Haddonfield, N.J. - No. 1 seed Marymount and No. 2 seed Immaculata advance to the men's soccer championship match following semifinal wins over Gwynedd Mercy and Saint Elizabeth, respectively.

Recap courtesy of Marymount Information Department
#4 Gwynedd Mercy, 0 at #1 Marymount, 5 | BOX SCORE
ARLINGTON, Va. - Marymount (12-6-1, 7-0-0) defeated Gwynedd Mercy (4-14-2, 2-4-1) 5-0 on Tuesday. The Saints outshot Gwynedd Mercy 21-2 and allowed one shot on goal in the shutout. The Saints turned early pressure into the first-half lead, generating six shots and a corner before Jerry Lopez Felix scored at 15:20 to make it 1-0. Micah Vogler added a goal off Mynor Gonzalez's assist at 29:11, and Adam Elonai made a save on Gwynedd Mercy's lone shot on goal as MU took a 2-0 lead into halftime.

Marymount widened its advantage in the second half, scoring three times while holding Gwynedd Mercy scoreless. Nour Serrou scored off Christopher Chicas' assist at 54:44, then set up Christopher Nascimento's goal at 66:15 before Nascimento added another from Lopez Felix at 72:15. The Saints finished the match with a 5-0 win.

Up next, MU hosts the Atlantic East Conference Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 7

#3 Saint Elizabeth, 0 at #2 Immaculata, 6 | BOX SCORE
Recap courtesy of Immaculata Sports Information Department
IMMACULATA, Pa. – Immaculata men's soccer punched its ticket to the Atlantic East Conference Championship Game on Wednesday evening, delivering a dominant 6-0 shutout victory over Saint Elizabeth University in the AEC Semifinals at Draper Walsh Stadium. The Mighty Macs erupted for five first-half goals before adding one more in the second half to secure their spot in Saturday's championship game.

The Mighty Macs improve to 7-12-0 overall and 5-2-0 in Atlantic East Conference play. Immaculata advances to the AEC Championship Game for the first time since capturing the conference championship in 2019. HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST SAINT ELIZABETH

• Immaculata wasted little time getting on the scoreboard, as Kyle Coleman opened the scoring in the 10th minute, finishing a pass from Brady Derkosh to give the Mighty Macs a 1-0 advantage. Matthew Skipper doubled the lead in the 16th minute with an unassisted goal before Coleman struck again in the 21st minute, once again converting a Derkosh assist to make it 3-0. An own goal by Saint Elizabeth in the 23rd minute extended the advantage to 4-0.
• The Mighty Macs continued their offensive pressure late in the opening half, as Daniel Becker found the back of the net in the 40th minute off an assist from Joseph D'Adamo to send Immaculata into halftime with a commanding 5-0 lead.
• Immaculata added its sixth and final goal in the 59th minute when Skipper scored his second goal of the evening, finishing a pass from Milan Kosiba to extend the lead to 6-0. The Mighty Macs maintained their defensive pressure throughout the remainder of the contest to secure the shutout victory and advance to the championship game.

The Immaculata men's soccer team advances to the Atlantic East Conference Championship Game for the first time since winning the conference championship in 2019. The Mighty Macs will travel to Arlington, Virginia, on Saturday, November 7, to take on No. 1 seed Marymount University. The championship game kickoff time is to be announced. The winner of Saturday's championship game will earn the AEC's automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.

 

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