No. 22 Men's Soccer to play Carthage (Wis.) in First Round of NCAA Division III Tournament at Kerscher Stadium Thursday

By: Ashley Birchmeier

| NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Website |

ADA — No. 22 ranked Ohio Northern will face Carthage (Wis.) in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Tournament at Kerscher Stadium on Thursday.

The winner will travel to No. 19 Loras College (Dubuque, Iowa.) for a second round match-up Sunday Nov. 15.

Admission for the event is $6 for adults, $3 for students and senior citizens, $2 for ages 3-12.

This marks the eighth year that ONU will participate in the NCAA Division III Tournament.

The Polar Bears are 17-4-1 overall and won the Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season and Tournament titles this season.

Northern won its eighth OAC Regular Season championship with an 8-1-0 record and won its sixth OAC Tournament crown since the 2008 season with home wins over Heidelberg and John Carroll last week.

The Polar Bears competed in the NCAA III Tournament in 2013, finished Runner-Up in 2012, reached the Elite 8 in 2008 and were in the Sweet 16 in 2011.