John Carroll will have no choice but to take the long road if it wants to earn a repeat trip to the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament championship match.

That is because, in qualifying for a program-record sixth consecutive berth in the league's postseason tourney, the Blue Streaks have landed as the #6 seed in the six-team field. There will be no home matches forthcoming for a team that only had one in making a title match run in 2011.

The sixth-seeded Blue Streaks will take on the #3 seed Capital Crusaders in a rematch of that 2011 OAC title tilt on Monday, October 29, at 2:00 pm. The contest will take place at Bernlohr Stadium on the Capital University campus.

Live stats, as well as audio/video, will be available on the Capital Stetch Internet portal by clicking here.

John Caroll is making its 13th overall appearance in the tournament since the OAC institute a postseason format in 1992. The Blue Streaks are 8-11 all-time in OAC Tournament play, capturing one championship (2001) and reaching the final five times (1992, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2011).

General admission tickets will be $7 for the contest, but a valid OAC student ID guarantees admission free of charge.  Admission is $2 for anyone 18 and under, and tickets for seniors are $5.  For more information on ticket prices and the OAC tournament, visit the league website at www.oac.org