WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Finishing the regular season by reaching 10 wins for the third straight season, the Lycoming College men's soccer team has claimed the No. 5 seed in the team's second Landmark Conference Championship, as it will open its postseason run in a first round game on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the University of Scranton's Weiss Field at 7 p.m.
Tickets for the game cost $10 for adults (18+) and $5 for both minors (ages 10-17). Landmark Conference students, faculty and staff can enter free with their campus ID. Tickets must be purchased online through Hometown Ticketing. Cash will not be accepted at the door.
The winner of Tuesday's playoff game will compete in a Landmark Conference semifinal game at top-seeded Juniata College at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7.
Lycoming finished three points behind Scranton in the Landmark Conference standings, as Scranton finished the regular season 8-4-5 overall and 5-2-2 in the Landmark Conference.
Lycoming features an always threatening offense under first-year head coach John Schwien, as the team leads the Landmark Conference with 121 corner kicks. The Warriors also rank third with a .781 save percentage and the team's 0.84 goals-against average is second to only the Royals.
Junior Christian Woobay (Gaithersburg, Md. / Quince Orchard) has transformed into one of the most dangerous offensive players in the Landmark, as he ranks second in the Landmark Conference in game-winning goals (5) and points (24), third in goals (9) and fifth for assists (6). Junior Keller Chamovitz (Sewickley, Pa. / Quaker Valley) also ranks amongst the top 15 in the league in game-winning goals (2).
Woobay is the first Warrior to eclipse 20 points in a season since Sainclair Tueno had 22 points in 2017 and has the most points for a Warrior since the 2015 season.
First-year goalkeeper Jace Bennett (Falling Waters, W.Va. / Spring Mills) is tied for the Landmark Conference in shutouts (8) and is third in goals against average (0.865) and fourth in saves (56).
Scranton's Charlie Smith leads the Landmark Conference with a 0.468 goals-against average, and he is tied with Bennett with eight shutouts. The Royals' offense is fifth in the conference with 1.471 goals per game and is paced by Ciaran Corr, who is fourth in the league with eight goals, while Alex Kozdron has four assists.
Scranton beat Lycoming, 1-0, in their first meeting on Oct. 9, with Drew Paxson scoring the game's lone goal in the 28th minute. The Warriors outshot the Royals, 14-7, but Smith made 10 saves in the win.
NCAA soccer rules change for postseason play with the addition of overtime and penalty kick shootouts. If the teams are tied at the end of a regulation, 90-minute game, then the teams will play two additional full 10-minute periods. If neither team is ahead at the end of the overtime periods, the teams will advance to a shootout. Each team takes five shots, which must be taken by different players, and the team that makes more successful kicks is declared the victor. Shoot-outs finish as soon as one team posts an insurmountable lead. After five rounds, additional rounds are added until there is a winner.Â