GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Arcadia University men's soccer team, the third seed in Region 2, will play Grove City, the second seed in Region 2, in the First Round of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Championship Saturday at Lebanon Valley, game time is set for 2 p.m.
LIVE COVERAGE: Lebanon Valley will provide
live stats and video of the match.
REGIONAL SCHEDULE:
Region 2 First Round - Saturday, Nov. 12 at Lebanon Valley College
No. 1 Lebanon Valley (14-4-0) vs. No. 4 Cabrini (12-7-1) at Lebanon Valley 11:00 a.m.
No. 2 Grove City (14-4-1) vs. No. 3 Arcadia (9-7-4) at Lebanon Valley 2:00 p.m.
Quarterfinals – Sunday, Nov. 13
Grove City/Arcadia Winner vs. Lebanon Valley/Cabrini Winner – 12 p.m.
ABOUT ARCADIA: After starting 6-2-1 in non-conference action, the Knights went 0-2-1 in their first three MAC Commonwealth games. Arcadia turned its season around by winning its next three conference matches before the season ended with a 3-3-2 MAC Commonwealth mark. A 1-1 tie at Widener secured a playoff spot for the Scarlet and Grey before ending the regular season with a 3-0 setback to No. 9 Messiah. Sophomore
Ryan Hammer sent the Knights to the conference semifinals by clinching a penalty kick shootout in the MAC Commonwealth Championship Play-In game at Hood, before the team fell to eventual conference-champion Messiah.
ARCADIA LEADERS: Arcadia is led by junior
Bradley McKim, who has 11 goals and four assists for 26 points. Classmate
Tyler Ihle is the team's second-leading point getter with seven points on three goals and an assist. Four different players have recorded six points; freshman
Pat Hartman collected his on three goals, while junior
Ryan Keeter and sophomores
Ryan Hammer and
Manny Camacho each scored twice and handed out two assists. In goal, junior
Chris Watson is 9-7-4 record season with a 1.06 goals against average and a .791 save percentage on 291 shots faced.
ABOUT GROVE CITY: The Wolverines enter the ECAC Tournament at 14-4-1 after being knocked out of the President's Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship by Thomas More 2-1. Grove City was the second seed in the conference playoffs after posting a 6-1-1 mark in PAC competition. Four players have posted double-digit points this season, led by Stephen Betteridge with 30 on 11 goals and eight assists. Dale Reese sits one point back at 29 with 10 goals and nine assists. Rounding out the double-digit scorers are Christian Caporaso and Jonathan Burton with 21 and 14, respectively. Malcolm Blake owns a 10-3 record in goal with a 1.17 goals against average and .746 save percentage. Bryan Denny is 4-1-1 in goal with a 0.44 goals against average and .903 save percentage.
ABOUT LEBANON VALLEY: The Dutchmen come in as the MAC Commonwealth runner-up following a 4-1 loss to Messiah in the conference title game. Lebanon Valley was seeded second in the MAC Commonwealth Championship Tournament, and currently sit at 14-4 on the season. Austin Freeman leads a group of five players with double-digit points with 16 on six goals and four assists. Jake Kline has five goals and three assists for 13 points, while Matt Prince has 11 points on four goals and three assists. Tyler Skye and Cam Alexander each have 10 points. Cam Avery has started every game in goal this season with a 14-4 record and 0.73 goals against average while posting a .851 save percentage.
ABOUT CABRINI: The Cavaliers enter the tournament with a 12-7-1 record, and finished tied for second in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) at 7-2. Cabrini is the CSAC runner-up after a 3-0 setback to Centenary in the conference title game. A.J. Bishop powers the Cavalier offense as he has posted 40 points on 17 goals and six assists. Bobby Kane is the only other player on the team with double-digit points at 18 on eight goals and two assists. C.J. Serratore owns a 12-7-1 between the pipes record and has posted nine shutouts while recording a 1.18 goals against average and .742 save percentage.
ARCADIA IN THE ECAC TOURNAMENT: The Knights made their first ever appearance in the ECAC tournament last season as the No. 4 seed, however we eliminated in the first round by fifth-seeded Grove City in a 2-1 loss.
