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In a second straight game brought down to the wire and decided by penalty kicks, the third-seeded Lycoming College men's soccer team went toe-to-toe with top-seeded and fourth-ranked Stevens Institute Technology in a 0-0 draw, falling 4-2 in penalty kicks in the MAC Freedom Championship final.
The Warrior defense, held down by seniors Joey Francis, Brayden Wise and junior goalkeeper Nick Wilke, held the undefeated Ducks scoreless for 110 minutes. Wilke made one save in regulation, and two, one in each of the two overtime periods, including a beautiful save to his left in the last minute of the game.
Junior Joe Bamfo and first-year Keller Chamovitz led the Warriors through the game with two shots on goal each, as the Warriors totaled seven shots.
The Ducks (15-0-3 overall) were led by Bruno Adino, who finished with four shots, and goalkeeper Justin Cross recorded two saves on the night.
In penalty kicks, Cross stopped the first one before Wilke stopped the second he faced. Cross stopped the third shot he faced, though, and that helped the Ducks clinch the conference title.
This was the seventh time in 10 years under head coach Nate Gibboney that the Warriors have reached the conference finals, having previously reached MAC Commonwealth finals in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Lycoming 0, Stevens 0
(Stevens won shootout, 4-2)
Shots: L 7, S 15. Corners: L 1, S 8. Saves: L 3 (Nick Wilke), S 2 (Justin Cross).