The Lycoming football team pulled out a thrilling 26-24 upset of #13 Ithaca in Williamsport. As the 2-1 (close loss at Rowan in first game of season) Warriors head into the conference season next week, they have to be seen as a contender for the MAC crown. FDU (3-0) is the only undefeated MAC team at the end of non-conference play and is their best start since 1994. Albright knocked off ODAC foe Catholic to move to 2-1. Last year the conference received a Pool C bid (Albright) because of a great non-conference record; this year that record is spotty at 12-12, and conference play will inevitably mean at least two losses for a contending team. It is rare that a team with two losses is considered for an at-large berth in NCAA’s.

In perhaps their biggest win ever in women’s soccer, Lebanon Valley shutout #24 Eastern to pull to 5-4-1 in non-conference play. Messiah and Misericordia, both at the top of their conferences, knocked off two Ohio schools Saturday – the Falcons overwhelming Denison 4-0 and the Cougars slipping by Wooster 1-0.

Besides conference volleyball action this week, two big non-conference matches are scheduled. Elizabethtown attempts to upend #2 Juniata who prevailed over Eastern in three sets on Friday night to a packed house in St. Davids, and Lebanon Valley hopes to beat Haverford, a perennial Centennial power.