D-III Men's Recap: Ohio Northern Wins 1st NCAA Tournament Game

Ohio Northern, making its first NCAA tournament appearance in program history, will play on.

The Polar Bears, helmed by former California Redwoods head coach Nat St. Laurent, dispatched Aurora 14-7 on Wednesday in the first round of the Division III tournament. They play RIT on Saturday in the second round.

Colin Willits led the charge with four goals and one assist, but Ohio Northern was otherwise balanced — Ian Roy scored twice, and either others scored once. Peyton Lich made 14 saves.

It was the most notable result in an otherwise quiet first day of tournament action. Continue below to see scores from all eight games and matchups for the second round, scheduled for Saturday.

ROUND 1 SCORES

Grove City 18, Albion 3
Ohio Northern 14, Aurora 7
Babson 24, Western Connecticut 4
Trinity 13, Farmingdale State 6
Scranton 20, Immaculata 8
Rivier 20, Maine Maritime 10
St. Mary's 18, Pfeiffer 9
Rhodes 18, Transylvania 13

ROUND 2 SCHEDULE

All games Saturday. All times Eastern.

Tufts vs. Rhodes, 12 p.m.
Washington and Lee vs. Scranton, 12 p.m.
Christopher Newport vs. Grove City, 12 p.m.
Bowdoin vs. Rivier, 12 p.m.
Wesleyan vs. Babson, 12 p.m.
RIT vs. Ohio Northern, 12 p.m.
St. Lawrence vs. Middlebury, 3 p.m.
Gettysburg vs. Stevens, 3 p.m.
Stevenson vs. Lynchburg, 3 p.m.
Amherst vs. Endicott, 3 p.m.
RPI vs. Williams, 3 p.m.
Ohio Wesleyan vs. St. John Fisher, 3 p.m.
Salisbury vs. St. Mary's, 3:30 p.m.
York vs. Trinity, 4 p.m.
Dickinson vs. Denison, 6:30 p.m.
Cortland vs. Illinois Wesleyan, 7 p.m.