OCAA INDOOR SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS BEGIN THURSDAY

VAUGHAN, Ont. - The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) indoor soccer season concludes this week, although with the record high temperatures that have hit Southern Ontario, student-athletes may opt to play outdoors.

The OCAA Men's and Women's Indoor Soccer Championships take place Thursday and Friday at the Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) Soccer Centre in Vaughan, Ont.

Humber is the defending men's and women's champions, and having won both outdoor titles last autumn, are looking for the OCAA soccer sweep for the second straight season. The Humber men's team swept the competition during regionals, earning a 4-0 record while outscoring the competition 15-2. It was a similar story for its women's team, as the Hawks sported a perfect 4-0 record while outscoring their opponents 15-0.

Humber is one of six schools that qualified for both men's and women's provincials, a list which includes Durham, Fleming-Peterborough, George Brown, Seneca and Sheridan. The Durham women's and Sheridan's men's teams went undefeated in regionals earlier this month with identical 3-0-1 records. Both received OCAA silver medals last year.

Other teams competing in the men's tournament include Georgian and Conestoga, while on the women's side, Fanshawe and Redeemer will be represented. Fanshawe won its regional tournament with a unblemished 4-0 record. George Brown was the other men's regional champion with a 2-0-2 mark.

Three regional tournaments in total were held for both men and women earlier in March. The top two teams from each regional automatically advance to the OCAA championships, while two wild cards were selected using the OCAA tie breaking procedure.

The eight remaining men's and women's teams have been divided into two pools. Each team will face the other three teams in its pool in a round robin format on Thursday. The top two teams of each pool advance to Friday's semifinals, followed by bronze and gold medal matches.

For a complete schedule of the OCAA championships, click here.

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