The Lancaster Bible College Men's Soccer team hosted St. Mary's (Md.) in United East action on Senior Day in their regular season finale, falling by a score of 4-0. The Chargers wrap the regular season at 8-6-3 overall and 4-3-1 in conference while the Seahawks finish at 12-5-1 overall and a perfect 8-0 in conference play.
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Before the game, LBC Athletics took time to recognize the program's seniors for this season, with 10 total student-athletes being honored in their final season with the Chargers: #0 Jackson Clough, #3 Stephen Christner, #7 Matthew Eufemia, #11 Ben Nolt, #12 Owen Shoemaker, #14 Dan Marcroft, #15 Zach Coryell, #17 Lucas Durkin, #23 Sam Eckert, and #30 Andrew Cox.
How it Happened:
Senior
Andrew Cox had an early shot that was blocked, then after a goalie save by junior
Chris Jackson, the Seahawks struck in the 10th minute to grab an early lead. Sophomore
Silas Dellaperute had a shot wide a few minutes later, then Jackson made another two saves in goal to halt the Seahawks' attack. The Chargers drew a corner kick about 30 minutes into the game and sophomore
Luke Richardson got a head on the cross that missed wide, with both teams remaining scoreless for the rest of the half for a one-goal deficit for the Chargers after 45 minutes.
The lead was extended to two just two minutes into the second half as the Seahawks connected on a goal in the box after some contact to make it 2-0. Just three minutes later, St. Mary's (Md.) struck again with an unassisted goal to extend the lead again. The 69th minute saw a fourth and final goal scored by the Seahawks as they found another score, with the Chargers managing just two shots on goal and one corner in the second half as they fell at home in the regular season finale.
By the Numbers:
- The Seahawks outshot LBC 18-6 and 9-2 in shots on goal with five corners to the Chargers' two
- Sophomores
Moses Katembo and
Silas Dellaperute each had two shots for the Chargers
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Chris Jackson made five saves in goal
- For the Seahawks, Lucas Evans and Nick Haney each had one goal and one assist
Information to Know:
The Seahawks now lead the all-time series 3-2-1 against the Chargers and have won the last two matchups. Lancaster Bible finishes at sixth in the United East standings with a 4-3-1 conference record and went 3-3-1 in their seven home games this season.
Up Next:
The Chargers have earned the 6-seed in the United East Playoffs and will get a bye to the United East Quarterfinals where they will travel to face 3-seed Penn St. Abington on Saturday, November 1 at a time to be determined.
