2012 Ohio Dominican Men's Soccer News

February 25, 2013
Men's Soccer Inks Four in 2013 Recruiting Class
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Head Ohio Dominican men's soccer coach Willy Merrick announced the signing of four student-athletes to letters of intent on the NCAA's official day of the signing period.

February 4, 2013
Live Signing Day Show to Air Wednesday at 4 P.M.
Ohio Dominican football coach Bill Conley and women’s soccer coach Jonathan Meade will announce their 2013 signing classes during a live edition of the Panther Spotlight at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6.

December 27, 2012
Access OhioDominicanPanthers.com 24-7 With Our New Toolbar!
Fans of Ohio Dominican athletics can now access www.ohiodominicanpanthers.com instantly with a new browser based toolbar, developed in conjunction with PrestoSports, ODU’s website provider.

December 20, 2012
Willy Merrick's "The Kick" 20 Years Later - Courtesy NBC4
Willy Merrick describes the 22-yard field goal he kicked with :10 to play to give Marshall a 31-28 win over Youngstown State in the 1992 1-AA National Championship Game.

December 19, 2012
OCSA Recognizes ODU Men’s Soccer Players
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association recently honored several members of the Ohio Dominican men's soccer program on its yearly All-Ohio and Academic All-Ohio Squads.

December 19, 2012
Willy Merrick Game-Winning Field Goal
On Dec. 19, 1992, head Ohio Dominican men's soccer coach Willy Merrick kicked the game-winning field goal in the Division I-AA national championship game for Marshall, defeating Jim Treseel's Youngstown State squad.

December 17, 2012
Men's Soccer Campbell Selected to NSCAA Scholar Honorable Mention Team
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Ohio Dominican’s men’s soccer player junior Duncan Campbell (Hilliard, Ohio) was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) 2012 Men’s College Division Scholar All-East Region Honorable Mention team.

December 10, 2012
78 Student-Athletes Honored With Conference Academic Awards

December 6, 2012
Men's Soccer Edler Recognized with NSCAA/NCAA All-Midwest Region Team
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The NSCAA honored Ohio Dominican's men’s soccer's senior Andrew Edler (Hilliard, Ohio) with recognition on the 2012 NCAA Division II Men All-Midwest Region Second Team. The selection makes it his second honor.

November 29, 2012
Weddle Earns Daktronics All-America Third Team Honors
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Senior defender Casey Weddle (Cincinnati, Ohio) was recently named to the Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Third Team as voted upon by the Sports Information directors from NCAA Division II schools and conferences sponsoring men's soccer.

November 27, 2012
Catlett Honored with Capital One Academic All-America First Team
TOWSON, Md. – On Wednesday, Ohio Dominican senior Colby Catlett (Hilliard, Ohio) was named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer First Team, as voted upon by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)..

November 19, 2012
Weddle and Wheeler Earn Daktronics All-Midwest Region Honors
ROLLA, Mo. – Seniors Casey Weddle (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Justin Wheeler (Gahanna, Ohio) were selected to the 2012 Daktronics All-Midwest Region First and Second Teams respectively Monday morning.

November 16, 2012
Men's Soccer Team Honored with NSCAA Academic Award
KANSAS CITY, Kansas – The Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team was recently honored with the NSCAA 2011-12 Team Academic Award, announced by the NSCAA office. The NSCAA annually recognizes college and high school soccer programs that have excelled in the classroom.

November 2, 2012
ODU Men's Soccer Heads to Semifinals
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Dominican's men's soccer team heads to University Center, Mich. and the campus of Saginaw Valley State for the GLIAC Tournament, beginning this Friday, Nov. 2. The third-seeded Panthers will take on second-seeded Notre Dame (Ohio) in the first semifinal at noon, followed by the host and No. 1 Cardinals and No. 4 Northwood at 2:30 p.m. in the second semifinal.

November 2, 2012
Men’s Soccer Places Six on All-Conference Squads
BAY CITY, Mich. – The Ohio Dominican men's soccer team was recently awarded some postseason hardware as six players were recognized on the 2012 All-GLIAC Teams, including First Team honors for seniors Justin Wheeler (Gahanna, Ohio) and senior Casey Weddle (Cincinnati, Ohio) as announced earlier this morning.

November 2, 2012
ODU Men's Soccer Falls in Heartbreaking Semifinals
UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – After playing for the third time this season, the Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team fell in a heartbreaking fashion to Notre Dame (Ohio) in a 1-0 double overtime decision on Friday afternoon in the GLIAC Conference Tournament Semifinals.

November 1, 2012
Catlett Earns Capital One Academic All-District Recognition
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Dominican senior midfielder Colby Catlett (Hilliard, Ohio) was recently recognized for her work in the classroom as a men's soccer 2012 Capital One Academic All-District 4 First Team selection, announced today by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

October 31, 2012
ODU Men's Soccer Advances to GLIAC Semifinals After 5-1 Win Over Malone
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team made their 5-1 GLIAC Conference Tournament quarterfinal match over Malone a memorable one, as it was the first postseason tournament the university has hosted since joining the conference in 2010.

October 30, 2012
Men's Soccer Hosts Malone For GLIAC Tournament Quarterfinal Round
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Dominican’s men’s soccer team will host the quarterfinal round for the GLIAC Tournament, beginning Tuesday, Oct. 30. The third-seeded Panthers will take on sixth-seeded Malone at 4:30 p.m.

October 28, 2012
ODU Men's Soccer to Host Quarterfinal Match
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team will host the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Oct. 30 on Panther Field.

October 28, 2012
Men's Soccer Falls 2-1 to Falcons on Senior Day
COLUMBUS, Ohio – After a 2-1 victory over Notre Dame College earlier in the season, the Ohio Dominican men's soccer team couldn't overcome a 2-1 deficit as Notre Dame College defeated the Panthers on Panther Field Sunday afternoon on senior day.

October 26, 2012
Men’s Soccer Ready for Rematch against Malone
COLUMBUS, Ohio— The Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team welcomes the Pioneers of Malone (5-6-1, 5-4-1 GLIAC) to Panther Field this Friday, Oct. 26, in a GLIAC South Division rematch at 7 p.m. The Panthers should have all the momentum going into this game being on a four game win streak giving them a record of 11-4-1 on the season and 8-3 in the GLIAC.

October 26, 2012
Panthers Battle Rain, Top Pioneers 3-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Dominican men's soccer team improved its overall record to 11-4-1 and 9-3 in the GLIAC after its fifth straight win and fourth at home on Friday evening at Panther Field by defeating Malone 3-1.

October 21, 2012
Panthers On A Roll Late In The Season
COLUMBUS, Ohio— The Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team is coming off of a successful week, winning their last three games and improving to 9-4-1 overall and 7-3 in conference play. This weekend the Panthers have their hands full in a GLIAC matchup against a feisty Lake Erie squad.

October 21, 2012
ODU Men's Soccer Collects Fourth Straight Win
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team extended their winning streak to four after defeating the visiting Storm of Lake Erie Sunday afternoon on Panther Field.

October 18, 2012
Panther Spotlight with Men's Soccer Coach Willy Merrick

October 16, 2012
ODU Men's Soccer Travels to Urbana to Face Blue Knights
COLUMBUS, Ohio – After battling the wind and rain over the weekend, the Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team improves to an 8-4-1 overall record and 7-3 in conference action after defeating Ashland and Walsh University. The Panthers will travel to Urbana to face the Blue Knights for a 4:00 pm nonconference match on Tuesday, Oct. 16.

October 16, 2012
Panthers Pick Up Win Over Blue Knights
URBANA, Ohio – The Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team improved their record to 9-4-1 after a 2-1 victory over Urbana University in a nonconference game in Urbana, Ohio.

October 15, 2012
Men's Soccer Catlett Honored with GLIAC Player of the Week
BAY CITY, Mich. – Ohio Dominican University senior Colby Catlett (Hilliard, Ohio) was an instrumental part in the Panthers 2-0 weekend sweep over visiting Ashland and Walsh by scoring three goals in two games and was honored with the GLIAC Men’s Soccer Player of the Week.

October 14, 2012
ODU Men's Soccer Welcomes Walsh to Panther Field
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Senior Colby Catlett (Hilliard, Ohio) helped the Panthers to a 3-1 win over visiting Ashland last night by scoring two goals. Catlett and company welcome Walsh to Panther Field tomorrow, Oct. 14 for a 4:00 pm conference matchup.

October 14, 2012
ODU Men's Soccer defeats Walsh 3-1 in the rain
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team defeated the Walsh Cavaliers on Sunday 3-1 in a rainy and windy GLIAC contest at Panther Field.

October 12, 2012
ODU Men's Soccer Outlasts Ashland, Top Eagles 3-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team defeated the visiting Ashland Eagles 3-1 on a cold Friday evening on Panther Field.

October 12, 2012
ODU Men’s Soccer Host Conference Rival Ashland
COLUMBUS, Ohio- - The Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team (6-4-1, 5-3 GLIAC) has a tough weekend ahead as they host Ashland (7-3-1, 5-3 GLIAC) tonight and Walsh (3-8, 3-6 GLIAC), Sunday, October 14.

October 5, 2012
ODU Men's Soccer Looks to Extend Win Streak to Four
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Dominican men's soccer team is coming off a two game trip to Michigan after traveling to Northwood on Friday, Sep. 28 and Saginaw Valley, Sunday, Sep. 30. The Panthers walked away from the trip 2-0.

October 5, 2012
ODU Men's Soccer Falls 2-1 in Double Overtime
COLUMBUS, Ohio – With their fourth overtime of the season, the Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team lost a tough battle 2-1 in double overtime to the visiting Tiffin Dragons on a cold, breezy Friday evening.

October 1, 2012
Men's Soccer Weddle Honored with GLIAC Player of the Week
BAY CITY, Michigan – Ohio Dominican’s men’s soccer defender senior Casey Weddle (Cincinnati, Ohio) was honored with the GLIAC Men’s Soccer Player of the Week honors for his efforts last week against Northwood and No. 13 Saginaw Valley.

September 30, 2012
ODU Men's Soccer Tops No. 13 Saginaw Valley 3-2
UNIVERSITY CENTER, Ohio – With the help of freshman Kevin McMahon, the Ohio Dominican Panthers garnered their third straight win, topping the No. 16 Saginaw Valley Cardinals 3-2 in overtime Sunday afternoon.

September 28, 2012
ODU Men’s Soccer Continues Road Trip This Weekend to Michigan
COLUMBUS, Ohio- The Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team (4-3-1; 3-2 GLIAC) continue their four game road trip with a pair of conference matches, traveling to Northwood on Friday, September 28th and Saginaw Valley, Sunday, September 30th.

September 28, 2012
ODU Men’s Soccer Silences Timberwolves 5-0
MIDLAND, Mich. – With the help of senior Casey Weddle and freshman Brent Wahle, the Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team silenced the Northwood Timberwolves 5-0 in Midland, Michigan Friday evening, Sep. 28.

September 26, 2012
Panther Spotlight with Men's Soccer Coach Willy Merrick
Panther Spotlight with Men's Soccer Coach Willy Merrick

September 23, 2012
Men’s Soccer Rebounds with 2-1 Road Win
NORTH CANTON, Ohio – In their second double over time of the season, the Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team pulled out a 2-1 victory over Walsh University in the 100th minute on Sunday afternoon in North Canton, Ohio.

September 21, 2012
Men’s Soccer Drops 2-1 Decision at Malone
CANTON, Ohio – Ohio Dominican’s men’s soccer team couldn’t overcome a one goal deficit, falling 2-1 at Malone, falling 2-1 to the host Pioneers on Friday evening.

September 21, 2012
ODU’s Men’s Soccer Takes to the Road on Four Game Trek
COLUMBUS, Ohio- The Ohio Dominican men’s soccer starts their four road game trek this weekend, starting with Malone (0-4; 0-3 GLIAC) tonight, Sep. 21 and then neighboring Walsh (2-4; 2-2 GLIAC) on Sunday, Sep. 23.

September 18, 2012
Panthers and Yellow Jackets Finish in 0-0 Draw
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Dominican’s men’s soccer team battled the visiting Cedarville to a 0-0 draw in double overtime Tuesday evening at Panther Field.

September 18, 2012
Men's Soccer Tabbed 10th in NSCAA Regional Rankings
KANSAS CITY, Kansas – The Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team (3-2) broke into the top-10, notching a 10th place selection in the NSCAA/Continental Division II Tire College Rankings Midwest Region Poll, announced by the NSCAA office this afternoon.

September 18, 2012
ODU’s Men’s Soccer Looks to Continue Winning Streak Tonight
COLUMBUS, Ohio- The Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team went on the road last weekend and won two conference games defeating Notre Dame (Ohio) 2-1 and Lake Erie 2-0. With a successful weekend sweep, the Panthers improve to 3-2 overall with a 2-1 mark in the GLIAC. Tonight, they face a 7-0 Cedarville Yellow Jackets on Panther Field at 7:00 p.m.

September 17, 2012
Wheeler Tabbed GLIAC Men’s Soccer Player of the Week
BAY CITY, Mich. – Senior Justin Wheeler (Gahanna, Ohio) was named GLIAC Men’s Soccer Player of the Week for his efforts in helping the Panthers snap a two-game losing streak as ODU went 2-0 against Notre Dame College and Lake Erie College last week.

September 16, 2012
Men’s Soccer Makes Clean Sweep of Weekend
PAINESVILLE, Ohio – After topping Notre Dame College 2-1 Friday evening, the Ohio Dominican men's soccer team made a clean sweep of their northeast Ohio trip, earning their first shutout of the season after storming past Lake Erie 2-0 Sunday evening.

September 14, 2012
ODU Men’s Soccer Heads North to Face Off Against Notre Dame College and Lake Erie
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Dominican’s men’s soccer team dropped its conference opener to visiting Findlay 2-1, setting them back to a 1-2 overall record and 0-1 in the GLIAC. This week, ODU makes a tough road trip to Lyndhurst, Ohio and Painesville, Ohio to take on Notre Dame College (3-0) and Lake Erie College (1-3).

September 14, 2012
Panthers Soar Past Notre Dame, End Falcons Win Streak
LYNDHURST, Ohio – The Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team defeated Notre Dame (OH) Friday evening 2-1. The victory ended a 22 game Falcon winning streak, which had included 18 consecutive home wins.

September 11, 2012
Panther Spotlight with Head Coach Willie Merrick
Weekly Panther Spotlight with men's soccer head coach Willie Merrick.

September 9, 2012
Men’s Soccer Looks to Rebound after Road Loss
COLUMBUS, Ohio-- The Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team will try to put its last game behind them as it prepares to open its first game of conference play at Panther Field against Findlay at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sep. 9.

September 9, 2012
Men’s Soccer Drops 2-1 Decision at Home
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Dominican’s men’s soccer team couldn’t overcome a two-goal deficit to visiting GLIAC foe Findlay, falling 2-1 to the Oilers on a brisk Sunday afternoon.

September 5, 2012
Three Unanswered Goals Seal Win For Greyhounds Over ODU
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Ohio Dominican’s men’s soccer team couldn’t overcome a 3-0 deficit to Indianapolis, falling 3-0 to host Greyhounds on Wednesday evening. With the setback, the Panthers now drop to a 1-1 record on the season.

September 5, 2012
Men's Soccer Tests Skills On The Road
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Dominican’s men’s soccer team (1-0) will take to the road tonight, Sept. 5 as they travel to Indianapolis to take on the Greyhounds of Indianapolis for a 6 p.m. non-conference match.

September 4, 2012
Men's Soccer Nabs Votes In Weekly NSCAA/Continental National Poll
KANSAS CITY, Kansas – The Ohio Dominican men’s soccer team (1-0) received votes in the NSCAA/Continental Division II Tire College Rankings National Poll, announced by the NSCAA office this afternoon.

September 2, 2012
Men’s Soccer Prevails 2-1 In Season Opener
The Ohio Dominican men's soccer team showed a strong outing as they prevailed over Bellarmine by the score of 2-1 in its first game of the 2012 season Sunday afternoon at Panther Field.

August 23, 2012
ODU Men’s Soccer Slated Second in GLIAC Preseason Polls
BAY CITY, Mich. – For the second straight year, the Ohio Dominican’s men’s soccer team was picked second in the 2012 GLIAC South Division Polls, announced the conference office today.

August 22, 2012
Previewing the Men's Soccer Team
Previewing the 2012 Ohio Dominican's Men's Soccer team.

August 14, 2012
Men's Soccer Practice From 8-14-12
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Dominican's men's soccer team took the field for team practice of the 2012 season Tuesday afternoon.

June 12, 2012
Panther Pride: Top 12 Moments from 2011-12 (#6)
No. 6 – Men’s Soccer Takes Down No. 18 Ashland

May 1, 2012
Athletic Department Honors Student-Athletes at Annual Recognition Night
Ohio Dominican’s Athletic Department honored 60 senior student-athletes and also presented eight individual awards as part of a new format to the Student-Athlete Recognition Night on Monday.