DANBURY, Conn. --- The Moravian College men's soccer squad has been awarded a berth in the 2016 ECAC Division III Championship Tournament, and the Greyhounds are the third seed in Region 3 and will play in a first round match on Saturday, November 12.
Moravian, which is 8-4-4 on the year, will play second seed William Paterson University, 8-8-2, on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Ramapo College, the top seed in Region 3. The Road Runners host fourth seed College of Staten Island in the other first round match in the region on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. The Greyhounds are making the program's 12th trip to the ECAC Division III Tournament and the first appearance since 2002.
The ECAC changed the format of the tournament this year with one overall tournament with region-based opening rounds. After Saturday's eight first round matches, the eight remaining teams in the 16-team field will play the quarterfinals on Sunday, November 13. The four regional winners will head to the highest remaining seed for the semifinals and championship match on Saturday and Sunday, November 19-20. Rutgers-Camden enters the opening weekend as the top overall seed.
Moravian Head Coach Todd Ervin has led the Greyhounds to an 8-4-4 mark this fall, just missing a spot in the Landmark Conference Tournament with a 2-2-3 record in conference action. The postseason berth is the first for Ervin in his eighth season leading the Blue and Grey, and Moravian's last postseason appearance was in the Commonwealth Conference Tournament in 2003.
Junior midfielder Connor Phillips leads the Greyhounds in scoring this fall with eight goals and four assists for 20 points while senior forward Saul Marcial has four goals and two assists. Freshman midfielder Jack Dugan has added two goals and an assist while sophomore forward Koshane Marshall has a goal and three assists.
Junior midfielder Brett Lubben and sophomore defender Rocky Fatuova have each contributed a goal and an assist while junior midfielder William Demmel, junior forward Hunter Ackerson, sophomore midfielder David Durski, sophomore forward Kenny Fellows, sophomore defender Matthew Clayton and sophomore defender Michael Guarino have each found the back of the goal once. Senior midfielder Robert McKinley has two helpers while sophomore midfielder Ron Jones and freshman midfielder Dylan Evande both have one assist.
Junior goalie Bryan Yaskowski has posted a 1.08 goals-against average with 51 saves, four shutouts and a 6-4-4 record in 1,338 minutes this fall while freshman keeper Matthew Miller has fives saves with a shutout and a 1-0 mark in 145 minutes of action. Freshman goalie Ian Walls has recorded three saves and a 1-0 record in 55 minutes.
To view the entire ECAC Division III Men's Soccer Championship Tournament field, visit http://ecacsports.com/news/2016/11/7/gen_1107160834.aspx.
