Men's Soccer Hosts Second-Place Lehigh on Saturday Night

Saturday, October 17

Lewisburg, Pa.

7 p.m.

Bucknell University

Lehigh

Photo by: Kateryna McLeod

Men's Soccer Hosts Second-Place Lehigh on Saturday Night

10/16/2026 1:05:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Lehigh (4-4-5, 4-0-1 PL) at Bucknell (5-6-1, 2-2-1 PL)
When: Saturday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m.
Where: Lewisburg, Pa. | Emmitt Field
Streaming: ESPN+
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com

The Bucknell men's soccer team is set to take one of the Patriot League's leaders in Lehigh on Saturday at Emmitt Field for a 7 p.m. kickoff.

Bucknell has won each of its previous two matches by a 1-0 score line over Mount St. Mary's and Holy Cross. Drew Roskos scored match-winning headers both times to earn the Patriot League Forward of the Week.

Lehigh is coming off of a 3-1 loss to Brown on Tuesday, but the Mountain Hawks handled fourth-place American with a 2-0 shutout in conference play over the weekend.

Lehigh is unbeaten at 4-0-1 in league-play and sits in second place with 13 points behind Boston U. with a perfect 5-0 record. Lafayette (2-1-2) jumped to third last weekend at eight points. Bucknell (2-2-1) and American (2-1-1) are tied on seven points, but the Eagles have one less match played and beat the Bison 2-0 this season. Colgate (1-2-2) rounds out the top-six in the league with Navy and Loyola just behind with four points.

The Patriot League has struggled to get results in non-conference action as all teams have combined for a 12-39-23 record out of conference. Bucknell, Colgate and Navy are the only teams with multiple non-conference wins, and the Bison are ethe only program with three non-conference wins.

The Bison are 5-2-1 at home this season, and the Mountain Hawks are 1-2-4 on the road.

Last Time Out for the Bison

Drew Roskos's 64th minute header from David Krumov went down as the match-winner in a 1-0 victory over Holy Cross last weekend.
The match remained close throughout the 90 minutes, but Bucknell had plenty of opportunities to score with eight shots on target including seven in the first half. Holy Cross had 15 shots in the game with three on target. Thomas Yerbury stopped all three chances, including a save from point-blank range in the 71st minute to keep the Bison in front.
Bucknell dominated the first 45 minutes with many chances, but goalkeeper John Smith made seven first-half saves to keep the match scoreless at the break.
Roskos' goal was Bucknell's only shot on target despite a few more opportunities on the attack. Lucas had a chance early in the half, but his effort went just wide of goal. Roskos nearly doubled the lead after his first goal, hitting the post in the 85th minute.
Yerbury's biggest moment came in the 71st minute of play as the Bison shut down two shots right in front of goal. On a long throw, Kyle Martell took and initial shot that was blocked by Lucas. The ball fell to Jack Fiedler, but Yerbury denied the shot at the near post.
Holy Cross forward Archie Hatcher registered just two shots in the match with none on target. Hatcher entered the match as the nation's leader in shots per game. Hatcher also ranked third in shots on goal per game.

Bucknell at a Glance

Bucknell played a fierce non-conference schedule early in the season that featured three opponents who have been in and out of the rankings. The Bison fell to Pitt 3-1 in a competitive match, and Pitt currently ranks 7th in the nation with a 7-2-2 record.
The Bison also faced Hofstra, who ranked 20th when they played the Bison. Old Dominion was also ranked briefly after they beat the Bison 3-0, and the Bison will take on Cornell later this season, who currently ranks 19th
The Bison have struggled to produce goals, scoring 10 times in 12 matches. Opponents have shut out the Bison in five matches.
After leading the league in 2025 in shots and shots on target, Bucknell ranks fifth in total shots and sixth in shots on goal.
Bucknell's leading scorer from 2025, Drew Roskos, has three goals since his return to action. He produced match-winning goals against Mount St. Mary's and Holy Cross, and his he provided the goal and assist in Bucknell's 2-1 win over Saint Joseph's. Roskos leads the team with seven points on three goals and one assist.
Lucas is second on the team with four points on one goal and two assists.
Hamish Riddell and Viktor Permyashkin all have three points on one goal and one assist.
Mason Lillis, Chase Snyder and Cade Whitmire all have one goal for the Bison. Jack Lucas, Colin Findlay and Noah Handzel lead the team with two assists each.
Junior forward Drew Roskos is the reigning Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, and he was voted as the 2026 Patriot League Preseason Forward of the Year. Senior Jack Lucas was voted as the Patriot League Preseason Defender of the Year.
Colin Findlay and Viktor Permyashkin are both from central Pennsylvania. Permyashkin is a Lewisburg native, and becomes the first Lewisburg graduate to play for Bucknell. Findlay is from Selinsgrove, just 20 minutes south of Lewisburg. Findlay's mother, Chrissy, is a former Bucknell women's soccer coach, and his father, Jim, served as the head coach at Susquehanna University for 28 years. Chayse Snyder is from Mechanicsburg, just 90 minutes from Lewisburg.
Bucknell has 19 returning players on the 2025 squad. Bucknell's freshman class includes six players: Hamish Riddell, Max Walsh, Marcelo Ojeda, Viktor Permyashkin, Chayse Snyder and Grant Brokaw. The Bison also brought in junior transfers, Colin Findlay and Jack Bejarano.
Dave Brandt is Bucknell's 14th full-time head coach and just the third dating back to 1967. Brandt, who is now in his fifth season at Bucknell, has a remarkable career record of 377-123-56 in stints at Bucknell, 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.

Bucknell in 2025

Bucknell got off to a hot start in 2025, but struggled to get results in conference play down the final stretch of the season. The Bison ultimately fell to Boston U. on the road 3-1 in the first round of the Patriot League tournament.
Bucknell had a knack for comebacks last season as the Bison went 4-3-1 in matches they had trailed in during the regular season.
The Bison also scored in the final 16 minutes in eight of its 18 matches, and they scored a goal in the final five minutes in five matches.
Bucknell senior class in 2025 combined for eight goals and seven assists last season.
The Bison ranked third in the Patriot League with 29 goals for and ranked second with 1.611 goals per game.
The Bison also led the league with 232 shots and 6.33 shots on target per game.
Defensively, the Bison ranked third in the league with eight clean sheets, and seven of those clean sheets came in Patriot League action.
Jackson Sullivan, the older brother of Collin, was named the 2025 Patriot League Defender of the Year.
Drew Roskos, now a junior, was named the 2025 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Season.

Lehigh at a Glance

Lehigh is 4-4-5 this season with a 4-0-1 unbeaten record in the Patriot League. The Mountain Hawks were 9-5-6 with a 5-1-3 record in the Patriot League last season. They eventually fell to Lafayette in the Patriot League Championship match.
Thomas Robertson leads the team and ranks third in the league with five goals scored.
Shea Coughlin, Bridger Baltes and Bora Turker all have two goals. Coughlin ranks second on the team with five points on two goals and an assist. Massimo Talarico rounds out the goalscoring for the Mountain Hawks with one goal this season.
Lucian Larrea also ranks second on the team with five points on one goal and three assists.
Aidan Gonzalez is also tied for a team-high three assists and Alex Junquera has two assists.
Anton Kinnunen has played 12 matches and has a .722 save percentage with six shutouts this season. He's made 39 saves and allowed 15 goals against.

History/Facts

Lehigh ranks second in the league with 14 goals scored while the Bison rank eighth with 10 goals for.
Both sides are well-disciplined with Lehigh totaling 16 yellow cards and the Bison have 11 yellow cards.
Lehigh has the second-most offsides calls in the league with 24 while the Bison have the fewest offsides calls with 12.
Lehigh leads the all-time series over the Bison 31-30-11 dating back to 1960.
Lehigh won 2-1 in Bethlehem last season via an 85th-minute winner from Robertson. Kasper Piela score Bucknell's goal in the match.
Bucknell's last win over Lehigh came one the road back in 2023.

Next Up

Bucknell finishes a four-match home stand on Tuesday as No. 19 Cornell comes to Lewisburg for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Emmitt Field.
Bucknell is proud to welcome member teams of the North Union United Soccer Club to the match to be recognized at halftime.