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Stevenson Men's Soccer Selected To Host ECAC South Tournament First-Round Game Against Lebanon Valley

Stevenson Men's Soccer Selected To Host ECAC South Tournament First-Round Game Against Lebanon Valley

After posting 11 wins and advancing to the CAC semifinals for the second consecutive season, the Stevenson men's soccer team was selected to its second consecutive ECAC Division III South Championship on Monday and the fourth-seeded Mustangs will host fifth-seeded Lebanon Valley at Caves Athletics Complex on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.

Stevenson (11-5-3) went 0-1-1 in its first-ever postseason appearance a year ago, edging Penn State Altoona on penalty kicks in the first round before falling to CAC rival Wesley in the semifinals at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, 3-2.

The Mustangs could find themselves making a return trip to Erie again this year as Penn State Behrend earned the top-seed in the tournament for the second-straight season. The defending champion Nittany Lions will host eighth-seed Bethany on Wednesday and the four first round winners will head to site of the highest remaining seed for the semifinals on Saturday.

The title game of the ECAC Division III South Championship will take place on Saturday. Behrend is

Stevenson is 0-3 all-time against Lebanon Valley, including 0-1 at home. The Mustangs dropped the last meeting between the two teams, 2-0 on the road on Sept. 8, 2008. They also lost back-to-back decisions in 1997 and 1998, losing a 1-0  at home on Nov. 3, 1998.

Lebanon Valley is making its fourth appearance in the ECAC Division III South Championship where it has posted a 2-3 record with previous appearances in 2002, 2004 and 2009. The Dutchmen went 1-1 a year ago, falling to eventual champion Penn State Behrend in the semifinals, 1-0.