MCAC Forced to Cancel Eight-Game Season, Four-Game still a Possibility
The Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference has decided to cancel the full eight-game soccer schedule for the upcoming 2020 season.
After initially approving a schedule, the MCAC has been forced to switch gears as the province is experience mini COVID outbreaks. Instead they are hoping to pull off a four-game schedule starting in October.
“If Manitoba Public Health response levels are back to yellow (caution) in all health regions where MCAC schools are located, and the MSA’s Return to Play Phase is back up to Phase three in all of those health regions, then a 50 per cent schedule will begin on October 3, 2020,” said Scott Masterson, MCAC president. “If, however, those conditions are not in place, then the reduced schedule will not be approved and the full MCAC soccer season will be officially cancelled.”
If approved, the mini season will kick off with a matchup between Brandon University Bobcats taking on the Canadian Mennonite University Blazers. The women’s game would kick off at noon followed by the reigning champion Bobcats’ men’s team at 2:15.
A decision on the four-game season will be made by Monday, September 28. If the public and safety requirements are not met, the 2020 season will be cancelled.
2020 MCAC WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE
| 2020 MCAC WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE | ||||||
| Date | Time | Away | Home | Result | Location | |
| Sat Oct 3 | 12:00 | BU BOBCATS | CMU BLAZERS | RCSC – John Scouras Field | ||
| Sun Oct 4 | 1:00 | USB ROUGES | PUC PILOTS | Otterburne Complex | ||
| Sun Oct 4 | 1:00 | BU BOBCATS | ACC COUGARS | Brandon’s Community Sportsplex | ||
| Sat Oct 17 | 1:00 | ACC COUGARS | USB ROUGES | Memorial Park | ||
| Sat Oct 17 | 1:00 | PUC PILOTS | CMU BLAZERS | RCSC – John Scouras Field | ||
| Sun Oct 18 | 1:00 | PUC PILOTS | BU BOBCATS | Brandon University | ||
| Sun Oct 18 | 1:00 | CMU BLAZERS | ACC COUGARS | Brandon’s Community Sportsplex | ||
| Sat Oct 24 | 1:00 | ACC COUGARS | PUC PILOTS | Otterburne Complex | ||
| Sat Oct 24 | 1:00 | CMU BLAZERS | USB ROUGES | Memorial Park | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 1:00 | USB ROUGES | BU BOBCATS | Brandon University |
2020 MCAC MEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE
| 2020 MCAC MEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE | ||||||
| Date | Time | Away | Home | Result | Location | |
| Sat Oct 3 | 2:15 | BU BOBCATS | CMU BLAZERS | RCSC – John Scouras Field | ||
| Sun Oct 4 | 3:15 | USB ROUGES | PUC PILOTS | Otterburne Complex | ||
| Sun Oct 4 | 3:15 | BU BOBCATS | ACC COUGARS | Brandon’s Community Sportsplex | ||
| Sat Oct 17 | 3:15 | ACC COUGARS | USB ROUGES | Memorial Park | ||
| Sat Oct 17 | 3:15 | PUC PILOTS | CMU BLAZERS | RCSC – John Scouras Field | ||
| Sun Oct 18 | 3:15 | PUC PILOTS | BU BOBCATS | Brandon University | ||
| Sun Oct 18 | 3:15 | CMU BLAZERS | ACC COUGARS | Brandon’s Community Sportsplex | ||
| Sat Oct 24 | 3:15 | ACC COUGARS | PUC PILOTS | Otterburne Complex | ||
| Sat Oct 24 | 3:15 | CMU BLAZERS | USB ROUGES | Memorial Park | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 3:15 | USB ROUGES | BU BOBCATS | Brandon University |
