The Lancaster Bible College women's soccer will appear in the North Eastern Athletic Conference Playoffs for the ninth straight season on Tuesday, as the Chargers will make the short trip up Route 283 to Middletown, Pa. to face the third-seeded Nittany Lions from Penn St. Harrisburg at 2 p.m. The Nittany Lions won the regular season matchup, 2-1 on Sept. 21 in Lancaster, while the Chargers will look to return the favor and win on the road on Tuesday.
 
The other NEAC Quarterfinal features SUNY Poly at Penn College, and the winner of that contest will face top-seeded Penn St. Berks on Saturday morning at 11:30 a.m. in Reading, Pa. The winner of the Lancaster Bible / Penn St. Harrisburg game will take on second-seeded Keuka on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Reading, Pa. The semifinal winners will battle in the NEAC Final on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Reading, Pa.
 
Team Records
Lancaster Bible: 9-9 overall, 5-6 NEAC
Penn St. Harrisburg: 9-9-1 overall, 7-2-1 NEAC
 
Regular Season Meeting
Sept. 21, 2019: Penn St. Harrisburg defeated the Chargers, 2-1 in Lancaster in mid-September, as the teams combined for the three gals in just a 7:41 span that covered two halves…Samantha Day scored at 41:18 to open the scoring, and the Nittany Lions held a 1-0 lead through halftime, but Kara Huber scored for the Chargers at 47:00 to knot the game at 1-1…The tie game lasted just 1:59, as Kristen Stark scored off a pass from Elizabeth Clippinger at 48:59 to restore the Nittany Lions' one-goal lead, and they won by the same margin…Penn St. Harrisburg held a 21-7 lead in shots, including a 14-2 edge in the second half…The Nittany Lions also led, 7-1 in corner kick opportunities…Lancaster Bible goalkeeper Erin Mikula made eight saves in the loss, while Hannah Williams had three saves for Penn St. Harrisburg.
 
How They Got Here
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers had to defeat Cazenovia on the final day of the regular season to continue their streak of NEAC Playoff appearances, as the Chargers defeated the Wildcats, 2-1 last Saturday at the Donald H. Funk Field…The Chargers were 2-3 in their final five games of the regular season.
 
Penn St. Harrisburg: The Nittany Lions played just once on the final weekend of the regular season, as Penn St. Harrisburg did not play Saturday, because SUNY Cobleskill did not have enough players, and the game was treated as a no contest…The Nittany Lions did defeat SUNY Poly, 5-2 on Friday to wrap-up their regular season, as the team went 3-2 in its final five games, including the no-contest victory over SUNY Cobleskill.
 
Statistically Speaking
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers have scored 30 goals this season, and allowed 26…Lancaster Bible has scored 13 goals and allowed 13 goals in the first half of games this season, while outscoring its opponents, 15-13 in the second half of contests…The Chargers are 2-0 in overtime games this season, earning wins over Cairn and Gwynedd Mercy…Megan Rogers and Kara Huber each have six goals for the Chargers this season, though Huber is out with a season-ending injury…Rogers also leads the team with 16 points, while Bryanna Hoover has five goals and 12 points this year…13 different players have scored goals for the Chargers this season, while 15 players have recorded at least one point.
 
Penn St. Harrisburg: The Nittany Lions outscored their opponents, 44-33 this season, including 35-12 in conference play…Rhyan Socash leads Penn St. Harrisburg with 11 goals and 25 points, while Hollie Holthaus is second with seven goals and 14 points…Williams has posted a 1.68 goals against average this season, and has 117 saves...Penn St. Harrisburg is 1-0-1 in overtime games this season, as the Nittany Lions defeated Penn College in extra time, and tied Gallaudet.
 
Team Notes
Lancaster Bible: Lancaster Bible is 6-7 all-time against Penn St. Harrisburg, including this season's, 2-1 loss…The Chargers defeated Penn St. Harrisburg in the 2012 NEAC Semifinals, earning a 2-0 win in Reading, Pa…Lancaster Bible is 4-5 on the road this season, and just 1-3 in its past four away contests…Lancaster Bible lost to Cazenovia, 1-0 in last year's NEAC Quarterfinals.
 
Penn St. Harrisburg: The Nittany Lions are 4-4-1 at home this season, but is just 1-3 in their past four home contests…Penn St. Harrisburg has scored 2.32 goals per game this season, the third-most in the NEAC this season…This is Penn St. Harrisburg's first season back in the NEAC after being members of the Capital Athletic Conference for the past five seasons.
 
Other NEAC Quarterfinal
Tuesday, Nov. 5: SUNY Poly at Penn College, 2 p.m.
 
How to Follow
Live stats of Tuesday's game can be found HERE