ANNVILLE, Pa. – The top-seeded Lebanon Valley College men's soccer team will begin its quest for a conference title on Thursday as they host fourth-seeded Stevens Institute of Technology at Herbert Field in the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Semifinals.
 
The Dutchmen earned the conference regular season title with a 13-3-2 overall record and a 6-1-1 mark in conference games. The Dutchmen tied Stevens 0-0 in the regular-season meeting on Herbert Field back on October 10. This is the fourth consecutive year the teams will face each other in the conference tournament. The Ducks have won the three previous postseason meetings with 1-0 victories in the MAC Freedom Championship games in 2023 and 2025 and a 3-1 victory in the semifinals in 2024.
 
Stevens has won the last five MAC Freedom titles. LVC will kick off against the Ducks on Thursday at 2 p.m. on Herbert Field, while second-seeded Arcadia University will host third-seeded King's College at 6 p.m. in Glenside. Stevens defeated fifth-seeded Misericordia University 2-1 in the play-in game on Tuesday.
 
Stevens is 9-4-4 coming into Thursday's game and went 3-2-3 in conference play. Arcadia is 8-3-6 overall and went undefeated in conference play with a 5-0-3 record, defeating the Dutchmen 3-2 last Saturday on Herbert Field. King's enters the postseason with an 8-7-4 record and a 4-2-2 mark in MAC Freedom play. The winners of Thursday's semifinal games will meet for the Championship on Saturday at the site of the higher seed.
 
The Dutchmen are coming off the tough defeat to Arcadia on Saturday that broke an 11-game unbeaten streak. LVC is outscoring teams 42-22 this season and has posted four shutouts. Gavin Rapp leads the conference in scoring with 34 points on 16 goals, including three game-winning goals, and two assists. Will Burton and Nathan Kimball top the conference in assists, as Burton has 15 points on four goals, including one game-winning goal, and seven assists, while Kimball has 13 points on three goals and seven assists.
 
Dom Beddia has scored two game-winning goals and added three assists for seven points. Eli Yerger also has seven points on three goals and one assist. Ollie Lynch has also scored two game-winning goals with two assists for six points. Jack Bowman, Brayden Burkhardt, and Logan Hicks all have five points on two goals and one assist. Hicks has anchored the defense while scoring two game-winning goals, while Bowman has one game-winner. Michael Enyeama adds four points on one goal and two assists, while Tyler Wescott has scored two goals, including one game-winner. Charlie Kramer has recorded one goal, including one game-winning goal, and one assist for three points. Michael Gante and Owen Hunt have scored a goal each, while Ben Ammon, Eleazar Boachie, and Aidan Smith have dished out an assist apiece.
 
The Dutchmen have also received significant minutes from Eli Colantoni, Ygor Santana, Jonathan Cordon-Pinto, Quamir Pendelton, Camden Farrell, Connor Weaver, Graham Putnam, Brendan Rey, Noah Dominguez, and Wrett Smith. Isaac Yerger has started every game in goal and is 12-1-1 with a 1.08 goals-against average, 46 saves, a .754 save percentage, and two shutouts. Ryan Simonette has played in nine games and has a 1-2-1 record with a 1.53 goals-against average, 13 saves, and a .684 save percentage. Aaron Wilczek has seen action in two games.

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