Men's Soccer to Take on No. 23 Cornell on Tuesday at Emmitt Field

Tuesday, October 20

Lewisburg, Pa.

7 p.m.

Bucknell University

Cornell

Men's Soccer to Take on No. 23 Cornell on Tuesday at Emmitt Field

10/19/2026 12:31:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Bucknell is proud to welcome member teams of the North Union United Soccer Club to Tuesday night's match.

#19 Cornell (8-3, 4-0 Ivy) at Bucknell (6-6-1, 3-2-1 PL)
When: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 7 p.m.
Where: Lewisburg, Pa. | Emmitt Field
Streaming: ESPN+
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com

The Bucknell men's soccer team finishes a four-match home stand against No. 19 Cornell at Emmitt Field on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.

Bucknell has been hot at home, winning each of its previous seven matches at Emmitt Field. The Bison have won three consecutive matches, keeping a clean sheet in each match. Bucknell most recently took down second-place Lehigh 2-0 on Saturday to hand the Mountain Hawks their first Patriot League loss of the season.

Cornell is 6-1 in its last seven matches and most recently defeated No. 23 Princeton in a ranked battle on Saturday.

Bucknell jumped into fourth-place with 10 points in the Patriot League with its 2-0 win over Lehigh. The top two teams in the league both fell as American defeated unbeaten Boston U. 1-0 to tighten the top of the league.

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 6-2-1 at home this season, and the Big Red are 4-3 on the road.

Last Time Out for the Bison

Collin Sullivan and Jack Lucas scored early goals, and the Bison held strong defensively to hold the 2-0 score line to hand Lehigh it's first loss in conference play.
Sullivan opened the scoring in just the ninth minute of play, leaping above everyone to head home David Krumov's corner kick. It was Sullivan's second career goal, and Krumov's second assist in as many matches.
Jack Lucas then buried a free kick just 11 minutes later to double the Bison lead.
Bucknell held strong defensively for the remaining 70 minutes. Thomas Yerbury made four second-half saves to keep his third consecutive clean sheet. Center backs Kiko Hidalgo, Jacob Thomas and Sullivan all played 90 minutes in the match.

Bucknell at a Glance

Bucknell has played a fierce non-conference schedule this season. They opened the season with 20th ranked Hofstra. They have also played Pitt, who currently ranks seventh, and Old Dominion who has been in and out of the rankings.
In 13 matches, the Bison have scored 12 goals and conceded 19 goals.
After leading the league in 2025 in shots and shots on target, Bucknell ranks fifth in total shots and shots on target.
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 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 six points on two goals 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, David Krumov and Noah Handzel all have two assists.
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 381-125-57 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.

Cornell at a Glance

Cornell is 8-3 this season with an unbeaten 4-0 start in the Ivy League. The Big Red has played a strong schedule this season, going 2-1 against ranked opponents this season. They also faced off against Pitt, who now ranks seventh in the nation.
The Big Red went 14-4-2 with a 5-1-1 record in conference play last season. They fell in the Ivy League Championship to Princeton 2-0 and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. They defeated Lafayette 4-0 in the first round before falling to No. 13 Connecticut.
Cornell has scored 24 goals this season while conceding 13 goals.
Connor Miller leads the team with 11 points on three goals and five assists. Adam Schaban leads the team with four goals and ranks second on the team with nine points. Kasper Wollstein also has three goals.
Six players have scored two goals this season. Andrew Miles and Sergio Zapata each have two goals and three assists. Calvin Momanyi has two goals and two assists.
Blake Donahue, Lennon Harrington and Liam May each have two goals and one assist.
Goalkeeper Filip Versterre has played 10 matches with 19 saves and a .594 save percentage. Reuben Clarson has played one match, keeping a clean sheet with three saves.

History/Facts

Cornell has 23 yellow cards while Bucknell only has 11. Bucknell has one red card this season.
Cornell has had 75 corners this season while the Bison have had 45.
Both teams are 1-for-1 on penalty kicks this season.
Cornell leads the all-time series over the Bison 9-1 dating back to 1930. The two sides last met up in 2024, where the Big Red won 3-0. Bucknell's last win over Cornell came back in 2008.

Next Up

Bucknell hits the road again to take on 10th-place Army on Sunday at 4 p.m. at Malek Stadium at Clinton Field.
Bucknell is proud to welcome member teams of the North Union United Soccer Club to the match to be recognized at halftime.