The Lancaster Bible College men's soccer team punched its ticket to its second-ever North Eastern Athletic Conference Final on Saturday, as the Chargers dominated Penn College, 4-1 in the NEAC Semifinals in Abington, Pa. The victory improves the Chargers to 12-6-1 this season, while the Wildcats' season ends with a 7-8-3 mark.
 
The Chargers will take on top-seeded Penn St. Abington on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the NEAC Final, as the Nittany Lions are looking for their second straight NEAC title.
 
Game Recap: Lancaster Bible controlled the game from the opening whistle, providing all of the game's offensive chances. After two shots and a corner kick, Lancaster Bible got on the board at 16:07, as Joel Hughes scored his third goal of the year off a feed from Jared Jordan. Jordan crossed the ball to the right post and Hughes was there to put it in the back of the net and give the Chargers a 1-0 lead.
 
Sophomore Rama Mugisha doubled the Chargers' lead to 2-0 at 32:38, as Hughes picked up an assist this time to help give the Chargers some insurance. After getting his defender to turn around, Mugisha found the lower right-hand side of the net for his fourth goal of the year, as the Chargers took the 2-0 lead into halftime.
 
Lancaster Bible began pouring it on early in the second half, as sophomore Chad Tolson scored his seventh goal of the year at 51:50. Tolson took a deflected ball and put it in on the right-side of the net to give Lancaster Bible a 3-0 lead.
 
After a few offensive chances for the Wildcats midway through the half, Lancaster Bible re-took possession, and after a scramble in front, James Ludovic collected a loose ball and scored the first goal of his collegiate career to make it 4-0 at the 69:34 mark.
 
Penn College would score a late goal at 82:32, as Collin Klinger netted his first goal of the year, but Lancaster Bible held off a few more late offensive chances from the Wildcats, and earned the 4-1 victory.
 
By the Numbers: Each team had nine shots, while the Chargers led, 7-3 in shots on goal…Penn College had two corner kicks, while the Chargers had just one…Lancaster Bible goalkeeper Jake Deterline made two saves for his 11^th victory of the season...Saturday was the third time this season the Chargers have scored four goals in a game, and the second time they have had four different goal scorers in a game.
 
The Coach Says: "I was very confident we would be sharp today after the strong week of practice the guys put in," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Tom Ardt said. "We came out on the front foot and scoring twice in the first half was huge, but approaching the second half with the same urgency was even better."
 
On the Team's Play: "We were able to cause some problems for Penn College by pressing them high and dealt with their services out of the back pretty nicely," Ardt said. "The chances we created, we put away and we are thankful to be in the final tomorrow."
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 5-1 all-time against Penn College…The Chargers defeated the Wildcats, 2-1 in Lancaster on Oct. 10…Lancaster Bible is 7-3-1 in games away from Donald H. Funk Field this season…The seven-game winning streak is the longest in program history, snapping a tie with the 1976, 1985, 1988, 2009 and 2015 squads who each won six straight games…The Chargers will be playing in their second-ever NEAC Final on Sunday, as the Chargers lost, 2-0 to Morrisville State in the 2014 NEAC Final...Lancaster Bible lost to Penn St. Abington, 1-0 on Sept. 22 in Abington, Pa…The Nittany Lions scored at 37:34 on a goal by Hernando Villamil, and held off the Chargers to earn the one-goal victory.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible faces number one seed Penn St. Abington at 1 p.m. in the NEAC Final…The game can be watched HERE, and followed through live stats HERE.