The Stevens Men’s Soccer team has ended the regular season on a high note, with their third-straight MAC Freedom Championship after defeating Lebanon Valley College. Additionally, their performance in the MAC Freedom semifinal was just as impressive, where they defeated Misericordia University to head to this championship game.
On November 1, the Ducks hosted No. 3 Misericordia University at the DeBaun Athletic Complex for the MAC Freedom semifinal game. Stevens had control of the majority of the game, as the final score was 4-1. Furthermore, the Ducks scored in the first two minutes of the game, as junior Luca Campbell scored on a penalty. In the 38th minute, the Ducks added another goal when junior Terry Thompson scored off of a corner kick, bringing the score to 2-0. Right before halftime, Misericordia scored off of a penalty to leave the score 2-1 at half-time. The intensity that the Ducks had before the half remained for the second half, and, in the 48th minute, Thompson scored his second goal of the game off of an assist from graduate student Jameson Railey. These goals mark Thompson’s first and second goals of the season. This momentum continued, and in the 68th minute, Campbell kicked the ball straight to the crossbar, where Railey took the opportunity to score, scoring his first goal of the season, finalizing the score at 4-1 and advancing them to the MAC Freedom Championship game.
The Ducks traveled to Annville, PA to compete in the MAC Freedom Championship game against No. 1 Lebanon Valley College (LVC), where they defeated LVC in a hard-fought 1-0 victory. The Ducks started the game out strong, with a shot on goal only three minutes into the game from junior Emerico Vespucci that was ultimately stopped by LVC’s goalkeeper. The game went back and forth between the Ducks and LVC, but with only 11 seconds left in the first half, the Ducks were given a corner kick, where senior Fritz Kabeiseman scored off of an assist from senior Dylan Maund, putting them up 1-0 at the half. This goal marks Kabeiseman’s first goal of the season. While the Ducks had many shots in the second half, they were again stopped by LVC’s goalkeeper. The story was the same for LVC, whose shots were stopped by graduate student Justin Cross, who totaled six saves throughout the game. This scoreless half left the Ducks with their third consecutive MAC Freedom Championship victory.
The Ducks will return to play Worcester Polytechnic Institute on November 11 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
