I want a veto from the Ohio Valley Conference commissioner Jon Steinbrecher. He should overrule how the women’s soccer regular season ended.

Eastern should be calling itself conference champions right now after going undefeated in its eight OVC games.

Instead of relaxing in Charleston for the week waiting for the rest of the OVC semifinalists to arrive, the Panthers have to get on a bus and travel to Birmingham, Ala, Friday for a second round game.

Eastern, which finished with a 6-0-2 and 20 points, came in second place behind Samford, which finished 7-1 – one point ahead of the Panthers.

Samford’s one loss came at the feet of Eastern in a 3-1 game Oct. 12 at Lakeside Field. Yes, Eastern went undefeated and beat the team that was crowned champion.

There is something wrong with this picture. A team that goes undefeated and beats the team in first place should get the privilege of hosting the conference tournament at the end of the season.

Though it would be unfair to make a change now and take first place away from the Bulldogs, there should be a good look at the point system before next season starts.

A team currently earns three points for a win and one point for a tie. For instances like this, the system should be two points for a win while keeping the one for a tie.

If that were the case, Eastern would have tied Samford with 14 points and would have won the tiebreaker with a win in head-to-head competition. The Panthers also outscored the Bulldogs 24-17 and had equal goals against with seven.

I don’t want to take anything away from Samford, which is playing in its first season as a member of the OVC, but it is obvious which team should be hosting.

When it all comes down to it, Eastern coach Steve Ballard would say that his team is playing so well, it doesn’t where his Panthers travel. But I don’t know any coach who would rather travel nearly 530 miles than walk 10 feet for a single elimination tournament.

Beth Liesen can score goals no matter what field she is playing on, but I’m sure she’d rather be firing shots at a goal with Lantz Arena in the background.

So listen up Samford. You got away with one on a technicality and there is going to be a determined team pulling into town in less than a week.

The Panthers have won four straight OVC tournament games, earning a place in the Women’s College Cup the last two years.

Although Eastern has to go on the road for the third consecutive year, this could be its third consecutive conference championship.

Be afraid OVC. This team will have something to prove come Friday during a time when it is one of the scariest teams to be playing.