RSC Men's Soccer Championship Central: Live Coverage, Bracket, Results April 8-17
RSC Men's Soccer Championship Central: Live Coverage, Bracket, Results April 8-17
2020-21 RIVER STATES CONFERENCE MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP
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April 8-17 at Campus Sites (All Times Eastern)
Thursday, April 8 -- Quarterfinals
No. 5 Oakland City (Ind.) def. No. 4 Asbury (Ky.), 1-0 Box Score
No.3 Point Park (Pa.) def. No. 6 IU East, 2-1 Box Score
Tuesday, April 13 -- Semifinals
No. 5 Oakland City (Ind.) def. No. 1 WVU Tech (COVID No Contest)
No. 2 Rio Grande (Ohio) def. No. 3 Point Park (Pa.), 3-0 Box Score
Saturday, April 17 -- Finals
No. 2 Rio Grande (Ohio) def. No. 5 Oakland City (Ind.), 2-1 Box Score
Rio Grande earns the RSC's automatic qualification to the NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- The 2020-21 River States Conference Men's Soccer Championship qualifiers and seeds have been determined with the completion of the regular season on Monday night, April 5.
The top six teams of 10 in the standings qualified for the championship, which will be held April 8, 13 and 17 at campus sites around the conference. The championship winner will earn automatic qualification to the NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship.
No. 1 seed WVU Tech claimed the RSC Regular Season Championship by finishing out a 7-1 RSC record on the Monday night. The Golden Bears, 12-3 overall and ranked No. 24 in the NAIA, did so by beating Ohio Christian, 6-0. The Golden Bears will have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, and they will get a bye into the semifinals April 13.
No. 2 seed University of Rio Grande (Ohio) was also 7-1 RSC. The RedStorm (12-4, 7-1 RSC) also get a bye into the semifinals. Rio Grande's only conference loss of the year was to WVU Tech, thus the Golden Bears got the tiebreaker for the top spot. Rio Grande is "receiving votes" nationally.
No. 3 seed Point Park (Pa.) University is 6-6 overall and 5-3 RSC. The Pioneers will host No. 6 seed IU East (4-7, 4-4 RSC) in the quarterfinals on April 8 in Pittsburgh. Kickoff is 3 p.m. IU East earned the final playoff spot with its 5-4 win over Midway (Ky.) on Monday night.
No. 4 seed Asbury (Ky.) University is 7-3-1 overall, 4-3-1 RSC. The Eagles welcome No. 5 seed Oakland City (Ind.) University (7-7, 4-4 RSC) in the quarterfinals on April 8 in Wilmore, Ky. Kickoff is 7 p.m. Oakland City made the playoffs in its first year in conference and took the fifth seed after winning the head-to-head tiebreaker over IU East.
The RSC Men's Soccer Championship final is Saturday, April 17 at the highest remaining seed. The NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship begins with the opening round April 22-24.
Fan attendance and spectator policies for all games of the RSC Men's Soccer Championship will be that of the host school of each individual games. Check the school website of the host school for information on that campus' attendance policy.
The RSC Game Central presented by Stretch Internet will broadcast all games of the RSC Men's Soccer Championship. Log on to RiverStatesConference.com/Stretch to subscribe.