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BAY CITY, Mich. - Ashland University, coming off Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) regular-season and tournament Championships, was the lone GLIAC team to earn a bid to the NCAA D-II Men's Soccer Midwest Region Tournament.

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The second-seeded Eagles (13-4-3) will play tournament newcomer and third-seeded Missouri S&T (10-5-3) on Friday (Nov. 12) at 4 p.m. in Highland Heights, Ky., home of Northern Kentucky University, the top seed in the region. 

Ashland Eagles

The AU men’s soccer team received its reward for winning both the GLIAC regular season and tournament championships. That reward is the Eagles’ third straight bid into the NCAA tournament... The second-seeded Eagles (13-4-3) will play tournament newcomer and third-seeded Missouri S&T (10-5-3) on Friday (Nov. 12) at 4 p.m. in Highland Heights, Ky., home of Northern Kentucky University, the top seed in the region... No. 5 NKU (15-2-3) will play GLVC rival and fourth-seed Quincy (11-6-2) in the second game on Friday at 7 p.m. The winners of the two games will square off on Sunday (Nov. 14) at 1 p.m. at NKU Soccer Stadium... In Ashland’s most recent two appearances in the NCAA Tournament, the Eagles were turned away in the first round by one goal in each game. AU lost, 3-2, to Northern Kentucky in 2008 in Kansas City, then lost, 2-1 in overtime to host Lewis in 2009... Ashland is coming off a tremendous performance in the GLIAC Tournament, in which it beat Northwood, 5-1, on Thursday (Nov. 4), getting two goals each from freshman Louis Clark (Brighton, England/Hove Park) and junior Kenny Hewitt (Brighton, England/Longhill)... The Eagles followed that with a penalty kick shootout win over Ohio Dominican on Saturday (Nov. 6) night. The teams were tied, 1-1, after 110 minutes, but the Eagles pounced in the PKs, winning 6-5, after a save by sophomore keeper Justin Nolan (Medina, Ohio/Highland). 

Northwood Timberwolves

The Northwood men’s soccer team saw its 2010 season come to an end with a 5-1 loss at #12 Ashland in the semifinals of the GLIAC Tournament Thursday night (November 4) … NU’s season ends with a 7-7-4 record. Ashland improves to 13-4-2 with the win … the Eagles earned the victory in the opening 25 minutes of action, netting four goals … the Timberwolves got on the board at the 38:14 mark thanks to a goal by Chen Tzfania (Hod Hasharon, Israel) off a feed from Mike Carroll (Battle Creek, Mich./Central) … Ashland finished with a 10-3 advantage in shots in the first half. Four of the Eagles five shots on goal ended up in the back of the net … the final goal of the game came in the 54th minute, giving the Eagles their fifth tally of the contest … overall, Ashland had a 15-10 advantage in shots. Northwood held a 4-3 edge in corner kicks … the Timberwolves placed four players on the All-GLIAC team … Keith Lough (Edinburgh, Scotland) was named First Team All-GLIAC, while Tzfania, Liam McHugh (Toronto, Canada/Neil McNeil) and Luke Ruff all earned Second Team recognition.

Ohio Dominican Panthers

TIn what shaped up to be the greatest final in GLIAC Men’s Soccer Tournament history, the Ohio Dominican Panthers just missed on capturing their first conference championship as a member of the GLIAC, falling 6-5 in a penalty kick shootout to No. 21 and top seed Ashland on Saturday evening at Ferguson Field in Ashland, Ohio. The Eagles and Panthers battled to a 1-1 draw through 90 minutes of regulation and two overtimes after both teams scored goals midway through the first half. Ashland got on the board first as Adam Spannbauer connected from eight yards out at the 25:13 mark, but ODU quickly countered with the equalizer as a foul in the box allowed freshman Duncan Campbell (Hilliard, OH) to connect  on his fourth score of the season. The Panthers posted their second largest scoring output of the season against Northwood (Mich.) in the semifinals on Thursday, taming the Timberwolves 4-1 to advance to the finals. Senior Pat McGrath (Cincinnati, OH) recorded his fourth and fifth goals of the season in the victory, while Felix Darko (Jr./Reynoldburg, OH) posted his team-leading eighth goal and sixth assist. Since they are in the final year of transition and cannot compete in the NCAA Regionals, ODU concludes their inaugural season at the Division II level with a 13-5-2 record.

Tiffin Dragons

The 2010 TU men’s soccer team fell as Tiffin lost to Ohio Dominican 4-1 in the first semifinal game of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament at Ashland, Ohio. The Dragons outshot the Panthers 12-11, but Ohio Dominican’s goalie Tyler Gleason was able to grab 5-of-6 shots faced compared to 4-of-8 for TU’s Jeff Frisch. Individually for the Dragons, Ryan Johnstone scored his second goal of the season on a header from Christopher Hoerle…Ashton Campbell was named the 2010 GLIAC Offensive Player of the year, his second honor in his career after also earning the honor as a freshman in 2008. Roger Kummer was also a First Team selection, while Michael O’Neill and Rhys Cannella were Second Team picks…Campbell continued to lead the GLIAC in scoring and points while figuring near the top 10 in the nation in both categories.