Austintown, Ohio- The 2009 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Men’s Soccer Tournament will feature the top six teams in the Conference, with the quarterfinals beginning on Tuesday, November 3 and running through Saturday, November 7.
Ohio Northern, the 2008 OAC Tournament champions, finished the regular season at 8-0-1(14-3-2) record to claim the regular-season title for the third time and the #1 seed. As the #1 seed, the Polar Bears earn a bye in the quarterfinals and will take on the winner of #5 Marietta at #4 Heidelberg on Thursday, November 5. ONU is making its tenth appearances in the tournament.
Capital has earned the #2 seed with a 7-1-1 (15-4-1) record and will be making its sixth appearance in the tournament. The Crusaders have also earned a bye in the quarterfinals and will take on the winner of #6 John Carroll at #3 Baldwin-Wallace on Thursday.
#3 Baldwin-Wallace finished the season with a 7-1-1 (12-6-1) and will host #6 John Carroll (3-3-3/6-9-5) on Tuesday, November 3 at 7p.m. B-W is making it fourth tournament appearance, while JCU is making it 17th. The Yellow Jackets topped the Blue Streak, 1-0, during the regular-season.
Heidelberg earned the #4 seed with a 4-4-1 (9-7-2) record to make its 12th overall stop in the tournament. The Berg will host #5 Marietta on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Pioneers finished the season with a 4-5 (6-12-1) to make their fourth overall tournament appearance. The Berg defeated the Pioneers, 2-1, earlier this season.
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ADMISSION
Admission for all OAC Soccer Tournament matches shall be $5 for adults and $2 for non-OAC students. OAC students shall be admitted free of charge with valid school identification. OAC blue passes are not valid for the tournament. The host school is responsible for submitting admission fees to the OAC office after subtracting officials’ fees.
FINANCIAL REPORT
The host school is responsible for paying game officials, clock/scoreboard operator, announcer and one ticket seller. Please see the Soccer Tournament Financial Report for allowable expenditures. You may take any or all of these expenses from gate receipts. Please complete the form after your home game and return with a check (if income exceeds expenses).
HOST SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Producing a four-page program (8 ½ x 11 quality stock) which includes
team rosters, brief season review, tournament bracket, etc.
2. Statistics of the match.
3. Providing three high-quality soccer balls comparable to NCAA balls.
4. Organizing a Games Committee to oversee the event. The committee should
consist of a representative from each school plus one official
OFFICIALS
The Conference office has secured the following officials and fees. The officials were asked to contact you to provide Social Security information.
Tuesday at Baldwin-Wallace
R ($150) Sorin Stolca
L ($110) John Sofar
L ($110) Douglas Matthews
Tuesday at Heidelberg
R ($150) Brian Miller
L ($110) Andy McCoy
L ($110) Josh Sherman
Thursday at Ohio Northern
R ($150) Mikael Lundqvist
L ($110) Dan Fennema
L ($110) Mark Simmons
Thursday at Capital
R ($150) Michael Kinder
L ($110) Mike Socolik
L ($110) Cory Richardson
Saturday at
R ($150)
L ($110)
L ($110)
The host school is responsible for paying the above fees (you may use admission income). If you cannot have checks ready by game-time, you may wish to ask the officials to leave their addresses so you can mail them.
PLAYER ELIGIBILITY
Regarding yellow cards, any student-athlete picking up a fifth card in your last regular-season match must sit out this upcoming match. If a fifth yellow card is accumulated during the OAC tournament, suspension occurs after the eighth violation. Any player who was ejected in the last regular-season game must sit out at least one playoff match (two if ejected for fighting).
OVERTIME
Please note that in the event of a tie at the end of regulation, there shall be (up to) two 10-minute sudden-victory overtime periods. If there is still a tie at the end of the overtimes, the score will be officially recorded as such, and we shall then employ the penalty kick tiebreaker outlined in the NCAA rules in order to determine a winner.
WEATHER/DAYLIGHT OR UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
Regarding weather or daylight, once the match has started, there will be a declared winner. If the match is cancelled before the 70th minute, the higher seed automatically wins/advances. If the match goes beyond the 70th minute, whoever is ahead will win/advance (or the higher seed if it is tied). If the game cannot be started within 24 hours, for any reason, the higher seed shall be declared the winner and shall advance.
COACHES MEETING
The men’s and women’s soccer coaches will meet at Capital University on the Monday following the OAC Tournament to determine All-Conference, Player-of-the-Year and Coach-of-the-Year Awards. The men’s coaches will meet at 9:00 a.m. and the women’s coaches will meet at 11:00 a.m. in the even-numbered years, vice versa in odd-numbered years. The SID of Capital will be invited to conduct the voting process. In the absence of the SID, the committee chair will run the meeting.
