The third-seeded Misericordia University men's soccer team will host sixth-seeded Marywood in the opening round of the ECAC South Championships, Wednesday at 7:00 at Mangelsdorf Field.
Misericordia, 12-6-2, lost in the Freedom Conference semifinals while Marywood, 10-5-4, fell in a penalty kick shootout in the Colonial States Athletics Conference championship match.
The local rivals have met since Misericordia's 3-1 win in the 2010 ECAC South Championships.
Nick vonEgypt (5g, 2a) leads Misericordia with 12 points while
Derek Antonini,
Niko Amity and
Rob Wiacek all have four goals.
Barry Fitzgerald is allowing 1.09 goals per game with seven shutouts in goal for the Cougars.
Marywood is led by Daniel Hull (11g, 4a) with 26 points. Dylan McMahon and Kris Kassell both have six goals.
Justin Senseri has a 1.08 GAA with six shutouts.
The Misericordia/Marywood winner will face the Grove City (2)/Widener (7) in Saturday's semifinals.
*First Round – Wednesday, November 12
No. 8 Cabrini (13-7-0) at No. 1 Penn State Harrisburg (12-5-1)
No. 7 Widener (10-6-1) at No. 2 Grove City College (12-5-1)
No. 6 Marywood (10-4-4) at No. 3 Misericordia (12-6-2)
No. 5 Swarthmore (9-6-3) at No. 4 Alvernia (11-6-2)
*Semifinals – Saturday, November 15 at Highest Remaining Seed
No. 1 Penn State Harrisburg /No. 8 Cabrini winner vs. No. 4 Alvernia /No. 5 Swarthmore winner, TBD
No. 2 Grove City College /No. 7 Widener winner vs. No. 3 Misericordia /No. 6 Marywood winner, TBD
*Championship – Sunday, November 16 at Highest Remaining Seed
Two Semifinal Winners, TBD