The Lancaster Bible College men's soccer team will embark on its NCCAA Division I postseason trek on Wednesday, as the Chargers battle NCAA Division II member Roberts Wesleyan in the NCCAA Division I Midwest Region Semifinals. Wednesday's game is set to begin at 5 p.m., and the winner will face Midwest Region top seed Grace (Ind.) in the Midwest Region Final in Winona Lake, Ind. on a day and time to be determined.
 
Team Records
Lancaster Bible: 14-4-3 overall, 7-2-2 NEAC
Roberts Wesleyan: 9-8-1 overall, 5-3 East Coast Conference
 
All-Time Meetings
Nov. 18, 2015: Lancaster Bible and Roberts Wesleyan have only played one another one other time, as the Chargers and Redhawks met in the NCCAA Div. I Midwest Region Semifinals in 2015…The Redhawks won, 3-0 that day, and held a 17-5 advantage in shots…Lancaster Bible did hold a 4-2 edge in corner kicks.
 
How They Got Here
Lancaster Bible: Lancaster Bible lost in penalty kicks to Penn St. Harrisburg on Saturday, Nov. 9, as the Nittany Lions then went on to win the NEAC, but then lost to Franklin & Marshall, 1-0 in the opening round of the NCAA Div. III National Tournament…The Chargers are 14-4-3 overall this season, and will look to use their NCCAA National Tournament experience from a year ago on Wednesday night.
 
Roberts Wesleyan: The Redhawks lost to the University of Bridgeport, 2-0 in the East Coast Conference Semifinals on Nov. 13, and have lost three straight contests overall…Roberts Wesleyan began the year with an 0-3-1 overall record, but won nine of their next 11 games, and were 9-5-1 at one point.
 
Statistically Speaking
Lancaster Bible: Lancaster Bible has outscored its opponents, 45-22 this season…The Chargers lead their opponents in shots, 334-216, and have a 134-70 edge in corner kicks…Lancaster Bible has outscored its opponents, 19-7 in the first half of games this season…Rama Mugisha leads the team with eight goals this season, while Chad Tolson (7G, 6A) and Kedric Yoder (4G, 12A) are tied for the team-lead with 20 points…Michael Eufemia and Caleb Nelson each have five goals for the Chargers…Goalkeeper Jake Deterline has been tremendous over the past month for the Chargers, allowing one goal or less in each of his past seven games.
 
Roberts Wesleyan: The Redhawks have scored 38 goals this season, and allowed 35…Roberts Wesleyan has been outshot, 274-246 this season…Opponents have had 104 corner kicks on the Redhawks this season, while they have had just 69…Dylan Ruiz has scored 17 of Roberts Wesleyan's 38 goals this season, and seven of his goals are game-winning goals…Terrell Spencer has a team-best eight assists, and is second in points with 20…Three different goalkeepers have played for the Redhawks this season with Jared Gibbons (1.86 GAA) earning a team-best 12 starts.
 
Team Notes
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers lost to Grace (Ind.) in the NCCAA Div. I Midwest Region Final, 3-2 last season, but earned an at-large bid to the NCCA Div. I National Tournament…Lancaster Bible is 5-1-2 in road games this season…The Chargers are 3-1 in the state of New York this season…Lancaster Bible has been a part of NCCAA Div. I since the 2014 season, and is 0-6 all-time against NCCAA Div. I opponents…Dan Bewersdorff will play his 82^nd career game on Wednesday evening, joining just a handful of other Lancaster Bible players in program history to appear in 82 or more games during their collegiate careers.
 
Roberts Wesleyan: The Redhawks haven't competed in the NCCAA Div. I Midwest Region Playoffs since defeating the Chargers in 2015…Roberts Wesleyan is 7-2-1 at home this season…The Redhawks and Chargers have no common opponents this season, but Roberts Wesleyan did play Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference members Seton Hill, California University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Pitt-Johnstown earlier this season…
 
Next Up
The winner of Wednesday's game will face Grace (Ind.) in the NCCAA Div. I Midwest Region Final on a day and time to be determined…The game will be played at Grace in Winona Lake, Ind.