The 50th season of men's soccer at Lancaster Bible College opens on Friday at Geneva, as the Chargers take on the Golden Tornadoes at 6 p.m. The Chargers will mark the occasion of 50 years throughout the season, highlighted by a 50th anniversary celebration on Saturday, October 22.
 
Head Coach: Tom Ardt (12th season, 103-89-23 (.536 winning percentage))
Assistant Coaches: Josiah Groff, Joe Mazzeo, Thiago Naque, Josue Bosque, Danny Rowe
 
2021 Regular Season: 10-6-4 overall, 4-1-3 United East Conference
 
2021 Postseason: Third-seeded Lancaster Bible earned a 1-0 overtime victory over second-seeded St. Mary's (Md.) in the United East Conference Semifinals last season, before falling to top-seeded Penn St. Harrisburg, 3-1 in the conference final…The Chargers took part in the NCCAA Division I postseason as well, falling to NCAA Division II foe Roberts Wesleyan, 4-1 in the NCCAA Div. I Midwest Region Playoffs.
 
Returners
Seniors: Dylan Zimmerman (GK), Tanner Shertzer (M/D), Clark Shreiner (F), Nate Muckle (D), Kedric Yoder (F), Isaac Barrow (GK)
Juniors: Tommy Elder (M/D), Owen Nell (M), Kyle Hughes (M), Owen Yoder (M), Ryan Dearborn (D), Cameron Smith (M)
Sophomores: Matthew Eufemia (M), Kevin Link (M), Jackson Shreiner (M), Isaac Kauffeldt (F/M), Josh Jarvis (D), Levi Nelson (D), Devyn Kintzer (F)
 
Newcomers
Graduate Student: Thiago Viana
Juniors: Sam Glock, Marcos Nunez
Freshmen: Ben Nolt, Hayden Walker, Zach Nell, Andrew Cox, Lucas Durkin, Drew Schwartz, Andres Godoy, Sam Eckert
 
Graduated
Jake Deterline (GK), Michael Eufemia (M), Chad Tolson (F), Shea Richardson (D)
 
The Schedule
Lancaster Bible's 2022 schedule begins with five straight road games, including an opening weekend in western Pennsylvania at Geneva and Grove City…Following the five-game road trip, the Chargers will play nine of their final 13 games at home, including six of the last seven…All three of Lancaster Bible's contests against United East Penn State schools will be on the road, beginning with Penn St. Berks on Sept. 21…Lancaster Bible and Penn St. Harrisburg will meet in a rematch of last season's United East Final on Oct. 5 in Middletown, Pa…The Chargers will host St. Mary's (Md.) for Homecoming this season on Saturday, Sept. 24…Lancaster Bible will also host crosstown foe Franklin & Marshall this season, as the Chargers welcome the Diplomats, who begin the season as the 19th ranked team in the country, on Oct. 12.
 
Program Notes
-Lancaster Bible has appeared in the conference playoffs every year since 2014, including trips to the conference final in 2014, 2018, and 2021
-The Chargers were 5-2-1 at home last season, but just 5-4-3 away from Donald H. Funk Field at Willis & Martha Herr Stadium
-Lancaster Bible went 6-0-2 from Sept. 9 to Oct. 2 last season
-Senior Kedric Yoder returns for his final season and will begin the year fifth in program history with 25 career assists…Yoder is also 25th in program history with 49 career points (12 goals, 25 assists)
-The Shreiner brothers also return for Lancaster Bible, as the pair combined for 10 goals in 2021
-Last season, 11 players had two or more goals for the Chargers
-The Lancaster Bible Men's Soccer program will also feature a reserve team this season…The squad will play eight games and conclude the season with a tournament at Word of Life Bible Institute in Pottersville, N.Y.
-Through 49 years of play, the Lancaster Bible Men's Soccer program has an overall record of 369-403-49 (.479 winning percentage)
-The men's soccer program will celebrate 50 years of soccer at an event on Saturday, October 22…A 50^th Anniversary Team will be unveiled prior to the evening, and those on the team will be honored prior to the contest against Gallaudet at 7:30 p.m.
 
Season Links
2022 Roster
2022 Schedule
2021 Season Statistics
Historical Statistics
 
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