By Steven M. Glassman

Director of Sports Information

November 11, 2022

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA—The 2022 United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division I Men's Soccer Small College National Tournament Match preview between the third-seeded Manor College Blue Jays (10-3-1 overall, 4-1-1 Eastern States Athletic Conference) versus the second-seeded and two-time defending National Champion Bryant and Stratton College-Syracuse Bobcats (9-1-1) in Pool B at 12:15 p.m. at the Princess Anne Athletic Complex in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Manor will be making its USCAA Division I Men's Soccer Small College National Tournament debut.  Since the USCAA changed to Division I and II Tournaments effective for the 2018 season, Syracuse will be making its fourth straight appearance.  The Bobcats lost in the 2018 Championship Match to Florida National University, 1-0.  They defeated the University of Maine-Fort Kent in the 2019 Championship, 1-0.  Second-seeded Syracuse defeated the top seed Fort Kent for the second straight time in the 2021 Championship, 1-0, in penalty kicks.  Please note that the 2020 Championship was cancelled due to COVID-19.

This will be first match-up between the two schools.

The Blue Jays were 1-4 overall in four National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XIX Division II Postseason Tournament appearances.  They lost its previous Postseason Tournament game in the NJCAA Region XIX Division I Quarterfinals versus Harcum College, 5-1, on October 20, 2018 at The Proving Grounds in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.  Manor was also 6-2 overall in four Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference (EPCC) Postseason Tournaments between 2004 and 2007.  The Blue Jays are 7-6 overall in eight Postseason Tournaments since 2004.  Manor last won a postseason match on October 29, 2013 at home versus Sussex County, 1-0, in the NJCAA Division III Postseason Tournament Second Round.  Please note that the Blue Jays played in 10 EPCC Postseason Tournaments from 1993 and 1995 to 2003, but, win-loss information is incomplete.  Manor has won ten EPCC Postseason Conference Tournament and six PCAA Championships between 1993 and from 1995 to 2007..

Overall since 2014, the Bobcats are 16-6 overall with five straight USCAA National Championship Match appearances, including two consecutive National Championships.  They are 8-2 since the USCAA changed to Division I and II Tournaments in 2018, including seven straight wins. 

Manor will play the sixth-seeded Salem (West Virginia) University Tigers (8-5-4) to wrap up Pool B play on Saturday, November 12 at 12:15 p.m. at the Princess Anne Athletic Complex in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Salem made its Small College National Tournament debut on Thursday, November 10 with a 2-1 overtime loss to Syracuse.  This will be first match-up between the two schools.  The Pool B winner plays the Pool A winner for the National Championship on Sunday, November 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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