Lancaster Bible 1, St. Mary's (Md.) 0 (Final/OT)
 
St. Mary's (Md.) Starters
Smith, Panton, Breslauer, Ekobo, Eskay, Barlow, Mazzola, Caro, Luongo, Marx & Goalkeeper- delone-Bellsey
 
LBC Starters
Tanner Shertzer, Michael Eufemia, Tommy Elder, Jackson Shreiner, Clark Shreiner, Chad Tolson, Nathan Muckle, Cameron Smith, Kedric Yoder, Josh Jarvis & Goalkeeper- Isaac Barrow

How It Happened
The Lancaster Bible College men's soccer team used an overtime goal from Chad Tolson to upset #2 seed St. Mary's College of Maryland in the United East Semifinals on Friday, November 5. The Chargers will now face top-seeded Penn St. Harrisburg at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday evening.

The Chargers started fast, putting pressure on the Seahawks' defense. Chad Tolson would head a ball at the goal from point blank range, but St. Mary's goalkeeper Liam deLone-Bellsey made the save. A few minutes later, Josh Jarvis rocketed a shot from just outside the box, but once again it was saved. On the other end of the field, Isaac Barrow made a diving save in the 19^th minute, ending a Seahawks scoring threat. Barrow would go on to make seven saves in the game. After the early flurry of shots, both defenses would step up, keeping the ball in the midfield. The game would remain scoreless heading into the half.

LBC would once again start fast in the second half with Tommy Elder firing a shot on goal in the 46^th minute. St. Mary's would then counter, taking a pair of shots in the 51^st minute with Barrow making a key save to keep the game scoreless. The Seahawks had another quality scoring chance in the 63^rd minute when Luke Duswalt rocketed a shot from the edge of the box, but Barrow reacted perfectly to make the save. The Chargers would battle back with Kedric Yoder and Tolson each firing shots that missed just wide of the net. In the 81^st minute, Michael Eufemia would gather a loose ball in the box, but could not get a clean shot off. The game would remain scoreless at the end of regulation, sending the game into overtime.

The Chargers are no strangers to overtime games, playing six this season. In the closing minutes of the first overtime, Ross Venman fired a shot across the face of the goal that was deflected out for a corner kick. As he has all season, Yoder crossed a beautiful ball into the box. Tolson headed the cross into the lower left-hand corner of the net, securing the 1-0 victory.



 Inside The Numbers
- Chad Tolson headed in the game-winning goal in the 99^th minute. This was Tolson's ninth goal of the season and his fifth game-winning goal of the season
- Kedric Yoder launched the corner kick on the final play of the game, earning his 12^th assist of the season.
- Isaac Barrow made seven key saves to keep the high-powered Seahawks off the board
- The Chargers and Seahawks each fired 11 shots, but the Chargers held the advantage in shots on goal 9-7
- LBC also held the edge in corner kicks, holding a 4-2 advantage

What They Are Saying
"I'm proud of the effort today against a good St. Mary's team," said head coach Tom Ardt. "We stayed together and worked really hard in all thirds. Looking forward to the final tomorrow!"
 
Who's Next
The men's soccer team has earned a spot in the United East Championship where they will face the hosts and top-seeded Penn St. Harrisburg at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 6. To watch the game, Click Here
 
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