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#13 CAPITAL SQUARES OFF WITH #17 OHIO NORTHERN IN KEY OAC MATCHUP
Two teams fighting to join the NCAA Tournament discussion as the season winds down will square off on Saturday in Columbus. No. 13/25 Capital will play host to #17/RV Ohio Northern in a pivitol OAC game at Bernlohr Stadium beginning at 1:30 p.m. Fans can follow the action with FREE Live Stats, Video and Audio beginning with the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Sports Medicine Pregame Show at 1:00 p.m.
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MEN'S SOCCER HEADS TO #20 OHIO NORTHERN FOR OAC CHAMPIONSHIP

The Capital men's soccer team will play for its first ever OAC Tournament Title and automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament when it travels to #20 Ohio Northern on Saturday.  The 2007 and 2008 OAC Regular Season Champion Capital will face the 2009 OAC Champion Ohio Northern beginning at 2 p.m. Fans can follow the action with FREE Live Stats and Audio at www.CapitalCrusaders.net.

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RICHARDSON NAMED TO D3HOOPS.COM PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
MINNEAPOLIS – Senior guard Kristen Richardson was selected as one of the Top 25 players in the nation as a D3hoops.com Preseason Honorable Mention All-America selection on Friday. Richardson is the only Ohio Athletic Conference player on the list.
SECOND HALF RALLY CARRIES CRUSADERS INTO OAC TOURNAMENT FINAL
COLUMBUS, Ohio- Trailing at halftime and looking at early end to their season, Ian Warmbrodt and Steven McCarthy rallied the Capital men’s soccer team past visiting Baldwin Wallace 2-1 in an OAC Semifinal Match on Thursday afternoon.
VOLLEYBALL DUO EARN ESPN THE MAZAGINE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS
A pair of seniors from the Capital University volleyball team were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Teams on Thursday following a vote amongst members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Allison Hostetler was a Second Team pick while Jenna Zumberger was a Third Team selection.
PORTER NAMED TO ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT SECOND TEAM
Capital University senior defensive lineman Brian Porter was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Team following a vote by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Thursday.
CAPITAL WOMEN FIRST, MEN THIRD IN OAC PRESEASON POLLS
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Both of the Capital basketball teams were picked to finish near the top of the Ohio Athletic Conference standings this winter. The Crusader women were selected to defend their OAC Regular Season Title from one year ago while the men were selected to finish third in the OAC Preseason Coaches Poll which was released on Wednesday.
CAPITAL FALLS AT #11 OTTERBEIN IN OAC SEMIFINALS, 1-0
WESTERVILLE, Ohio – A bending ball into the back of the net in the 10th minute proved to be just too much for a stingy Capital women’s soccer team to overcome in a 1-0 loss at #11 Otterbein in the OAC Semifinals on Wednesday afternoon.
VOLLEYBALL FALLS IN CLASSIC FIVE-SET OAC QUARTERFINAL AT OTTERBEIN
WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The fifth-seeded Capital volleyball team nearly came back from an 0-2 deficit before falling to Otterbein 2-3 (10-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-19, 10-15) in an OAC Quarterfinal Match on Tuesday evening.
WOMEN'S SOCCER ADVANCES TO OAC SEMIS WITH 1-0 WIN AT WILMINGTON
WILMINGTON, Ohio - A goal in the 15th minute by senior Natasha Ballard lifted the fifth-seeded Capital women's soccer team to a 1-0 OAC First Round road victory at Wilmington on Monday night.
SPECIAL EVENTS READY FOR SATURDAY’S HOME FOOTBALL GAME
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Crusader football fans can come watch the showdown between #13 Capital and #17 Ohio Northern on Saturday for FREE and take part in pregame tailgate activities at Bernlohr Stadium. Kickoff for the game between the Crusaders and Polar Bears is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
SHEILS, THABOUNE NAMED TO ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS
The Capital University senior soccer duo of Molly Sheils and Josh Thaboune were each named to their respective ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Teams by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Friday.
NEW FACES, SAME GOALS FOR CAPITAL MEN’S BASKETBALL
Despite losing back-to-back OAC Player of the Year Nate Stahl and All-OAC performer Ryan Wood along with five others to graduation, seniors Ben McGrath, DJ Frazier, and Adam Johns look to continue the winning ways of the Capital men’s basketball team.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LOOKS TO ‘MAKE IT HAPPEN’ IN 2009-10
After over seven months since the Capital women’s basketball team last stepped onto the court, head coach Dixie Jeffers is anxious and optimistic heading into her 24th season as coach of the Crusaders.

FOLLOW CAPITAL UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS ON TWITTER
Thanks to a change in policy made by the NCAA Division III Management Council, Capital University athletics has opened a Twitter account. All those interested in Crusader Athletics can follow us at www.twitter.com/CAPCRU.

CapVision Video Highlights of Capital Athletics
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