Men's Soccer Travels to Loyola for Regular Season Finale

Bucknell (6-6-4, 4-1-3 PL) at Loyola (4-7-4, 3-3-2 PL)
When: Tuesday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m.
Where: Ridley Athletic Complex, Baltimore, Md.
Streaming: ESPN+
Live Stats: LoyolaGreyhounds.com

Bucknell at a Glance

Bucknell and Boston University have clinched the top two seeds for the Patriot League Tournament after the Bison fought to a draw with Lafayette on Friday. Jack Lucas' equalizing goal in the second half helped the Bison earn a point and stay level with the Terriers at the top of the table. It's been a remarkable turnaround for a Bucknell team that finished in 10th place last season.
Tied on 15 points, Tuesday night's matches will determine who takes the top seed. Boston University currently holds the tiebreaker after a 1-0 victory over the Bison earlier this season. The Bison will need to gain points on the Terriers -- i.e. any result with a Boston loss or a win with a Boston draw or loss. The Terriers play at in-state rival Holy Cross and are set to kick off at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
Loyola, Holy Cross, Lafayette, and Colgate are all tied for fourth place on 11 points with American in third at 12 points. Navy and Lehigh sit with 10 points each. With one match remaining for all teams, seven teams will be fighting for the final four places in the Patriot League Tournament.
Bucknell takes on Loyola on the road for its regular season finale. Last season when they met, the Greyhounds took a 3-1 victory at Emmitt Field.
The Bison are coming off a 1-1 draw with Lafayette on Friday night. The Leopards scored a first-half goal in the 38th minute before Lucas leveled the scoring in the 65th minute with his second goal of the season and his career. McGrath provided the helper for his first assist of the season.
Bucknell has not been beaten in three games, taking 1-0 victories over Army and Colgate in the two previous matches.
Freddie Lapworth's has a league-leading six clean sheets this season. Bucknell's 1.13 team goals-against average is the best in the Patriot League. The Bison have given up just five goals in Patriot League action.
The Bison have scored 14 goals in 16 games this season, with the tallies spread among 11 different players. Lucas, Drew Roskos, and Ben Sheffield have two goals each, and Waldemar Kattrup, Cade Whitmire, David Krumov, Cohen Weaver, Mason Lillis, Cade McGrath, and Jimmy Pombor all have one each.
Krumov, Lucas, and Whitmire are all tied for fourth in the Patriot League with three assists.
Roskos ranks seventh in the league in shots per game with 2.0 and ranks eighth with 0.79 shots on target per game.
Sheffield leads all Bison field players in minutes played with 1,304 of a possible 1,440. Sheffield, Lapworth, and Jimmy Pombor are the only Bison to have started all 16 games this season. All told, 19 different Bucknell players have made at least one start.
Dave Brandt is Bucknell's 14th full-time head coach and just the third dating back to 1967. Brandt, who is now in his third season at Bucknell, brought with him a remarkable career record of 355-86-41 in stints at Messiah, Navy, and Hope. Brandt won six Division III national championships at Messiah and led Navy to the 2013 Patriot League title and an NCAA Tournament first-round win.

Greyhounds at a Glance

Loyola is 4-7-4 overall and 3-3-2 in the Patriot League. The Greyhounds need a win on Tuesday night with many teams still fighting for the four remaining tournament spots.
Loyola is coming off of a 2-2 draw with Army on Friday night. Army scored an early goal within three minutes of kickoff before the Greyhounds flipped the scoreline with goals in the 16th and 32nd minutes. Army found a late goal to level the score in the 80th minute.
Loyola's Caden Stafford is tied for sixth in the league with four goals on the season and is fifth in the league with 0.92 shots per game.
Pat Kakayira ranks third in the league with four assists on the season.
Stafford (4), Sean McEvoy (2), and Jake Sweeney (3) all have multiple goals on the season. As a team, the Greyhounds have had 11 different goal scorers this season.
Stafford (2), McEvoy (3), Charlie Herley (3), Kakayira (4), Jordy Luchies (2), and Chris Ogor (3) all have multiple assists on the season. The Greyhounds have 11 players who have tallied at least one assist.
In Patriot League action, the Greyhounds rank first with 1.75 goals per game and 2.5 assists per game.
Defensively, Loyola has given up 31 goals on the season, the most in the Patriot League. The Greyhounds have allowed the second-most goals in league play, allowing 1.63 per game.
Loyola finished 6-1-2 and in second place in the Patriot League last season. The Greyhounds fell to Lafayette 2-0 in the Patriot League semifinals.

The Bucknell-Loyola Series

Bucknell holds the all-time head-to-head record with an 18-13-1 mark against the Greyhounds. Bucknell has not beaten Loyola in its previous five matches, going 0-4-1 since 2018. The last win for the Bison came in 2018, winning 1-0 on the road.
Last season, the Greyhounds defeated the Bison 3-1. Loyola scored two first-half goals before sealing the win with a third goal in the second half. Loyola's Jake Sweeney and Sean McEvoy were on the score sheet with a goal and an assist, respectively. Matthew Owusu scored Bucknell's goal on a penalty kick late in the first half to make it a 2-1 game at the time.

Next Up

Bucknell will host a Patriot League Tournament semifinal matchup on Tuesday, November 12 at 6 p.m. The Bison will find out if they are the No. 1 or the No. 2 seed after Tuesday night's matches.

Men's Soccer Travels to Loyola for Regular Season Finale

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Players Mentioned

Waldemar Kattrup

David Krumov

Freddie Lapworth

Mason Lillis

Jack Lucas

Cade McGrath

Matthew Owusu

Jimmy Pombor

Drew Roskos

Ben Sheffield

Cohen Weaver

Cade Whitmire

Men's Soccer Travels to Loyola for Regular Season Finale

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Waldemar Kattrup

David Krumov

Freddie Lapworth

Mason Lillis

Jack Lucas

Cade McGrath

Matthew Owusu

Jimmy Pombor

Drew Roskos

Ben Sheffield

Cohen Weaver

Cade Whitmire

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