INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 10 — The Susquehanna University men's soccer team has been selected as one of 58 teams nationwide to participate in the 2008 NCAA Division III men's soccer championships.

Susquehanna (13–6–1 overall) will play at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, on Friday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m. If SU wins, it will play the winner of Carnegie Mellon University and Calvin College the next day at 6 p.m., also at Ohio Wesleyan.

Admission to either of Susquehanna's games is $6 for general admission, $3 for seniors and students and $2 for children aged 3 to 12 years old. Children under the age of 3 will be admitted free of charge. Ohio Wesleyan is also offering a free live video stream, and a campus viewing party will be held in the Apple Community Room of Susquehanna's James W. Garrett Sports Complex.

SU was one of three teams chosen from Pool B of the selection process. Pool B consists of independent institutions and institutions that are members of conferences that do not meet the requirements to have their champions automatically qualify.

Susquehanna won the 2008 Landmark Conference men's soccer championship with a 1–0 win over The Catholic University of America on Nov. 8. The Landmark champion will not automatically qualify for the NCAA championships until the 2009–10 academic year.

The following student-athletes are members of the 2008 Susquehanna men's soccer team: sophomore goalkeeper B.J. Merriam (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional), freshman goalkeeper Jed Lemon (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg Area), senior defender and co-captain Isaac Laubach (Millville, Pa./Millville Area), junior midfielder Andrew Cordell Carey (Fenwick Island, Del./Indian River), sophomore midfielder Brandon Eisenhart (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg), senior defender Joe Miller (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley), senior midfielder and co-captain Matt Gawlas (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg), senior defender Matt Campbell (Leola, Pa./Conestoga Valley), senior midfielder Sean Horan (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park), senior forward Malek Giet (Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Twp.), sophomore forward Rhyan Nelson (Manalapan Twp., N.J./St. John Vianney), sophomore forward Shane Atha (Chester, N.J./West Morris Mendham), junior forward Dennis O'Hara (Salem, Va./Salem), junior midfielder Ian Hutchison (Pottstown, Pa./Perkiomen School), freshman midfielders Bobby Long (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional) and Joey Stellato (Convent Station, N.J./Morristown), senior midfielder Mark Richter (Morristown, N.J./Morristown), junior midfielder Ralph Larsen (McElhattan, Pa./Central Mountain), sophomore midfielder Andrew Brill (Westfield, N.J./Westfield), sophomore defender Nicholas Barba (Sayreville, N.J./Westfield), freshman defender Zach Kight (State College, Pa./State College Area), sophomore midfielder Jim Robertiello (Chester, N.J./West Morris Mendham), sophomore defender Zach Buckwalter (Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley), senior defender Dan Husko (Brick, N.J./St. Rose), freshman midfielder Austin Gordon (Millburn, N.J./St. Benedict's Prep), junior forward Andrew Cole (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area), sophomore midfielder Brian Nobbs (Neshanic Station, N.J./Somerville) and senior goalkeeper Seth Podell (Maplewood, N.J./Morristown–Beard School).

The Crusaders are led by 11th-year head coach Jim Findlay. Findlay is assisted by Terry Brennan and Justin Makar '97.