The Lancaster Bible College women's soccer team begins its quest in the North Eastern Athletic Conference Playoffs for the eighth straight season on Tuesday, but the Chargers will open the quest in unfamiliar territory, as they will open the NEAC Playoffs on the road for the first time in program history.
 
Lancaster Bible's journey will begin in Cazenovia, N.Y., as the Chargers face-off against the fourth-seeded Cazenovia Wildcats. In each of the previous seven seasons, the Chargers have either hosted the first game of the NEAC Playoffs, or taken on an opponent on a neutral field.
 
Lancaster Bible enters the postseason as the fifth seed, and will look to advance to the NEAC Semifinals for the first time since the 2016 season, when the Chargers lost to Penn St. Berks, 1-0 in the NEAC Final in double overtime.
 
Team Records:
Lancaster Bible: 7-6-2, 6-3-1 NEAC
Cazenovia: 11-5-1, 7-3-1 NEAC
 
Regular Season Meeting:
Oct. 20, 2018: Lancaster Bible opened the scoring at 12:22 on a goal from 20 yards out by Bryanna Hoover, but Cazenovia answered back just 1:31 later on a goal by Cassidy Rattray. Cazenovia dominated the game statistically, outshooting the Chargers, 24-9 and the Wildcats also held a 15-2 advantage in corner kicks.
 
The Chargers had a terrific opportunity to score in the second overtime, but Jackie Moore's shot went just wide, after she made a terrific play to get the ball away from a defender and the goalkeeper.
 
How They Got Here:
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers closed out the season with strong play, as the team went 5-1-1 over its final seven NEAC games, including a 3-0-1 finish…Lancaster Bible held its final seven opponents to just five goals.
 
Cazenovia: The Wildcats won their first five games of the season by a combined score of 34-3, and kept the run going through NEAC play, as they went 7-3-1 in conference action…Cazenovia hit a bump in the road towards the end of the year, going just 2-3-1 over its final six games, but the team's ability to score helped them stay in just about every game they played this season.
 
Leading Scorers:
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers had 15 different goal scorers this season, including nine who scored at least two goals…Hoover and Maggie Arnold are tied for the team-lead with six goals, while Maddie Dionne and Kayla Hubbard had four goals…Hoover's 15 points lead the team, while Arnold is right behind her with 14…Dionne's four assists are tops on the team.
 
Cazenovia: Unlike the Chargers, the Wildcats have a top scorer who is heads and shoulders above the rest, as Michaela Breeze has scored 23 goals and assisted on six others this season for 52 points…Dimetria McIntyre has eight goals, as does Rattray, while Madison Adams and Lucia Liverio each have five assists.
 
Team Notes:
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers were 3-2-2 away from home this season, and were 3-0-2 on the road in conference play this season…Lancaster Bible is outscoring its opponents, 37-20 this season, including 24-12 in the second half of games…The Chargers have fired 261 shots towards the net this season…Three different goalkeepers have played for Lancaster Bible this season, but Erin Mikula has been the team's starter for much of the season, compiling a 6-3-2 record, to go with a 1.08 goals against average…Lancaster Bible is 3-1-1 all-time in the NEAC Quarterfinal round, but are coming off a penalty kick loss to Bryn Athyn last season.
 
Cazenovia: The Wildcats were 6-2-1 at home this season…Cazenovia outscored its opponents, 58-24 this season, and took 394 shots…Three different goalkeepers have started this season for Cazenovia, as Caitlin Kelleher leads the way with 31 saves and a 5-3-1 record…Alyssa Conolly is 4-1 this season as well between the pipes.
 
Other NEAC Quarterfinal:
#6 Morrisville State at #3 Penn College, 2 p.m.
 
How to Follow:
The game can be watched live on YouTube - or you can follow along with the live stats