Bucknell University Athletics
Sunday's Bucknell-Lafayette Men's Soccer Match to be Televised by CSTV
10/8/2004 8:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 8, 2004
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Sunday's Patriot League men's soccer match between defending regular-season champion Bucknell and defending playoff champion Lafayette, the Patriot League's representative in the 2003 NCAA Tournament, will be televised live on the Lafayette Sports Network and re-broadcast Thursday, Oct. 14, to a national audience by CSTV: College Sports Television.
The match, which will take place at Lafayette's Metzgar Fields at 1 p.m., will be shown nationally on a tape-delayed basis Thursday at 8 p.m. It is one of just six regular-season men's soccer matches CSTV will televise this fall.
"Having this game televised provides great national exposure for the Patriot League and both programs," said Bucknell head coach Brendan Nash. "The match will be big for both teams and it will be one of our most intense of the season.
"With the game on television, our recruits will be exposed to Bucknell soccer. With our national recruiting effort, many recruits don't get a chance to see our style of play until they step on campus, but this match will allow them to watch an outstanding contest between two of the top teams in the league."
The contest will be the 54th meeting in the series between the Bison and the Leopards. Bucknell holds a 25-22-6 lead in the series that started in 1931. In last year's match at West Fields, Bucknell posted a 1-0 shutout victory.
The Bison (3-5-1, 1-1-0 Patriot League) have won three of their last four matches, but dropped a 1-0 decision to Colgate in their last Patriot League game. After playing five straight contests at West Fields, Sunday's game marks the beginning of a six-match stretch away from Lewisburg for Bucknell.
Junior Scott Visnic and senior Jonathan Hemmert have led the Bison on the offensive end of the field this season, standing first and fourth in the Patriot League in points, respectively. Visnic, who has netted four goals and has dished out four assists, is tied with Army's Bill Watts for the league lead with 12 points. Hemmert, who stands second on Bucknell's career assists list with 21, has four helpers this season and has tallied a career-high three goals and four assists for a total of 10 points to stand fourth in the league. His career-best point total is 14 as a sophomore.
Following Sunday's game at Lafayette, the Bison will return to non-league action Wednesday afternoon at St. Francis (Pa.). The game is slated to start at 3 p.m. in Loretto, Pa.
