The Lancaster Bible College Men's Soccer team traveled to Reading, Pa. for a United East matchup with Penn St. Berks, racing to a 4-1 victory and clinching a spot in the conference postseason. The Chargers improve to 7-5-3 overall and 4-2-1 in conference while the Lions drop to 3-13 and 2-4 in conference.
 
How it Happened:
The Chargers struck just three minutes into the game as senior Andrew Cox punched in a goal off a pass from sophomore Silas Dellaperute, giving the Chargers the early 1-0 lead. The Chargers kept up the momentum as they fired three more shots on goal, with Cox and Dellaperute forcing saves and junior Dan Marcroft putting one on goal as well. With the ball near midfield, junior Zach Coryell put a great through pass up to Cox, punching it in for another LBC score as the Chargers went up 2-0 in the 18th minute.
Penn St. Berks had a quick response as less than three minutes later, the Chargers fouled in the box and made way for a penalty kick that was scored by the Lions to cut the lead in half at 2-1. Lancaster Bible drew two corner kicks during the remainder of the first half with five more shots, but none on target as the Chargers led by one at the half.
 
Like the first half, the Chargers scored just three minutes into the second half as Cox got fouled in the box for a penalty kick, taking himself and netting his third goal of the game to increase the Chargers' lead to two at 3-1. After another four shots on goal from Lancaster Bible, they connected once again as senior Matthew Eufemia found space in the middle of the field and delivered a rocket to the right side of the goal for a score, putting the Chargers up 4-1 in the game as they would go on to win by that score and lock up a playoff spot.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers outshot the Lions 25-7 and had six corner kicks to the Lions' three
- Andrew Cox led the way with three goals for the Chargers
- Matthew Eufemia added a score for his second of the season
- Silas Dellaperute and Zach Coryell each recorded an assist
- Junior Chris Jackson made three saves in goal
- Callan Stuck had the Lions' lone goal and Josh Martin made 10 saves in goal
 
Information to Know:
The Chargers move to 17-10-2 all-time against the Lions and have won nine straight games against Penn St. Berks dating back to 2017 (including playoffs). LBC Men's Soccer has clinched a spot in the United East postseason beginning Tuesday, October 28, their 11th consecutive appearance in the conference playoffs. Andrew Cox set a program milestone with 38 career goals after today, giving him the most goals in LBC's Division III history (since 2010) and setting the LBC DIII scoring record. Overall, Cox is tied for 9th all-time in goals for Men's Soccer history and is now 12th all-time in total points with 89.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers will make a road trip down to Virginia Beach, Va. as they play their final non-conference match of the season against Regent on Monday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m.