Men's Soccer
Men’s soccer season ends with five players named to All Conference First Team
The 2009 soccer season ended with a string of individual honors for members of the Cincinnati State men’s soccer team, which went undefeated as it captured the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference championship.
Five players from the Cincinnati State men’s soccer team were named to the OCCAC First Team at the conclusion of the 2009 season:
- Cody Clark
- Mike Brizzi
- Grant Kercher
- Dylan Hoop
- Austin Morgan
The Surge’s Jake Jones and Zack Moss were named to the All Conference Second Team.
And head coach Mike Coombs was named the OCCAC Coach of the Year for 2009.
The Surge ended the 2009 regular season with a 15-2-1 overall record, which includes its 6-0-0 record in OCCAC games. Cincinnati State’s tournament run ended Nov. 1 with a 2-0 loss to arch-rival Schoolcraft College in the Division 1 Region 12 final.
This marked the fifth time in seven seasons that Cincinnati State has won the OCCAC league championship. This is also the fifth year since 2003 that Combs has been named OCCAC Coach of the year.
Cincinnati State wins OCCAC men's soccer championship
The Cincinnati State men's soccer team won the 2009 Ohio Community College Athletic Conference championship in convincing fashion.
The Surge ended conference play Oct. 18 with a 7-1 victory over Cuyahoga Community College.
The win gave Cincinnati State a perfect 6-0-0 record in the OCCAC and an overall record of 13-2-1.
It also helped seal Cincinnati State’s standing in the Top 20 national rankings among junior college soccer programs. In the National Junior College Athletic Association poll, Cincinnati State is currently ranked No. 18. In the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, the team is ranked No. 11.
Cincinnati State has two regular season matches left to play – home games at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 against Kellogg at the Walnut Hills High School field and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25 against Jackson at the Seven Hills High School field.
Regardless of the outcome of those games, the Surge have qualified for the NJCAA National Tournament. Cincinnati State will begin the regional round on Saturday, Oct. 31 against Ancilla College in a game that will be played in Cleveland. In the first week of the season, Cincinnati State won at Ancilla, 4-2.
If the men's team wins the regional tournament round on November 1, Cincinnati State will host the one-game district match on Saturday, Nov. 7.
In conference play, Cincinnati State has been dominant on both offensive and defensive aspects of the game. The team allowed only three goals in six OCCAC games while scoring 21 goals.
Coach Combs Earns 100th Win
With victories over Mt. St. Joseph and Schoolcraft CC in consecutive days, Coach Combs recorded his 100th victory as a head coach.
Fall 2009 Schedule
Fall 2009 Roster
Fall 2009 Team Bios
Fall 2009 Coach Bios
Fall 2009 Team Photo
Fall 2009 Statistics
