By Wes Mayberry
ADA — Fifth-year senior Bryan Kern (Rocky River) accounted for the entirety of the scoring in leading the Ohio Northern men's soccer team to a 2-0 win over Rose-Hulman (Ind.) on Saturday at Kerscher Stadium.
Winners of four straight shutout games, the Polar Bears improve to 5-2-0 overall while dropping the Fightin' Engineers to 4-1-2.
After a scoreless first half in which each team attempted five shots, Kern put Northern up 1-0 in the 53rd minute with a goal assisted by sophomore Ryan Parker (Lexington).
Kern notched his second goal of the game in the 85th minute courtesy of assists from sophomores Stephen Duggan (Saginaw, Mich./Freeland) and Nate Gottron (Centerville).
Kern now has a team-best eight points on the season.
Senior goalkeeper Josh Ellis (Whitehouse/Anthony Wayne) recorded his fourth shutout of the season for ONU, which did not allow any shots on goal in the game.
The Polar Bears out-shot Rose-Hulman by a 10-6 margin and held a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Northern returns to the field on Sunday to host No. 8 Carnegie Mellon at 4 p.m.
