Omaha Earns No. 2 Seed in Summit League Tournament
Nov 8, 2015 | Men's Soccer
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha men's soccer will be the No. 2 seed for the Summit League Men's Soccer Championship. Host school Denver will be the No. 1 seed after capturing the regular season title. Oral Roberts and Western Illinois join the Denver and Omaha in the tournament field.
The 2015 Summit League Men's Soccer Championship will be contested Nov. 12 and 14 at CIBER Field in Denver, Colo. All games will be broadcasted by Altitude Sports and Entertainment Rocky Mountain and aired on Altitude 2. The semifinal matches will be streamed on denverpioneers.com free of charge with the championship match available on ESPN3.
Thursday's first match pits No. 2 seed Omaha (9-5-3, 3-2-1 SL) against No. 3 seed Oral Roberts (6-6-4, 3-2-1 SL) at 5 p.m. (CT). In the day's second match, host and top seed Denver (13-0-3, 5-0-1 SL) faces No. 4 Western Illinois (6-10-1, 3-3-0 SL) at 8 p.m. (CT).
The winners of Thursday's matches will play in Saturday's championship match at 4 p.m. (CT) with the victor earning an automatic bid to the NCAA College Cup.
The Pioneers, ranked seventh in the nation and the defending tournament champion, is the top seed for third consecutive year. The Mavericks qualified for The Summit League Tournament in their first year of eligibility, while the Golden Eagles advance to the tournament for the fifth time in the last six years. The Fighting Leathernecks, winners of six championship titles, are making their record 15th appearance.
Tournament Schedule
Thursday, Nov. 12
5 p.m. (CT) - Match One: (2) Omaha vs. (3) Oral Roberts
8 p.m. (CT) - Match Two: (1) Denver vs. (4) Western Illinois
Saturday, Nov. 14
4 p.m. (CT) – Championship Match: Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2
