Penn St. Harrisburg 3, Lancaster Bible 1- United East Championship Game
 
Penn St. Harrisburg Starters
Gahomera, Madairy, Brewer, Aman, Ullum, Krysztofowicz, Palomeque, Fombu, Gartley, Myers & Goalkeeper- Guglielmetti
 
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 could not capture the United East Championship losing a hard-fought battle to top-seeded Penn State Harrisburg by a score of 3-1 on Saturday, November 6.

The Chargers would shake off a slow start and get rolling in the 10^th minute, earning a corner kick. Kedric Yoder would fire LBC's first shot in the 14^th minute, but the Lions were able to make the save. Josh Jarvis also would fire a shot, but he could not get LBC on the board. Penn St. Harrisburg would break through, with Daniel Fombu scoring to take a 1-0 lead. Chad Tolson tried to respond firing a shot in the 28^th minute, but the Lions were again able to make the save. Penn St. Harrisburg extended their advantage in the 39^th minute with Daryl Lucas scoring on a pass from Zach Ullum. The Lions held a 2-0 advantage at the break.

LBC would climb back into the game in the 57^th minute. The Chargers drew a foul just outside the 18-yard box and Yoder stepped up to the free kick, launching it into the six-yard box. Tolson flicked the ball through the box to open Nathan Muckle. Muckle would blast the ball into the back of the net, pulling the Chargers back within a goal. LBC had recaptured momentum and pushed numbers forward looking for an equalizer. The Lions would answer, scoring off a free kick in the 66^th minute to retake a two-goal advantage. The Chargers put forth all of their remaining effort trying to find an answer but could not score again eventually falling 3-1.

Inside The Numbers
- Nathan Muckle scored in the 57^th minute to pull the Chargers back within a goal. This was Muckle's second goal of the season
- Kedric Yoder set up Muckle's goal by sending a free kick into the box, picking up his 13^th assist of the season. Yoder's 13 assists are third most in a single season in program history
- Chad Tolson flicked Yoder's free kick into the box, earning his third assist of the season
- Isaac Barrow made four saves in goal for the Chargers
- Penn St. Harrisburg had three different players score goals, with Daryl Lucas scoring the game winning goal
- The Lions held an 11-4 edge in shots
- The Chargers earned four corner kicks
- Penn St. Harrisburg's Sebastian Krysztofowicz was named Tournament MVP for his efforts
- This was the Chargers third appearance in the conference championship game and the first since the 2018 season

What They Are Saying
"We're very disappointed in the result, but we stayed together and kept working tonight," said Head Coach Tom Ardt. "I can't thank our seniors and leaders enough for their work for the team this year. Best of luck to Harrisburg in the NCAA Tournament, they will represent the conference well."
 
Who's Next
Men's soccer will take part in an NCCAA Regional in order to qualify for the NCCAA Division I Championship. Site and date for the regional are yet to be determined.   
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