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B-W Men’s Soccer Team Unable to Hold Off Capital in OAC Semifinals


Tyler Leister

BEREA, OHIO – The third-seeded Baldwin-Wallace College men’s soccer team lost, 2-1, at second-seeded Capital University in the semifinal round of the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament this afternoon (Thursday, November 5, 2009) at Bernlohr Stadium in Columbus. Capital rallied to score a pair of late goals in the 67th and 69th minutes of the contest to end the Yellow Jackets’ OAC tournament run.

With the loss, the Yellow Jackets fall to 13-7-1 overall and will have to await a decision from the NCAA selection committee this Sunday, Nov. 8 on whether or not they will receive an at-large bid into next week’s national championship tournament. Capital improves to 16-4-1 and advances to the OAC title game at Ohio Northern University on Saturday.

B-W got on the board at the 24:32 mark of the first half when junior forward Tyler Leister (Stow/ Stow-Munroe Falls) deflected a ball into the right corner of the net following a pass from junior midfielder Jeff Grater (Stow/ Stow-Munroe Falls).

Capital tied the score with just 23:06 left on the clock when Ian Warmbrodt deflected a ball off of a B-W defender into the net. The Crusaders then went ahead less than two minutes later when Steven McCarthy scored following a free kick at the 69:16 mark.

In goal, B-W senior Russ Mika (Medina/ Senior) faced 18 shots and made seven saves. Capital’s Justin Bultman recorded five stops in net for the Crusaders.

Each side attempted 18 shots and three corner kicks.

For more information on the OAC Tournament, visit the tourney website at: http://www.oac.org/MSocTournament2009.shtml

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