Men's Soccer Battles Loyola for Top-Four Seed on Tuesday Night

Tuesday, November 3

Baltimore, Md,

6 p.m.

Bucknell University

Loyola

Photo by: Kateryna McLeod

11/2/2026 10:42:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Bucknell (7-8-1, 4-3-1 PL) at Loyola (4-9-3, 3-3-2 PL)
When: Tuesday, November 2, 6 p.m.
Where: Lewisburg, Pa. | Emmitt Field
Streaming: ESPN+
Live Stats: LoyolaGreyhounds.com

The Bucknell men's soccer team is set for one final Patriot League matchup in the regular season against Loyola on Tuesday night at Ridley Athletic Complex for a 6 p.m. kickoff. With a win or a draw, the Bison will clinch a top-four seed and the right to host a quarterfinal matchup in the Patriot League tournament.

Coming into Friday's matches, Bucknell and army were tied for fourth on 10 points. Bucknell earned a 3-1 win over Navy, and Loyola drew 1-1 with Army to help the Bison move into sole possession of fourth. Loyola losing 1-0 for most of the match, but Tyler Flynn scored the equalizer with 33 second left on the clock to earn a big point.

Bucknell and Loyola will play for right to host a Patriot League quarterfinal. With a Bucknell win or draw, they will host. A Loyola win would mean the Greyhounds host the quarterfinal. Bucknell can also host a quarterfinal as the three-seed if the Bison win and Lehigh loses to Lafayette on Tuesday. Bucknell has the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Mountain Hawks.

Loyola sits in fifth currently with 11 points, and only Lafayette could surpass the Greyhounds in the conference. Lafayette, Colgate and Navy are all fighting for the final spot. Lafayette has nine points, Colgate has eight points and Navy has seven points.

Loyola played spoiler last season for the Bison. The two sides met up on the final matchday last season, and the Bison needed three points to secure a top-four seed. Loyola fought for a scoreless draw, and the Bison would end up in fifth, ultimately falling on the road to Boston U. in the quarterfinals.

The Patriot League has struggled to get results in non-conference action, and 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 earned an important 3-1 victory over Navy on Friday night at Emmitt Field on Senior Day.
After Navy took an early 1-0 lead 10 minutes in, the Bison turned it around with two goals within nine minutes of one another from Drew Roskos to take a lead into half time.
Roskos guided a brilliant header on a cross to draw level. He then fired a hard shot that went through the goalkeeper's legs to give the Bison a 2-1 lead at the half.
Cade Whitmire scored in the 67th minute to double Bucknell's lead. He found the far post on a second-chance ball off of a set piece, and the unmarked Whitmire turned in an easy header.
Thomas Yerbury made five saves in the match, including a diving stop in the 86th minute.
Roskos' goals were his fourth and fifth of the season, and he is now the team-leader in goals and points.
Whitmire's goal was his second of the season.
Seniors combined to score six points in Bucknell's on Senior Day. Whitmire scored Bucknell's third goal. Kasper Piela notched two assists, and David Krumov and Mason Lillis each had an assist.

Bucknell at a Glance

Bucknell has played a fierce non-conference schedule this season. They opened the season with 20th ranked Hofstra. Pitt currently ranks 18th and Cornell currently ranks 14th. Old Dominion has been in and out of the rankings this season.
Bucknell has 17 goals for and 28 goals against this season. The Bison rank third in the Patriot League with 187 shots but rank fifth in goals scored.
Drew Roskos, the reigning Patriot League Forward of the Year, leads the team with five goals and 11 points. Three of his goals were match-winners against Mount St. Mary's, Holy Cross and Navy. His other two goals were equalizers against Saint Joseph's and Navy. His lone assist came on the match-winning goal against Saint Joseph's.
Jack Lucas has been on a tear, recording a point in five of the last six matches. Before the match against Navy, he had recorded a point in five straight matches.
Lucas has four goals and two assists, and he previously scored in three straight matches against Lehigh, Cornell and Army. In the two matches prior, he assisted match-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.
Lucas and Roskos each have eight total points over the last six matches, combining for seven goals and two assists.
Cade Whitmire is third on the team with four points on two goals.
Five Bison have three points this season. Central midfielders David Krumov and Kasper Piela each have three assists. They've combined for five assists over the last five matches.
Mason Lillis, Viktor Permyashkin and Hamish Riddell each have one goal and one assist this season.
Colin Findlay and Noah Handzel each have two assists, and Collin Sullivan and Chayse Snyder have each scored a goal.
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.

Loyola at a Glance

Loyola is 4-9-4 on the season with a 3-3-2 record in the Patriot League. The Greyhounds have been playing well recently, going 3-2-2 over their last seven matches. They have also gone 2-0-1 over the last three matches.
The Greyhounds have scored 20 goals this season and conceded 30 goals.
Tyler Flynn leads the team with 16 points on seven goals and two assists. He has thee match-winning goals. Flynn ranks third in the league in goals scored.
Lukas Cortes is second on the team with six points and leads the team with four assists. Nick Laffey also has six points and is second don the team with three goals. Cortes ranks second in the league with four assists.
Edwin Espinal-Elvir has one goal and three assists. Jack Endacott and Jeremiah McGuire also have three assists.
Nino Venezia has two goals and one assist, and Ben Schouten has two assists.
Loyola has used three goalkeepers this season. Felix Huebner has played in 15 games with 12 starts, making 44 saves with a .688 save percentage. He has one shutout this season.
Connor O'Keefe has played in four matches with six saves and a .375 save percentage.

History/Facts

Both sides are well-disciplined on the attack. Bucknell has the fewest offsides in the league and Loyola has the second-fewest with 17.
The Bison rank fourth in the league with 64 corners while Loyola has 52 corners.
Loyola is second in the league with 34 yellow cards while the Bison have the fewest with 14. Both sides have one red card this season.
Bucknell leads the all-time series over Loyola 7-4-3 dating back to 2005. Bucknell won each of the first seven matchups but have not one since 2018. Three of the last four matchups have ended in a 0-0 score line.

Next Up

The Patriot League playoffs will begin on Saturday, November 7. If the Bison lose, they will play on the road as the fifth seed. If the Bison win, they will host a quarterfinal matchup at Emmitt Field.