The Misericordia University men's soccer team will open the 2012 NCAA Division Championships against the University of Rochester, Saturday at 5:00 p.m. in Selinsgrove.

The Misericordia/Rochester winner will face the Susquehanna/Cabrini winner, Sunday at 5:00 for the right to advance to the Sweet 16.

NCAA Men's Soccer Program

NCAA Men's Soccer Bracket

Misericordia, 13-6-2, is making its second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and fifth overall.  The Cougars are coming off their fourth Freedom Conference title in five years.

Misericordia is led by two-time Freedom Player of the Year Andy Bush.  He leads the team in scoring with 33 points (15g, 3a) and is MU's all-time leading scorer with 111 points.

Nick vonEgypt (5g, 5a) is second on the team in scoring while Dan Pinto (4g), Rob Wiacek (2g, 4a) and Eric Kishbaugh (1g, 6a) all add eight points.

Barry Fitzgerald is 4-1-1 in goal while allowing 1.13 goals per game, including a shutout over King's in the Freedom semi's.

The Yellow Jackets, 10-3-3, are playing in the NCAA Championships for the seventh time the last eight years and are one of five teams from the University Athletic Association in the tournament.

Jack Thesing (9g, 2a) leads the team in scoring while Alex Swanger (5g, 6a) adds 16 points.

In goal, Scott Garfing has seven shutouts with a 0.70 goals against average.