Friday, October 31
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7 p.m.
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Photo by: Ben Popko
Men’s Soccer Clinches Patriot League Tournament Berth after 1-0 Win at Navy
10/31/2025 9:41:00 PM | Men's Soccer
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Drew Roskos scored his Patriot League-leading seventh goal of the season off yet another assist from goalkeeper Freddie Lapworth, and the Bucknell men's soccer team clinched a postseason berth with a 1-0 win over Navy on Friday night at windswept Glenn Warner Soccer Facility.
Now 9-3-4 overall and 4-2-2 in the Patriot League, the Bison moved up a spot into sole possession of third place in the table. Bucknell earned a big three points on the road but did not get the help it needed to clinch a top-four seed and a home game in the tournament quarterfinals. But the 14 points are plenty good enough to lock up one of the six postseason spots, and the Bison control their own destiny to secure the No. 3 seed with one regular-season fixture remaining.
American now has sole possession of first place with 19 points after winning at Holy Cross on Friday, while Lehigh fell to second with 17 points after a scoreless draw at Colgate. The Bison are third, with Army (13), Lafayette (12), and Boston University (12) rounding out the top six. That will be the tournament field in some order, as the four bottom sides are now too far back with only one game remaining in the regular season.
The wind was part of the storyline in Annapolis, as the gales that are sweeping across the Northeast were especially prominent on a Navy pitch that sits adjacent to the Severn River. Just over three minutes into the match, Lapworth made his first save of the night, brought the ball to the edge of the box and with the wind at his back drilled it off the deck about 80 yards on the fly. Roskos had plenty of work left to do, as he shielded off a defender, chested down the high bouncing ball, and slipped a shot past a diving Robert Eaton.
The assist was Lapworth's third of the season, with Roskos on the receiving end of all three.
Jack Lucas was robbed by Eaton with a diving save in the 17th minute, and then Navy's best chance of the night came in the 38th. Andrew Schug's glancing header off a corner kick seemed ticketed for the back of the net, but substitute Mason Lillis volleyed the ball off the goal line.
The Bison attacked into the stiff wind in the second half, and they used their possession game to keep the ball on the ground and out of harm's way for the most part. Navy did have two dangerous moments in the last six minutes. Schug's sharp-angled shot flashed across the face of goal and went wide, and Keane Brown lofted a ball toward goal that Lapworth had to go up high to slap away.
Only a minute earlier, Roskos' attempt for a brace just skipped wide after Cade Whitmire picked the pocket of a Navy defender to start a 2v1. Nate Coughlin fired a ball in from the right side that Eaton parried back through the legs of a charging Jack Lucas.
Bucknell finished with a 7-6 shot advantage, and both keepers were credited with two saves.
The final match day of the regular season is slated for this Tuesday, and Bucknell will host eliminated Loyola at 6 p.m. at Emmitt Field. A win would lock up the No. 3 seed, which would mean a home game for the quarterfinal round on Saturday, Nov. 8.
Now 9-3-4 overall and 4-2-2 in the Patriot League, the Bison moved up a spot into sole possession of third place in the table. Bucknell earned a big three points on the road but did not get the help it needed to clinch a top-four seed and a home game in the tournament quarterfinals. But the 14 points are plenty good enough to lock up one of the six postseason spots, and the Bison control their own destiny to secure the No. 3 seed with one regular-season fixture remaining.
American now has sole possession of first place with 19 points after winning at Holy Cross on Friday, while Lehigh fell to second with 17 points after a scoreless draw at Colgate. The Bison are third, with Army (13), Lafayette (12), and Boston University (12) rounding out the top six. That will be the tournament field in some order, as the four bottom sides are now too far back with only one game remaining in the regular season.
The wind was part of the storyline in Annapolis, as the gales that are sweeping across the Northeast were especially prominent on a Navy pitch that sits adjacent to the Severn River. Just over three minutes into the match, Lapworth made his first save of the night, brought the ball to the edge of the box and with the wind at his back drilled it off the deck about 80 yards on the fly. Roskos had plenty of work left to do, as he shielded off a defender, chested down the high bouncing ball, and slipped a shot past a diving Robert Eaton.
The assist was Lapworth's third of the season, with Roskos on the receiving end of all three.
Here's a look at the early Bucknell goal. Drew Roskos with the finish after a box-to-box boot from Freddie Lapworth. #rayBucknell #PLTop3
— Bucknell Men's Soccer (@Bucknell_MSOC) October 31, 2025
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Jack Lucas was robbed by Eaton with a diving save in the 17th minute, and then Navy's best chance of the night came in the 38th. Andrew Schug's glancing header off a corner kick seemed ticketed for the back of the net, but substitute Mason Lillis volleyed the ball off the goal line.
The Bison attacked into the stiff wind in the second half, and they used their possession game to keep the ball on the ground and out of harm's way for the most part. Navy did have two dangerous moments in the last six minutes. Schug's sharp-angled shot flashed across the face of goal and went wide, and Keane Brown lofted a ball toward goal that Lapworth had to go up high to slap away.
Only a minute earlier, Roskos' attempt for a brace just skipped wide after Cade Whitmire picked the pocket of a Navy defender to start a 2v1. Nate Coughlin fired a ball in from the right side that Eaton parried back through the legs of a charging Jack Lucas.
Bucknell finished with a 7-6 shot advantage, and both keepers were credited with two saves.
The final match day of the regular season is slated for this Tuesday, and Bucknell will host eliminated Loyola at 6 p.m. at Emmitt Field. A win would lock up the No. 3 seed, which would mean a home game for the quarterfinal round on Saturday, Nov. 8.
Team Stats
BUCK
NAVY
Goals
1
0
Shots
7
6
Shots on Goal
3
3
Saves
2
2
Corners
2
4
Fouls
12
10
Scoring Plays
Drew Roskos (7)
Assisted By: Freddie Lapworth
GOAL by BUCK Roskos, Drew Assist by Lapworth, Freddie.
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Game Leaders
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Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
def
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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