SELINSGROVE, PA – The Susquehanna University men's soccer team will seek its first Commonwealth Conference championship and NCAA Division III tournament berth when the Crusaders host Elizabethtown on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at Sassafras Field.

The third-seeded Crusaders (10-7-3 overall) advanced to the championship match with a 1-0 win at Widener in semifinal action on Tuesday night while the fourth-seeded Blue Jays (10-5-3 overall) stunned top-seeded Messiah 1-0 in Tuesday's other semifinal.

Ticket prices for the match are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for youths, with free admission for children under age six. Susquehanna University students who present a valid school identification at the gate will be admitted free of charge compliments of the Varsity Club.

The game will also be broadcast live on WQSU-FM (88.9) in Selinsgrove, with Nick Marrongelle calling the action and Marty Owens providing commentary, and online at www.wqsu.com beginning at 6:45 p.m.

Susquehanna will need to overcome history in order to make history, as the Crusaders are 0-48-1 all-time against the Blue Jays including a 2-1 loss at Sassafras Field on Sept. 20. However, four of the Crusaders' last five losses to Elizabethtown have come by one goal.

Elizabethtown has won the last 23 meetings against the Crusaders since a 2-2 tie in 1984, and downed Susquehanna 3-0 in last year's Commonwealth Conference semifinals in their only previous postseason meeting.

The Crusaders are paced offensively by senior Justin Makar, who leads the team with five goals and four assists for 14 points, while senior Nate Snyder has added three goals and two assists for eight points, including the only goal in Susquehanna's semifinal win at Widener.

Senior Austin Kelsey has compiled a 1.05 goals against average and an .828 save percentage while playing every minute in goal for the Crusaders, and leads the conference with nine shutouts.

The Blue Jays will be seeking their first Commonwealth Conference men's soccer championship since 2004, and their 20 th overall conference championship. Head coach Skip Roderick became the ninth coach in NCAA Division III history to reach 400 career wins with the victory over Messiah on Tuesday night.

A balanced Elizabethtown attack is led by senior Brennan Reichenbach and sophomore Matt Diller, each with four goals and an assist for nine points. In all, 16 different players have combined to score the Blue Jays' 28 goals this season.

In goal, senior A.J. Fleisher has compiled a 0.75 goals against average and a .840 save percentage this season for the Blue Jays, who have posted five shutouts as a team.

The winner of Saturday's game will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Tournament, with the field of 57 teams to be announced on Monday, Nov. 6.