ASTON, Pa. – The Neumann University men's soccer team begins its journey to a fourth Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Championship on Tuesday evening in a first round matchup versus Keystone College.

The Knights got hot at the right time, winning their last four conference games of the season to qualify as the fifth seed in the playoffs with a conference record of 5-4. The team will travel to fourth-seeded Keystone for a 7:00 PM kickoff versus the Giants. The other first round match-up will feature third-seeded Cabrini University hosting sixth-seeded Gwynedd Mercy University.

Neumann will head to Keystone looking to duplicate the previous matchup between the two teams on October 18^th. The Knights came away with a 1-0 road win that started the team's current four game winning streak.

The Knights have been led in the attack this season by the junior duo of Christian Cortese (6 goals and 7 assists) and Jake McDevitt (8 goals and 6 assists). The pair has combined to score more than half of the team's goals this season and both players have saved their best play of the season for the final stretch. Jon Cobb has also been on a tear for Neumann, registering three goals in his past three games to end the season.

Defensively, the team has enjoyed a renaissance on the backline over the past two weeks. After going the first 14 games of the season without a shutout, the Knights have gone four straight games without allowing a goal. Heading into the playoffs, the team has now held its opponents scoreless for the last 366 minutes of play. Ian Hunter, Levi Massey, Jack Norwood, Billy Swontek and Tyler Williams have all combined to shutdown opposing offenses and will look to continue doing so during the playoffs. Shane Smith has also been great in net, registering four shutouts and 13 saves in his last four contests.

The winners of the first round contests will move on to take on #1 seeded Centenary University and #2 seeded Immaculata University in the CSAC Semifinals on Thursday. The CSAC Final will be held Saturday at the highest remaining seed.