MEMORIAL STADIUM - WESTERVILLE, OHIO - Nov. 4
2017 OHIO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT #1 OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY
#3 CAPITAL UNIVERSITY
CRUSADERS
VS.
CARDINALS
(12-6-2)
(16-2)
MEMORIAL STADIUM - Westerville, Ohio - Nov. 4 (1) Otterbein (4) Ohio Northern
0
Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 2 7 p.m.
2
0
Finals Saturday, Nov. 4 7 p.m.
CHAMPION
*Lowest remaining seed at OTT, second-lowest remaining seed at JCU *At highest remaining seed
(3) Capital (6) Heidelberg
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1
First Round Tuesday, Oct. 31 7 p.m.
(3) Capital
(1) Otterbein
*OTT wins in overtime
(5) Marietta (5) Marietta
2
1 (3) Capital
*CAP advances 4-2 on PK’s
(2) John Carroll
*Winner receives automatic bid to NCAA D3 Tournament
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FINAL OAC STANDINGS
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Otterbein John Carroll Capital Ohio Northern Marietta Heidelberg Mount Union Wilmington Baldwin Wallace Muskingum
Conference 9-0 7-2 5-3-1 5-3-1 4-3-2 4-4-1 4-4-1 2-6-1 1-7-1 0-9
Overall 15-2 15-2-1 11-6-1 12-5-2 10-5-3 11-4-1 8-8-1 8-9-2 5-12-2 2-15-1
*as of 10/29
CAPITAL Roster No. 00 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 34
Name Kyle Morais Justin Niswonger Logan Wiedman Cole Hamilton Tristan Bentley Hunter Stiger Brandon Woo Tyler Stills Jamie Robson Calvin Saunders Chewy Gordon Daniel Bundschuh Andrew McEwen Tyler Wujczyk Wesly Coleman Trevor Collins Cole Moscovic Zach Judis Dominic Zumpone Nick Scharfenberger Luke Morais Trey Mederer Sebastian Duque Brandon Frank Riley Thomas Abdi Idow Greg Knox Aidan Minton Kevin Kasprzak Shane Niemeier Rocky Jorgensen Matt Scheper Matt Cash Lane Woodruff
Pos. Yr. GK Fr. GK Sr. GK Jr. D Fr. F/M So. D Sr. D So. M So. M/F So. F Sr. F Jr. M Jr. F So. D So. F/D Fr. F So. D So. D So. D Sr. M Fr. F Jr. D/M So. M So. D Fr. M/D Fr. F/M So. D So. F Fr. D Fr. F/D Fr. M/D Fr. M/D Fr. D/M So. GK So.
Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 6-0 200 Westerville, Ohio / Westerville South 5-10 170 Centerville, Ohio / Centerville 6-3 165 Cincinnati, Ohio / Walnut Hills 5-6 140 Springboro, Ohio / Springboro 5-8 160 Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop McNicholas 5-10 170 Cincinnati, Ohio / Lakota West 5-11 165 Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Davidson 5-11 180 Westerville, Ohio / Westerville Central 6-0 145 Canal Winchester, Ohio / Canal Winchester 5-10 160 Winston-Salem, N.C. / West Forsyth 5-11 165 Westerville, Ohio / Westerville Central 6-0 165 Cincinnati, Ohio / Walnut Hills 5-10 180 Cincinnati, Ohio / Lakota West 6-0 160 Beverly Hills, Mich. / Brothers Rice 6-0 170 West Chester, Ohio / Lakota West 6-1 168 Powell, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty 5-9 160 Novi, Mich. / Detroit Catholic Central 6-0 180 Blacklick, Ohio / New Albany 6-2 170 Sunbury, Ohio / Big Walnut 5-11 160 Louisville, Ohio / St. Xavier 5-9 165 Westerville, Ohio / Westerville South (Cleveland State) 6-2 180 Cincinnati, Ohio / Anderson 5-8 160 Canal Winchester, Ohio / Canal Winchester 5-10 155 Westerville, Ohio / Westerville South 6-1 165 Plain City, Ohio / Jonathan Elder 5-8 155 Columbus, Ohio / Briggs 5-10 165 Oxford, Mich. / Oxford 6-0 160 Westerville, Ohio / Westerville Central 5-10 155 Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Darby 6-4 175 Bellbrook, Ohio / Bellbrook 6-4 200 Lancaster, Ohio / Lancaster 6-2 175 Cincinnati, Ohio / Cincinnati Country Day 6-0 186 Dayton, Ohio / Beavercreek 6-0 175 Lancaster, Ohio / Amanda Clearcreek
OTTERBEIN Roster No.
Name
Yr. Pos. Ht.
0
Collin Hoffmann
So. GK 5-10 188 Galena/Olentangy
Wt. Hometown/High School
1
Mack Stamper
Sr.
2
Eric Stucky
So. M 5-10 160 Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Hts.
3
Zach Barwick
So. M 6-0 165 Canal Winchester/Canal Winchester
4
Zach Lewis
Jr.
D
6-4 215 Canal Winchester/Canal Winchester
5
Ramiro Garza Jr.
Fr.
D
6-0 165 Palmetto, Fla./Manatee School for the Arts
6
Noah Coons
Sr.
M 5-7 133 Corning, N.Y./Corning West
7
Nate Norris
Sr.
M 5-10 151 Vandalia/Butler
8
Jaden Lunger
Sr.
D/M 6-2 168 Gahanna/Lincoln
9
Pau Piang
So. M 5-4 130 Columbus/Downtown
GK 6-2 206 Beavercreek/Beavercreek
10
Erick Juarez-Manning
Jr.
11
Kennedy Mensah
So. F
M 6-0 166 Hamilton/Hamilton Township
12
Toby Varland
Jr.
13
Tiger Pham
So. M 5-7 159 Powell/Olentangy Liberty
14
Jarrett Hubbard
So. M 5-10 159 Westerville/Thomas Worthington
15
Kohei Adams
Fr.
M 5-10 150 Moon Township, Pa./Moon Twsp.
16
George Pearon
Fr.
M 5-9 170 Columbus/Worthington Kilbourne
17
Blake Steenrod
Sr.
D
18
Tristan Kovach
So. M 5-10 155 Wyoming/Wyoming
19
Bryan Luckscheiter
Sr.
D
6-2 190 Powell/Bishop Watterson
20
Nick Snabes
Sr.
F
5-9 149 Charlevoix, Mich./Charlevoix
21
Juan Rivas
Jr.
M 6-1 180 Greenfield/Edward Lee McClain
22
Jonny Henesy
Sr.
M 5-9 152 Clear Spring, Md./Clear Spring
23
Gavin Koerner
Sr.
F
6-6 192 Gahanna/Columbus Academy
24
Nick Flury
Fr.
D
5-8 165 Sunbury/Big Walnut
26
Bryce Bradley
Fr.
M 5-8 130 Reynoldsburg/Reynoldsburg
29
Kyle Kmech
Sr.
M 6-0 202 Nashville, Tenn./Hume-Fogg
6-3 197 Gahanna/Lincoln
M 5-8 144 Cincinnati/Wyoming
5-8 134 Sidney/Sidney
COACHING STAFF
COACHING STAFF:
Head Coach: Alan Yost (6th season)
Head Coach: Jason Griffiths (1st season)
Assistant Coaches: Geovanny Salinas, Billy Thompson, Alexander Basiakos
Assistant Coaches: Clint Long, Chris Allen
MATCH PREVIEW: Otterbein and Capital square off for rights to the 2017 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament title, something the Cardinals have not clinched since 2002 while the Crusaders last won the tournament in 2009. The Cards in search of their sixth championship in league tournment play, while the Crusaders are looking to notch their second in program history. The two teams last met on Sept. 30 in Bexley as Otterbein escaped with a 1-0 victory inside Bernlohr Stadium, thanks to junior Zach Lewis’ goal in the 20th mintue off a corner kick from classmate Toby Varland. Since then the Cards have added to their winning ways, now at a program-best 14-straight victories. The Cardinals enter tonight as the top defense in the conference with a stellar goals-against average mark (0.72), having held their opponents to one or fewer goals in the last 14 matches. Offensively, the Cards also sit atop the OAC with 49 goals this fall, led by sophomore Kennedy Mensah’s mark of 10 scores. Otterbein advanced to the conference tournement title game following a come-from-behind 2-1 win over fifthseeded Marietta this past Thursday night. The Pioneers led for over 65 minutes before senior Gavin Koerner headed in the game-tying goal, while fellow senior Nate Norris sent in the game-winner less than two minutes into overtime. The Cards are now a perfect 10-0 at home this season, having only allowed five goals all year inside Memorial Stadium. The Crusaders come into play following a wild 1-1 draw after 110 minutes of action at second-seeded John Carroll this past Thursday night, a game which saw Capital advance to the tournament finals following a 4-2 triumph in penalty kicks. Capital is currently riding a four-game unbeaten streak, and features one of the top goal-scorers in the OAC in Chewy Gordon who has 11 goals on the year. Goalkeeper Justin Niswonger has also been stellar for the Crusaders, ranking in the top-five in the league in saves (65) and save percentage (.765), while the team is currently sixth in the league in goals-against average (1.08). Capital is 6-3-1 in road matches this fall.
#3 CAPITAL UNIVERSITY
CRUSADERS
VS.
CARDINALS
(12-6-2)
(16-2)
MEMORIAL STADIUM - Westerville, Ohio - Nov. 4 (1) Otterbein (4) Ohio Northern
0
Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 2 7 p.m.
2
0
Finals Saturday, Nov. 4 7 p.m.
CHAMPION
*Lowest remaining seed at OTT, second-lowest remaining seed at JCU *At highest remaining seed
(3) Capital (6) Heidelberg
1
1
First Round Tuesday, Oct. 31 7 p.m.
(3) Capital
(1) Otterbein
*OTT wins in overtime
(5) Marietta (5) Marietta
2
1 (3) Capital
*CAP advances 4-2 on PK’s
(2) John Carroll
*Winner receives automatic bid to NCAA D3 Tournament
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FINAL OAC STANDINGS
Scan this QR code with a smart phone to access live game stats.
Otterbein John Carroll Capital Ohio Northern Marietta Heidelberg Mount Union Wilmington Baldwin Wallace Muskingum
Conference 9-0 7-2 5-3-1 5-3-1 4-3-2 4-4-1 4-4-1 2-6-1 1-7-1 0-9
Overall 15-2 15-2-1 11-6-1 12-5-2 10-5-3 11-4-1 8-8-1 8-9-2 5-12-2 2-15-1
*as of 10/29
CAPITAL Roster No. 00 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 34
Name Kyle Morais Justin Niswonger Logan Wiedman Cole Hamilton Tristan Bentley Hunter Stiger Brandon Woo Tyler Stills Jamie Robson Calvin Saunders Chewy Gordon Daniel Bundschuh Andrew McEwen Tyler Wujczyk Wesly Coleman Trevor Collins Cole Moscovic Zach Judis Dominic Zumpone Nick Scharfenberger Luke Morais Trey Mederer Sebastian Duque Brandon Frank Riley Thomas Abdi Idow Greg Knox Aidan Minton Kevin Kasprzak Shane Niemeier Rocky Jorgensen Matt Scheper Matt Cash Lane Woodruff
Pos. Yr. GK Fr. GK Sr. GK Jr. D Fr. F/M So. D Sr. D So. M So. M/F So. F Sr. F Jr. M Jr. F So. D So. F/D Fr. F So. D So. D So. D Sr. M Fr. F Jr. D/M So. M So. D Fr. M/D Fr. F/M So. D So. F Fr. D Fr. F/D Fr. M/D Fr. M/D Fr. D/M So. GK So.
Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 6-0 200 Westerville, Ohio / Westerville South 5-10 170 Centerville, Ohio / Centerville 6-3 165 Cincinnati, Ohio / Walnut Hills 5-6 140 Springboro, Ohio / Springboro 5-8 160 Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop McNicholas 5-10 170 Cincinnati, Ohio / Lakota West 5-11 165 Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Davidson 5-11 180 Westerville, Ohio / Westerville Central 6-0 145 Canal Winchester, Ohio / Canal Winchester 5-10 160 Winston-Salem, N.C. / West Forsyth 5-11 165 Westerville, Ohio / Westerville Central 6-0 165 Cincinnati, Ohio / Walnut Hills 5-10 180 Cincinnati, Ohio / Lakota West 6-0 160 Beverly Hills, Mich. / Brothers Rice 6-0 170 West Chester, Ohio / Lakota West 6-1 168 Powell, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty 5-9 160 Novi, Mich. / Detroit Catholic Central 6-0 180 Blacklick, Ohio / New Albany 6-2 170 Sunbury, Ohio / Big Walnut 5-11 160 Louisville, Ohio / St. Xavier 5-9 165 Westerville, Ohio / Westerville South (Cleveland State) 6-2 180 Cincinnati, Ohio / Anderson 5-8 160 Canal Winchester, Ohio / Canal Winchester 5-10 155 Westerville, Ohio / Westerville South 6-1 165 Plain City, Ohio / Jonathan Elder 5-8 155 Columbus, Ohio / Briggs 5-10 165 Oxford, Mich. / Oxford 6-0 160 Westerville, Ohio / Westerville Central 5-10 155 Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Darby 6-4 175 Bellbrook, Ohio / Bellbrook 6-4 200 Lancaster, Ohio / Lancaster 6-2 175 Cincinnati, Ohio / Cincinnati Country Day 6-0 186 Dayton, Ohio / Beavercreek 6-0 175 Lancaster, Ohio / Amanda Clearcreek
OTTERBEIN Roster No.
Name
Yr. Pos. Ht.
0
Collin Hoffmann
So. GK 5-10 188 Galena/Olentangy
Wt. Hometown/High School
1
Mack Stamper
Sr.
2
Eric Stucky
So. M 5-10 160 Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Hts.
3
Zach Barwick
So. M 6-0 165 Canal Winchester/Canal Winchester
4
Zach Lewis
Jr.
D
6-4 215 Canal Winchester/Canal Winchester
5
Ramiro Garza Jr.
Fr.
D
6-0 165 Palmetto, Fla./Manatee School for the Arts
6
Noah Coons
Sr.
M 5-7 133 Corning, N.Y./Corning West
7
Nate Norris
Sr.
M 5-10 151 Vandalia/Butler
8
Jaden Lunger
Sr.
D/M 6-2 168 Gahanna/Lincoln
9
Pau Piang
So. M 5-4 130 Columbus/Downtown
GK 6-2 206 Beavercreek/Beavercreek
10
Erick Juarez-Manning
Jr.
11
Kennedy Mensah
So. F
M 6-0 166 Hamilton/Hamilton Township
12
Toby Varland
Jr.
13
Tiger Pham
So. M 5-7 159 Powell/Olentangy Liberty
14
Jarrett Hubbard
So. M 5-10 159 Westerville/Thomas Worthington
15
Kohei Adams
Fr.
M 5-10 150 Moon Township, Pa./Moon Twsp.
16
George Pearon
Fr.
M 5-9 170 Columbus/Worthington Kilbourne
17
Blake Steenrod
Sr.
D
18
Tristan Kovach
So. M 5-10 155 Wyoming/Wyoming
19
Bryan Luckscheiter
Sr.
D
6-2 190 Powell/Bishop Watterson
20
Nick Snabes
Sr.
F
5-9 149 Charlevoix, Mich./Charlevoix
21
Juan Rivas
Jr.
M 6-1 180 Greenfield/Edward Lee McClain
22
Jonny Henesy
Sr.
M 5-9 152 Clear Spring, Md./Clear Spring
23
Gavin Koerner
Sr.
F
6-6 192 Gahanna/Columbus Academy
24
Nick Flury
Fr.
D
5-8 165 Sunbury/Big Walnut
26
Bryce Bradley
Fr.
M 5-8 130 Reynoldsburg/Reynoldsburg
29
Kyle Kmech
Sr.
M 6-0 202 Nashville, Tenn./Hume-Fogg
6-3 197 Gahanna/Lincoln
M 5-8 144 Cincinnati/Wyoming
5-8 134 Sidney/Sidney
COACHING STAFF
COACHING STAFF:
Head Coach: Alan Yost (6th season)
Head Coach: Jason Griffiths (1st season)
Assistant Coaches: Geovanny Salinas, Billy Thompson, Alexander Basiakos
Assistant Coaches: Clint Long, Chris Allen
MATCH PREVIEW: Otterbein and Capital square off for rights to the 2017 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament title, something the Cardinals have not clinched since 2002 while the Crusaders last won the tournament in 2009. The Cards in search of their sixth championship in league tournment play, while the Crusaders are looking to notch their second in program history. The two teams last met on Sept. 30 in Bexley as Otterbein escaped with a 1-0 victory inside Bernlohr Stadium, thanks to junior Zach Lewis’ goal in the 20th mintue off a corner kick from classmate Toby Varland. Since then the Cards have added to their winning ways, now at a program-best 14-straight victories. The Cardinals enter tonight as the top defense in the conference with a stellar goals-against average mark (0.72), having held their opponents to one or fewer goals in the last 14 matches. Offensively, the Cards also sit atop the OAC with 49 goals this fall, led by sophomore Kennedy Mensah’s mark of 10 scores. Otterbein advanced to the conference tournement title game following a come-from-behind 2-1 win over fifthseeded Marietta this past Thursday night. The Pioneers led for over 65 minutes before senior Gavin Koerner headed in the game-tying goal, while fellow senior Nate Norris sent in the game-winner less than two minutes into overtime. The Cards are now a perfect 10-0 at home this season, having only allowed five goals all year inside Memorial Stadium. The Crusaders come into play following a wild 1-1 draw after 110 minutes of action at second-seeded John Carroll this past Thursday night, a game which saw Capital advance to the tournament finals following a 4-2 triumph in penalty kicks. Capital is currently riding a four-game unbeaten streak, and features one of the top goal-scorers in the OAC in Chewy Gordon who has 11 goals on the year. Goalkeeper Justin Niswonger has also been stellar for the Crusaders, ranking in the top-five in the league in saves (65) and save percentage (.765), while the team is currently sixth in the league in goals-against average (1.08). Capital is 6-3-1 in road matches this fall.
