GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Arcadia University men's soccer team has been selected for the 2015 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III South Championship Tournament. This is the Knights' first ECAC qualification in program history.
The Scarlet and Grey are seeded fourth in the seven-team bracket; it will host fifth-seeded Grove City in the first round on Wednesday at 3 p.m.; the time is subject to change.
Ticketing Information: Tickets for the game are $5 for general admission, $3 for seniors and $2 for students with ID, children under eight are free. There will be no complimentary tickets for this event. Arcadia University students, faculty and staff presenting a current Arcadia ID will be admitted free of charge courtesy of the Athletic Department.
Tournament Schedule: Penn State-Behrend earns a first round bye as the top seed, they will host the semifinals and championship rounds this weekend.
Wednesday, November 11
No. 7 Alvernia (7-7-5) at No. 2 Frostburg State (11-4-2)
No. 6 Hood (12-8) at No. 3 Geneva (12-4-4)
No. 5 Grove City (11-6-1) at No. 4 Arcadia (11-6-3) 3 p.m. (
Live Stats/Video)
Semifinals at Penn State – Behrend, dates and times TBA
About Arcadia: The Knights come in as the fourth seed in the ECAC Division III South Championship Tournament, the first it program history. The Scarlet and Grey finished the regular season 11-5-3, winning its last two games by a combined score of 8-0. As the fourth seed in the MAC Commonwealth Championship, the Knights fell 3-2 in double overtime to Widener in the first round of the conference tournament. Arcadia has outscored its opponents 48-23 this season after having more than half its shot attempts go on goal.
Arcadia's Leaders: The Knights are led by sophomore
Bradley McKim who has team-highs in goals (15) and points (35). Senior
David Colombo has been a key distributor for the Scarlet and Grey as he racked up seven assists on the season. Freshman
Ryan Hammer proved to be a major addition to the Knights' lineup with his contribution of seven goals and two assists. Sophomore
Chris Watson (11-6-3) started all 20 games in goal for the Knights, he has a 1.18 goals-against average with 96 saves for a 0.807 save percentage.
About Grove City: The Wolverines were the third seed in the President's Athletic Conference (PAC) tournament and fell 2-1 in double overtime to second seeded Geneva in the semifinals. Grove City finished the season 11-6-1 while outscoring opponents 46-20.
Grove City's Leaders: Seth Loew has been the driving force to the Wolverine's offense leading the team in goals (17) and points (41), he is tied for the team lead in assists (7). Dale Reese's 15 points are second on the team; he has five goals and five assists. Tim Shackleton is tied with Loew with seven assists. Ben Weaver has started all 18 games in goal for the Wolverines maintaining a 1.12 goals-against average with 77 saves for a 0.794 save percentage.
Series History: This is the first knwon meeting between Arcadia and Grove City.
