Women’s Soccer Set for Showdown against Messiah in MAC Commonwealth Semifinals

Following a gutsy win over the Pride, the Lions are gearing up to face the Falcons in the next round of their conference tournament.

READING, Pa. – Following their first playoff victory since 2021, the Lions are advancing to the semifinals of the MAC Commonwealth Tournament. The Lions will face top seeded Messiah with the winner set to face either Eastern or York for the conference championship.

TALE OF THE TAPE
Matchup: Albright (9-9-3) vs Messiah (12-2-3)
Where: Shoemaker Field // Grantham, Pa.
When: Wednesday, November 4^th
Kickoff: 6:00 p.m.

ABOUT ALBRIGHT

Coach Matthews-Brady's Lions are coming off a 3-2 victory over Widener in which the team showed great levels of resilience.

Albright's three goals came from three different players in the 51^st, 54^th and 63^rd minute. First-Year Forward Megan Chikezie has solidified herself as a major sparkplug for the Lions with her game winning goal coming just over a minute after Widener tied the game in the 62^nd minute.

A scrappy Lions defense anchored by Clare Caldaro, Abigail Landis, and Bree Hancock will be put to the test against a Messiah team ranked in the top 10 nationwide.

ABOUT MESSIAH

The Falcons are led by Head Coach Scott Frey who has been the face of the program for over two decades with over 500 wins to his name along with six National Championships and 22 Conference Championships.

Messiah earned the top seed in the conference tournament largely behind the play of Juniors Addi Martin and Alanya Williams who have combined for 25 of the team's 53 goals while Hannah Lashley has recorded a team best 11 assists on the year. Ellie Ockrin has started all 17 games in net allowing only nine goals in the process.

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Players Mentioned

#26 Abigail Landis: D; 5' 7"; Sophomore

#35 Megan Chikezie: F; 5' 8"; First Year

#7 Clare Caldaro: MF; 5' 3"; First Year

#31 Bree Hancock: MF; 5' 5"; First Year

Players Mentioned

#26 Abigail Landis
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: D

#35 Megan Chikezie
: 5' 8"; First Year
: F

#7 Clare Caldaro
: 5' 3"; First Year
: MF

#31 Bree Hancock
: 5' 5"; First Year
: MF