The Lancaster Bible College men's soccer team earned one of its biggest wins of the season on Saturday, as the Chargers defeated SUNY Poly, 2-1 in Utica, N.Y. The Wildcats, previously undefeated in North Eastern Athletic Conference play, fall to 12-4 overall and 8-1 in NEAC action, while the Chargers improve to 11-4-2 overall and 5-2-2 in conference play.
 
How it Happened: Lancaster Bible had all of the offensive chances in the first half, as the Chargers held the Wildcats without a shot in the opening 45 minutes. Lancaster Bible had two shots and two corner kick tries in the opening 11 minutes, but couldn't convert the early chances. The Chargers had two late chances, but James Ludovic's shot was saved, and Eric Bailey's went wide.
 
SUNY Poly took advantage of its first shot of the afternoon, as Jamar Gayle scored off a pass from Doreion Alleyne, and gave the Wildcats a 1-0 lead at the 49:29 mark. Lancaster Bible answered right back at 54:43, as Chad Tolson headed in a corner kick cross from Kedric Yoder for his sixth goal of the year.
 
The game stayed at 1-1 for nearly 20 minutes, but Lancaster Bible senior Caleb Nelson scored his third goal of the year at the 72:20 mark, as he took a pass from Clark Shreiner, and gave the Chargers a 2-1 advantage.
 
The seconds slowly ticked away, but the Chargers held off the final minutes of pressure from the Wildcats, and dealt previously NEAC-undefeated SUNY Poly, 2-1.
 
Statistically Speaking: Lancaster Bible outshot the Wildcats, 14-5, including 6-2 in shots on goal…Jake Deterline made just one save, but earned his ninth win of the season…Yoder's assist was his team-leading eighth of the year…Lancaster Bible also led, 12-3 in corner kick opportunities…Tolson had a team-high three shots.
 
The Coach Says: "We are really proud of our team today for stepping up and playing one of our best games of the year," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Tom Ardt said. "The leadership was clear on the field, and we were able to dictate a lot of the game with how we adjusted players, and how they stepped up in big situations."
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is 5-5-1 all-time against SUNY Poly…Lancaster Bible defeated SUNY Poly, 3-1 in Lancaster, Pa. last season…The Chargers are now 4-1-1 on the road this season…Nelson's goal is the third game-winning goal of his career, and also the 20^th goal of his collegiate career.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible is off until next weekend, as the Chargers host Morrisville State on Friday at 3:15 p.m., and then Cazenovia on Saturday at 1 p.m.