turnovers plagued the Panthers down the stretch. Thanks to clutch free throw shooting over the final two minutes Ashland would use a run similar to the Panthers at start the game to earn the victory. The Eagles scored the games final 12 points to give new head coach John Ellenwood his first career win.   

Ashland held on for the win despite shooting just 29.4 percent (10-of-34) from the floor in the second half. ODU shot 43.3 percent from the field, but connected on just 5-of-10 from the free throw line in the second half.  

Zak Kapron (So./Mavern, OH) led the way for the Panthers with 13 points and seven rounds, while Aaron Gibbs (So./Oberlin, OH) chipped in with 13 points and nine boards. Ashland was led by Blake Saunders, who came off their bench to score 13 points.

Ohio Dominican (0-3), still looking for their first win of the season, returns to action this Friday, November 20th as they take on Spring Arbor (MI) University in their home opener. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. at Alumni Hall.