The Lancaster Bible College Women's Soccer team will travel to Reading, Pa. on Saturday, October 31 to take on #4-seed Penn St. Berks in the United East playoff Quarterfinals, the Chargers earning the #5-seed after a 4-2-2 conference finish. The Chargers and Lions will square off in a rematch of the 2025 Quarterfinal Round where Berks was victorious by a score of 2-1 here in Lancaster, Pa. on November 1. This is the fourth straight postseason appearance for Lancaster Bible and the second postseason match under head coach
Seth Lehman (16-14-2) in his 2nd season.
Season Recap
The Chargers finished the regular season at 6-7-2 overall, beginning slowly with an 0-4 record and no goals through four games before going unbeaten in their next four with three shutout wins. The Chargers had six total shutouts for the year and averaged 2.00 goals per game, outscoring opponents on the year 30-29 and outshooting opponents by 85 this year. The team tied a program-record this season on October 13 with 14 total goals against Keystone on the road, adding 23 total assists for the season to just 13 for their opponents. In United East play, the Chargers scored 3.13 goals per game and outscored opponents 25-8, seeing six different players score multiple goals in conference play and six different players tally multiple assists as well.
The Chargers have been led on offense by
Rayanna Wagaman (Fr.), leading the team in her first season with seven total goals and adding three assists for 17 total points. Wagaman ranks first in the entire conference in total shots with 76 and shots per game at 5.07. She tallied seven total points against Keystone with a hat-trick and one assist, then scored one goal and notched two assists in a 4-2 home win over Notre Dame (Md.) as the Chargers clinched the postseason. Another impactful newcomer for the Chargers this season has been sophomore transfer
Emily Murawski, scoring five goals and leading the team with five assists with 11 total points in conference play. Also among the individual offensive leaders this year are
Isabella Eufemia (Sr.) and
Jade Weir (Gr.), with Eufemia tallying three goals and three assists while Weir has two game-winning goals and four total assists. On the defensive end,
Saige Santa Cruz (Jr.) has held it down in goal for LBC, starting 14 of 16 games with 45 total saves and a 5-6-2 record thus far. The Chargers also have an experienced back line of impact seniors like
Haley Moyer (Sr.),
Samantha Perloni (Sr.), and
Zoi Whitsett (Sr.).
Previous Matchup (2026)
The Chargers and Lions did not meet in the regular season this year as part of their conference schedules, making this their first meeting since last year's Quarterfinal bout on November 1, 2025 in Lancaster. All-time, the Chargers have a 7-17 record against Penn St. Berks with just one win against the Lions since 2012, defeating Berks in the regular season last year on October 7 on the road in a 2-1 win.
Postseason History
- 6th meeting in Postseason all-time between Penn St. Berks and Lancaster Bible
- PSB victories: 3 (2015 NEAC Semifinal | 2016 NEAC Championship, 2025 United East Quarterfinal)
- LBC victories: 2 (2011 NEAC Semifinal | 2012 NEAC Championship)
- Penn St. Berks has won previous 3 playoff matches
- Most Recent: November 1, 2025 in Lancaster, Pa. (#5 PSB def. #4 LBC, 2-1)
- PSB: Maya Dolan 9' (ast:
Devon Deery), Faith Wavershak 35' (ast:
Devon Deery)
- LBC:
Leah Iman 65' (ast:
Janae Bergey)
underlined name indicates returning player
The winner of Saturday's Quarterfinal playoff matchup will advance to the United East Semifinals on Wednesday, November 4 to take on the winner between #8-seed Wilson and #1-seed Penn St. Harrisburg.
How to Follow Contest
Tickets for Saturday's road contest in Reading, Pa. can be found using the link here (
Tickets) or by clicking the link under the contest listed on the Women's Soccer Schedule page. Follow along with the game by tuning into the
live stream to view the video using the link provided or follow the
live statistics in support of the Chargers!
