Men's Soccer Hosts Navy in Pivotal Match on Senior Day

Friday, October 30

Lewisburg, Pa.

7 p.m.

Bucknell University

Navy

Photo by: Kateryna McLeod

10/28/2026 12:54:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Navy (4-7-4, 2-4-1 PL) at Bucknell (6-8-1, 3-3-1 PL)
When: Friday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m.
Where: Lewisburg, Pa. | Emmitt Field
Streaming: ESPN+
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com

The Bucknell men's soccer team is set for a vital matchup against Navy on Friday night at Emmitt Field. The Bison and the Midshipmen kick off at 7 p.m. with important playoff implications on the line for both sides. Bucknell will celebrate its nine members of the senior class prior to the match.

Bucknell is coming off of tough 2-1 loss to Army on the road where the Black Knights earned their first conference win of the season. Navy is coming off of a heartbreaking loss to Loyola (Md.), 5-4, where the Greyhounds scored three times in the final six minutes of action.

Despite falling to last-place Army, the Bison remained in fourth place in the Patriot League standings. Loyola's win saw the Greyhounds get even on 10 points with the Bison, and the two sides will meet up next Tuesday for the final Patriot League matchday of the season.

With a Bucknell win over Navy and a Colgate loss to Lehigh, the Bison would clinch a playoff berth. Boston University and American have clinched playoff spots already, and Boston U. needs just one win over the next two matches to guarantee the top seed. American is second with 14 points, and Lehigh is just behind with 13 points.

Behind Bucknell and Loyola is Lafayette with nine points, Colgate with eight points and Navy with seven points. Holy Cross is in ninth with six points, and Army has three points. Despite Army's first win of the season, the Black Knights are the first team eliminated from postseason contention.

The Patriot League has struggled to get results in non-conference action as all teams have combined for a 12-41-24 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 Army, 2-1, on Saturday at Malek Stadium at Clinton Field.
The Black Knights took a first-half lead through Jubril Bamgbala's 29th minute goal.
Bucknell turned up the pressure in the second half and was rewarded with an equalizer from Jack Lucas in the 73rd minute.
Army responded well with an 82nd minute winner from Jack De Simone after the Black Knights capitalized from a Bison error.

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 17th, and No. 23 Cornell. Old Dominion has also been in-and-out of the rankings.
Bucknell has 14 goals for and 27 goals against this season. The Bison rank third in the Patriot League with 171 shots but rank fifth in goals scored.
Jack Lucas has been on a tear, scoring a goal in each of the last three matches for the Bison. Lucas has four goals this season and two assists for 10 points.
Drew Roskos, Bucknell's leading scorer from 2025, has three goals and one assist for seven points. Roskos has two game-winning goals against Holy Cross and Mount St. Mary's.
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.

Navy at a Glance

Navy is 4-7-4 on the season with a 2-4-1 record in the Patriot League. The Midshipmen were 3-8-7 last season with an 0-6-3 mark in the Patriot League.
The Mids started off 0-3-1 in conference play before wins over Army and Lafayette got them right back in the playoff mix. They currently are on the outside looking in, but a win on Friday would tighten the table and make for an interesting final match day on Tuesday.
Alex Galloway leads the team with four goals while four other players have three goals apiece.
Jack Illig leads the team with 11 points on three goals and five assists. Duncan Sullivan has 10 points on three goals and four assists.
Cohen Nance has three goals and two assists while Will Smith has three goals and one assist.
Nick Gallucci has four assists, and Keane Brown, Braedy Strothkamp and Will Cawlfield each have three assists.
The Mids have used two goalkeepers this season. Sam Clark has played in 12 matches with 17 goals against, 46 saves and a .730 save percentage.
Dylan Carmody has played in four matches with 16 goals against, 14 saves and a .467 save percentage.

History/Facts

Both sides have struggled to earn corner kicks as both rank in the bottom half of the Patriot League.
Both sides are middle of the pack in fouls, but Navy has 32 yellow cards compared to bucknell's 11. Bot teams have one red card this season.
Bucknell leads the league with the fewest offsides at 16, while Navy has the second-fewest offsides at 17.
Navy leads the all-time series over the Bison 31-17-4 dating back to 1930. The Bison have won each of the previous two matchups by a 1-0 score line.
Drew Roskos scored the match-winner last season in just the fourth minute on an assist from Freddie Lapworth.

Next Up

Bucknell will play its final Patriot League match of the regular season on the road at Loyola (Md.) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Ridley Athletic Complex.
Bucknell and Loyola (Md.) are currently tied for fourth-place on 10 points heading into the final two matches.