Men's Soccer Hosts Lehigh in Patriot League Championship at Emmitt Field on Saturday at 6 p.m.

Saturday, November 14

Lewisburg, Pa.

6 p.m.

Bucknell University

Lehigh (PL Championship)

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Photo by: Steven Schoenfelder

11/12/2026 12:59:00 PM | Men's Soccer

*Tickets for the Patriot League Championship Match at Emmitt Field can be purchased here. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for high school students or younger, and free for all college students with a student ID.*

*Students with a Bucknell ID can receive free Chick-fil-A sandwiches, free hot chocolate and free "Bison Loaded Fries." Students will also have a chance to win free airpods and speakers at halftime of the match.*

Patriot League Men's Soccer Championship
#4 Lehigh (7-7-5, 5-3-1 PL) at #3 Bucknell (10-8-1, 5-3-1 PL)
When: Saturday, November 14, 6 p.m.
Where: Lewisburg, Pa. | Emmitt Field
Streaming: ESPN+
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com
Tickets: Tickets.Bucknell.edu

The Patriot League Men's Soccer Championship returns to Lewisburg as No. 3 Bucknell hosts No. 4 Lehigh on Saturday at Emmitt Field for a 6 p.m. kickoff on ESPN+.

Bucknell and Lehigh both won first round matchups before knocking off the top two seeds on the road in Tuesday's semifinal games. Bucknell gutted out a 2-1 win over No. 2 American in Washington, D.C., and Lehigh scored a miraculous goal with one second left on the clock in double overtime to knock off No. 1 Boston U. in Boston.

This will be the seventh time that Bucknell will play in the Patriot League Championship match. Bucknell fell in the first match back in 1993, but have won each of the the last five championships they have played in.

This will be the second championship played at Emmitt Field since 2024 when Bucknell won the championship. Head coach Dave Brandt is 3-0 in Patriot League tournament matches played at Emmitt Field.

Both sides have championship experience in their roster. Bucknell won the 2024 Patriot League Championship and Lehigh fell to Lafayette in the 2025 Patriot League Championship.

How They Got Here

Jack Bejarano's match-winner in the 85th minute sent the Bison to a 1-0 win over Loyola last Saturday night at Emmitt Field to advance to the semifinal.

The Bison then took a 2-0 lead over American in the semifinal after goals from seniors Kiko Hidalgo and Jack Lucas. American cut the lead 2-1 with 20 minutes to play, but Bucknell held on to advance.

On the other side of the bracket, Lehigh opened with a first round matchup with its rival, Lafayette. The Leopards took a 2-0 lead, but Lehigh scored three goals in a 10 minute span in the second half to win 3-2.

Lehigh then trailed Boston U. 1-0 early in the match before a late equalizer in the half. The Mountain Hawks and Terriers were deadlocked through two overtime periods, but a late corner came to be the Terriers' downfall. With 14 seconds remaining, Shea Coughlin rushed to the corner to get the set piece off. His ball found the head of Trey Sheeler who scored the golden goal as time expired.

Bucknell's 2-0 win over Lehigh at Emmitt Field on October 17 proved to be important as the Bison and Mountain Hawks were tied on points at the end of the season. In the regular season finale, the Bison defeated Loyola and Lehigh fell to Lafayette to put the teams in a tie. Bucknell held the head-to-head tiebreaker which led to Bucknell's right to host the championship match.

Last Time Out for the Bison

Bucknell earned a hard-fought 2-1 win over American on Tuesday afternoon in the Patriot League semifinal.
The Bison played well in possession and took it to the Eagles leading in shots 6-1 after the first half.
The first big moment of the match came in the 34th minute from the penalty spot. American goalkeeper, Evan Tubbs, came out of his box but mistimed his challenge on Chayse Snyder. Kiko Hidalgo stepped up to convert the penalty to give the Bison a 1-0 lead.
Bucknell came out of the gates fast in the second half, and Jack Lucas doubled the Bison lead in the 53rd minute. Lucas won the ball back with a great challenge, then received it right back on the wing. Lucas cut in with a big touch to the top of the box and fired his shot back to the near post to make it 2-0.
American cut the Bison lead to 2-0 in the 69th minute. He got in behind the back line and lofted his shot over Thomas Yerbury.
Bucknell held strong defensively and did not allow another shot on target for the remainder of the match.

Bucknell at a Glance

Bucknell played a fierce non-conference schedule this season. They opened the season with 20th ranked Hofstra. Pitt currently ranks 21st and Cornell currently ranks 17th. Old Dominion has been in and out of the rankings this season.
Bucknell has 22 goals for and 30 goals against this season. The Bison ranked fifth in the Patriot League in goals scored and fourth with 202 shots excluding the playoff match
Jack Lucas leads the Bison with 12 points on five goals and two assists, and the senior has recorded a point in six of the last nine matches. Prior to the match against Navy, he had recorded a point in five straight matches. Lucas is a 2026 First Team All-Patriot League selection.
Drew Roskos, the reigning Patriot League Forward of the Year, is second on the team with five goals and 11 points. Roskos has not played in the last two matches after picking up an injury in the regular season finale. He had three match-winning goals and was a First Team All-Patriot League selection.
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. Over the last nine matches, Lucas and Roskos combined for eight goals and two assists.
Cade Whitmire is third on the team with six points on three goals. The senior has scored in two of the previous four matches including big goals in each of the last two matches of the regular season.
Hamish Riddell is fourth on the team with five points on a goal and three assists. The wing back has an assist in each of the last two matches.
Mason Lillis has four points on a goal and two assists. He scored the match-winner against Saint Joseph's and has assisted in two of the last three matches.
Viktor Permyashkin, Jack Bejarano, David Krumov and Kasper Piela all have three points. Krumov and Piela each have three assists. Permyashkin and Bejarano each have a goal and an assist.
Colin Findlay and Noah Handzel each have two assists, and Kiko Hidalgo, Collin Sullivan, Jakub Samelko and Chayse Snyder have each scored one goal.
Goalkeeper Thomas Yerbury has played all but 16 minutes in goal this season. He has a .685 save percentage with 63 saves. He ranks second in the league with six shutouts.
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 is 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 384-127-57 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.

Lehigh at a Glance

Lehigh finished the regular season with a 7-7-5 overall record and a 5-3-1 record in the Patriot League.
Lehigh got off to a hot 4-0-1 start in the Patriot League until Bucknell delivered the Mountain Hawks' first league loss of the season.
The Mountain Hawks have 22 goals for and 27 goals against this season. They lead the league with 243 shots and rank fourth with 90 shots on goal.
Thomas Robertson leads the team and ranks fourth in the league with seven goals this season. He has three match-winning goals.
Bora Tucker is second on the team with eight points on four goals. He has two match-winning goals this season.
Shea Coughlin is third on the team with seven points on two goals and three assists. He provided assists on both of Lehigh's goals in the semifinal win over Boston U.
Aidan Gonzalez and Lucian Larrea each have five points on one goal and three assists. Massimo Talarico has five points on two goals and one assist.
Bridger Baltes has two goals, and Trey Sheeler, Andre Erickson and Alex Junquera all have two assists.
Evan Tubbs has played every minute in goal this season and sports a .747 save percentage with 56 saves. His 1.12 goals against average ranks second in the league.

History/Facts

Lehigh has the second-most offsides in the league with 31 while Bucknell has the least with 20.
Lehigh leads the league with 102 corners compared to Bucknell's 81.
Bucknell has the fewest yellow cards in the league with 16 while Lehigh has the second-fewest with 22.
Bucknell's win this season evened the all-time series with Lehigh 31-31-11 that dates back to 1960. The win marked the first time the Bison had defeated Lehigh since 2023.
The last time these two sides met in the Patriot League Tournament was back in 2019 where the Mountain Hawks won 1-0. Lehigh leads the series 4-1-2 over the Bison in Patriot League Tournament matches.
Bucknell is 8-3-1 at Emmitt Field and Lehigh is 2-4-4 on the road.
The Patriot League struggled to get results in non-conference action this season, and all teams combined for a 12-41-24 record out of conference. Bucknell, Colgate and Navy were the only teams with multiple non-conference wins, and the Bison were the only program with three non-conference wins.

Next Up

The Patriot League Champions will advance to the NCAA Tournament for a First Round matchup.
The 2026 NCAA Men's Soccer Selection Show will take place on Monday at 1 p.m.