Men’s Soccer Reveals 2018 Schedule

Men's Soccer | 7/18/2018 12:00:00 AM

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(2018 schedule)

Goldey-Beacom enjoyed a magical run last year and hopes it continues as the squad unveiled its 2018 schedule.

Two tough games open the slate August 30 with a neutral-site test at fellow NCAA Tournament-participant District of Columbia before playing two days later at host Millersville, which had 13 wins a season ago. Another critical battle is September 6 at Mercyhurst before the home and Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference opener two days later against Felician.

Another interesting set of back-to-back games takes place in mid-September against teams in which the Lightning upended en route to the CACC crown. GBC on September 19 hosts Jefferson in a rematch of last season's league final and then three days later visits Post in the teams' first battle since last year's semifinals.

After that, six of the last nine regular season games are at home. This concludes with a visit from local-rival Wilmington (DE) on October 23.

The league's top eight teams compete in the CACC Tournament, which begins October 30. The semifinals and final take place later that week in Waterbury, CT.

GBC this season enters as the hunted, coming off its second CACC title and first trip to the NCAA Tournament. The squad (17-5-1, 9-2-1 CACC) upended 10th-ranked Merrimack in the first round, becoming the College's first male team to win a head-to-head NCAA Tournament game.

Goldey-Beacom broke the school record for most victories overall and in conference and played on a national stage for the first time since competing in the 2002 NAIA National Tournament. The Lightning also had a 10-game unbeaten streak (9-0-1) and a four-game shutout streak, both school records.

Goldey-Beacom once again will rely on senior midfielder Chahin Aghrim (Bonn, Germany) for a bulk of the offense. Once of the College's most gifted athletes with his speed and scoring touch, Aghrim closed first in the nation with 15 assists, eighth with 37 points and 45th with 11 goals to help the Lightning lead the country with 65 goals and 180 points.

Aghrim's play helped him to become the first student-athlete in school history in any sport to be named first team CCA All-America and first team CoSIDA Academic All-America. He also was tabbed first team all-league and to the CACC All-Tournament Team.

Senior goalkeeper Suhail Bismilla (Johannesburg, South Africa) has been tabbed first team all-conference each of the last two years and will look to make his final season his finest. A vocal leader and incredible spark plug for all of his teammates, the third team CoSIDA Academic All-America closed ninth in the country with 1,951 minutes, tied for 26th with seven shutouts, 17th with 91 saves, 40th with a .798 save percentage and 55th with a 1.06 goals against average.

Bismilla has a school-record 12 career shutouts and is fourth in team annals with 222 saves. He also was tabbed October's CACC Student-Athlete of the Month and the league's Top XVI Award winner for having the highest grade-point average among the student-athletes participating at the finals of each site for the CACC championships.

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Players Mentioned

#9 Chahin Aghrim: M; 5' 8"; Senior

#16 Suhail Bismilla: GK; 6' 0"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#9 Chahin Aghrim
: 5' 8"; Senior
: M

#16 Suhail Bismilla
: 6' 0"; Senior
: GK

Players Mentioned

#9 Chahin Aghrim

#16 Suhail Bismilla

Players Mentioned

#9 Chahin Aghrim

#16 Suhail Bismilla