ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Lebanon Valley men's soccer team is riding a 14-match unbeaten streak into the postseason as the team gets ready to host fourth-seeded DeSales University on Wednesday afternoon in the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Semifinals. The Dutchmen earned the top seed with a 5-0-2 record in conference play.
 
The Dutchmen are 12-1-4 this season and haven't lost since a heart-breaking 3-2 defeat at then 18th-ranked Franklin & Marshall College on September 6 in the third match of the year. LVC is the top seed for this week's MAC Freedom Championship and will host fourth-seeded DeSales on Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. on Herbert Field. Second-seeded Stevens Institute of Technology will host third-seeded Misericordia University in Hoboken, N.J. at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening. The winners will meet on Saturday at the higher seed.
 
Ticket prices for each match are set by the MAC office and are as follows:
Adults - $5
Senior Citizens - $4
Students (valid ID) & Children - $2 (LVC students will get in free by showing college ID)
Pre-school (under 6) with Adult – FREE
 
LVC has outscored their opponents 50-16 this season and lead the conference in nearly every statistical category tracked by the NCAA. Nathan Prex has already broken the program record with 43 points on a record 19 goals and five assists. He is ninth in Division III with 1.12 goals per game and seventh in total goals. Lucas Strange is second on the team with 17 points with five goals and seven assists. He leads the conference with three game-winning goals and is second in assists despite missing six matches during the middle of the season.
 
The Dutchmen have also received a lot of offensive support from Aidan Negron and Aaron Weitzel who have 12 points on five goals and two assists each. Aidan Smith is the fifth Dutchman in double-digit points with 11, scoring four goals and recording three assists. Ethan Groff has two goals and four assists for eight points while Connor Given adds one goal and five assists for seven points. Abass Ndiaye has scored twice and added an assist for five points while Tyler Snavely and Will Burton have scored two goals each for four points. Charlie McCormick also has four points with four assists. Logan Hicks and Matthew Weinstock-Collins have three points on a goal and an assist apiece while Kevin Donahue, Darryl Greenwood, Charlie Kramer, and Tyler Wescott all have an assist.
 
Dalton Fitterling has been excellent in goal all year for the Dutchmen with 72 saves and 0.91 goals against average. He has an .828 save percentage and five clean sheets. He leads the conference in minutes played and save percentage. The senior is second in goals against average, shutouts, and total saves. He also has strong defensive in front of him as LVC has given up just 0.94 goals per game and 72 corner kicks in 17 matches. Jacob Kramer, Harrison Davis, Hicks, and Snavely have done an excellent job leading the defensive unit that is second in the conference in goals allowed.
 
The Dutchmen played DeSales to a 1-1 tie in Center Valley a couple of weeks ago. They began conference play with a 5-2 victory at Misericordia scoring four goals in the final 20 minutes and played Stevens to a 0-0 draw to end the regular season on Saturday in Hoboken.

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