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#1
Men's soccer / Re: Great Lakes Region Navigation Channel
November 05, 2024, 10:06:16 PM
John Carroll bids farewell to the OAC after dropping a 0-1 decision to Capital in the conference tournament. Otterbein also advances with a win over Wilmington.
#2
Men's soccer / Re: 2024 Schedules
April 04, 2024, 06:16:58 PM
ONU also plays Rose-Hulman.
#3
Men's soccer / Re: 2024 Schedules
April 04, 2024, 06:09:32 PM
The Ohio Northern Polar Bears open the fall season with Kenyon followed by Oberlin, Hope, Calvin, Ohio Wesleyan, Colorado College and UTD (games in Colorado), Washington (Mo.) and Greenville.
#4
Men's soccer / Re: 2023 NCAA Tournament
November 17, 2023, 06:46:33 PM
United Soccer Coaches College Rankings are an indicator of week-to-week status of qualified programs and in no way should be used as a guide or indicator of eligibility for championship selection.

The Coaches College Rankings is a poor predictor of a team's quality. They even say so (see above)
#5
Men's soccer / Re: 2023 NCAA Tournament
November 14, 2023, 09:57:18 PM

(Paul Newman quote) "Btw, the other element missing in the Messiah critiques....maybe Ohio Northern is pretty good (speaking of teams with back to back Sweet 16 appearances)."

I was at the game and P.N. is correct in that ONU deserves the credit for this win. For those who are contending that Messiah soccer is not what it once was, they seem to forget that they were unbeaten in over 40 games. If those same individuals would have watched the game against Baruch (I know it was Baruch), they would have said they were spectacular--and they were. I understand that they were missing a key player, but at this point in the season a lot of teams are dealing with injury issues. A couple of ONU starters played limited minutes due to injuries. I think two factors contributed to ONU's win. First, their SOS prepared them for tournament play, and secondly there back five played an excellent game. 

Sorry about the long post, but as noted before ONU deserves credit for the win. Sometimes a team looks bad because the other team made them look that way.
#6
Men's soccer / Re: 2023 NCAA Tournament
November 11, 2023, 07:48:50 PM
ONU Polar Bears win in PKs over Lynchburg. Messiah tomorrow.
#7
Men's soccer / Re: Go WEST young man (and NORTH)
November 05, 2023, 08:05:02 PM
I have not problem with UST field players trying to slow down the game by laying on the field. This happens at the highest levels of soccer. On the other hand, I have a huge problem with the stalling tactics of the goalkeeper. Some keepers seem to want to emulate the antics of E. Martinez (Argentina/Aston Villa). My thought is that he should have been warned and then issued a yellow card.

Regarding TLU, one has to remember that it was their keeper who decided to walk the length of the pitch and headbutt an opposing player. His actions (and the loss to Southwestern) are what cost them a bid to the dance.
#8
Men's soccer / Re: Pool A and Pool C Status
November 04, 2023, 10:59:35 PM
it is just my opinion, but I believe Otterbein has a good chance of jumping ahead of John Carroll in the final regional rankings. In the latest regional rankings Otterbein was just one place below John Carroll. Otterbein should get a bump in the SOS. Lastly, I think it would be difficult to put JC in front of Otterbein. Otterbein finished first in the conference-JC fourth. Otterbein also beat JC in both the regular season and in the conference tournament. JC's win over OWU will not mean as much in the final ranking. JC's loss and Otterbein's win over Denison will also be important.
#9
Men's soccer / Re: Great Lakes Region Navigation Channel
November 04, 2023, 04:20:55 PM
ONU beat Otterbein 3-1.
#10
Men's soccer / Re: Great Lakes Region Navigation Channel
November 02, 2023, 09:54:38 PM
Otterbein and ONU win in PKs. Should be a great final.
#11
Men's soccer / Re: Great Lakes Region Navigation Channel
November 01, 2023, 07:59:26 PM
Thank you for clearing this up.
#12
Men's soccer / Re: Great Lakes Region Navigation Channel
November 01, 2023, 05:08:51 PM
The ONU win over Trine occurred back in September.
#13
Men's soccer / Re: Great Lakes Region Navigation Channel
November 01, 2023, 04:34:29 PM
If I am not mistaking ONU should have 3 wins against ranked teams as Trine is now ranked. Am I correct? Thank you.
#14
The seeding for the OAC Conference Tournament are set:

1) Otterbein 8-0-1
2) Ohio Northern 7-1-1
3) Mount Union 6-2-1
4) John Carroll 6-3
5) Capital 4-4-1
6) Marietta 4-5
#15
Otterbein wins OAC regular season title with 2-0 win over Mount Union.