MADISON, N.J. – The Drew University men's soccer team will embark on its postseason journey when it visits Juniata College on Saturday in the first round of the Landmark Conference Championship tournament.
The No. 5-seeded Rangers (8-5-4, 4-4-1 LC) will take on the No. 4-seeded Eagles (9-6-2, 5-3-1 LC) in a 1 p.m. kickoff at Gibbel Stadium.
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The winner of the match will advance to the semifinals, where they will visit top-seeded University of Scranton on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
In the other first-round matchup, No. 3-seeded Moravian University will host No. 6 Lycoming College on Saturday at 4 p.m., with the winner traveling to No. 2-seeded Catholic University on Wednesday. The conference championship match will then take place on Saturday, Nov. 7. The higher-seeded team will serve as the host throughout the playoffs.
The Rangers, last year's Landmark Conference runner-up, are making their 13th appearance in the Landmark Conference Championships and are gunning for their third title, having won it in 2007 and 2017. They are 7-10-2 overall in the Landmark playoffs, and Drew and Juniata will be facing off in the Landmark Conference Men's Soccer Championships for the first time. The two sides will be facing off for the second time in eight days after the Eagles prevailed 2-0 in Huntingdon on Oct. 24.
Under Head Coach
Lenny Armuth, the Rangers are paced offensively by senior
Andrew Dunne, who has recorded a team-high seven goals to go with one assist. Sophomore
Matt Munoz has contributed five goals and two assists while senior
Kevin Martinez has added two goals and two assists. Junior
Turkcan Curak has led the Rangers with five assists.
In goal, senior
Donovan Friedhoff has played all but 90 minutes for the Rangers, posting a 0.88 goals-against average and a .797 save percentage to go with eight shutouts.