Men's Soccer Looks to Strengthen Playoff Position in Road Contest at Army

Bucknell (6-7-1, 3-2-1 PL) at Army (1-8-3, 0-6-0 PL)
When: Sunday, Oct. 25, 4 p.m.
Where: West Point, N.Y. | Malek Stadium at Clinton Field
Streaming: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoArmyWestPoint.com

The Bucknell men's soccer team has just three Patriot League matches remaining on the season, and the Bison head to West Point on Sunday for a 4 p.m. kickoff against Army at Malek Stadium at Clinton Field.

Bucknell is coming off of a strong four-match home stand, going 3-1 over the past two weeks at Emmitt Field. The home stand ended with a 6-1 loss to No. 23 Cornell on Tuesday as the Big Red showed why they have been one of the top teams in the country. Army is coming off of a 2-0 loss to American on Wednesday.

After an 0-4 start to the season, the Bison are 6-3-1 since the start of conference play. Bucknell is 3-2-1 in the Patriot League and most recently defeated second-place Lehigh over the weekend.

The Patriot League table got a little tighter over the past two weeks, and the top-two teams in Boston U. and Lehigh were both handed their first conference losses. Boston U. (5-1) lead the table at 15 points, followed by Lehigh (4-1-1) and American (4-1-1) tied on 13 points. Bucknell (3-2-1) stands alone in fourth at 10 points with Lafayette (2-2-2) at eight points. Loyola (2-3-1) have seven points and Navy (2-3-1) won each of its last two league matches to jump to seven points.

Army is 0-6-1 in league, looking for its first conference win of the season. Bucknell is 0-4 on the road this season, looking for its first away win of the year.

The Patriot League has struggled to get results in non-conference action as all teams have combined for a 12-41-23 record out of conference. Bucknell, Colgate and Navy are the only teams with multiple non-conference wins, and the Bison are the only program with three non-conference wins.

Last Time Out for the Bison

Bucknell fell to No. 23 Cornell, 6-1, on Tuesday night at Emmitt Field. The Bison took an early lead through Jack Lucas, but the Big Red stormed back for a 2-1 halftime lead.
Lucas buried a second chance effort on a set-piece, burying a half-volleyed effort into the roof of the net for his third goal of the season.
Cornell scored twice in the final 16 minutes of the half to take the lead, and Kasper Wollstein scored twice in the first five minutes of the second half to take a big 4-1 advantage.

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 No. 23. Old Dominion has also been in-and-out of the rankings.
The Bison rank third in the league in shots and fifth in shots on target, but the Bison rank sixth with 13 goals for. The Bison have allowed 25 goals against this season.
Bucknell's two leading point-scorers from 2025 both lead the team with three goals. Lucas leads the team with eight points on three goals and two assists, and Roskos has three goals and one assist for seven points
Both Roskos and Lucas, along with a handful of others, missed the first few matches of the season with injuries but have all been key contributors to Bucknell's success since their return.
Freshmen Hamish Riddell and Viktor Permyashkin each have three points on one goal and one assist.
Mason Lillis, Collin Sullivan, 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 381-126-57 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.

Army at a Glance

Army is 1-8-3 on the season with an 0-6 record in the Patriot League. The Black Knights went unbeaten in the first three matches but are 0-8-1 since the start.
The start included a 0-0 draw against No. 12 Akron and a 4-2 win over Columbia.
In league-play, Army fell to the top-three teams in the table, and fell to Lehigh, Lafayette and Navy in one-goal games.
Army has 11 goals scored and 26 goals against this season.
Jubril Bamgbala leads the team with eight points on three goals and two assists.
Cooper Kelly and Jack de Simone have scored two goals each, and Ronald Zhai, Bruno Perversi and Gunnar Guest all have one goal.
Bamgbala, Zhai and Kasem Minzey lead the team with two assists.
Bamgbala ranks second in the lead with 36 shots and 19 shots on target.
The Black Knights have used three goalkeepers this season. Collin Gilbert has played seven matches with 25 saves and a .676 save percentage.
Keanu Likewise has played in three matches and has seven saves and a .467 save percentage. Blair Camargo has played in three matches with five saves and a .455 save percentage.

History/Facts

Army has 57 corner kicks this season to rank fourth. Bucknell ranks ninth with 52 corners.
Both teams are well-disciplined on the attack as Army ranks second with 16 offsides and Bucknell leads the league with 14 offsides.
Army has the fourth-fewest yellow cards with 19 and Bucknell has the fewest with 11. Both teams have one red card this season. Bucknell has the fourth-most fouls with 142 and Army has the third-fewest fouls with 127.
Army leads the all-time series over the Bison 24-19-1 dating back to 1931. Bucknell won each of the previous two matchups by a 1-0 score line.
Bucknell won last season off of a last-minute goal by Jimmy Pombor. Collin Sullivan had the assist on the goal.

Next Up

Bucknell will play its final regular season match at Emmitt Field against Navy on Friday night at 7 p.m.
The Bison will celebrate its nine seniors for Senior Day prior to the match.

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Players Mentioned

Jack Bejarano

Grant Brokaw

Colin Findlay

Noah Handzel

David Krumov

Mason Lillis

Jack Lucas

Marcelo Ojeda

Viktor Permyashkin

Jimmy Pombor

Hamish Riddell

Drew Roskos

Chayse Snyder

Collin Sullivan

Jackson Sullivan

Max Walsh

Cade Whitmire

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