YORK, Pa. -- With goals coming from three different scorers, Stevenson men's soccer rolled to a 3-0 postseason road victory against York (Pa.) on Monday night in the Middle Atlantic Commonwealth Play-In Game at Graham Field. 

Stevenson (9-9-2) bounced back from four consecutive losses heading into the postseason as the five seed, knocking off fourth-seeded York (Pa.) (6-9-3) with three goals in the opening half. The Mustangs will continue their postseason run against top-seeded Messiah on Wednesday, November 3 with the MAC Semifinals at Shoemaker Field. 

Edson DeMata, Iliass Zouita and Jacob Chatten all found the back of the net for the Mustangs in the first half.  

• Off a run that nearly connected, the Spartans ripped an early chance off the foot of Brett Joyner in the third minute.
• Stevenson one-touched a ball back into the offensive fourth from the midfield to the waiting DeMata, who stepped in and looped a ball into the right portion of the net for a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute.  
• The Mustangs maintained a high level of energy over the next several minutes, including a Zouita chance from inside the 18-yard box in the 14th minute. 
• Off a strong throw-in near the box, Stevenson sent a header chance at the goal from Logan Ruth in the 20th minute. 
• The Mustangs doubled the advantage off a bouncing ball in the midfield after regaining possession. Jack Accorsi slotted a slick pass on the ground to Zouita, who sidestepped a York defender and buried a shot to the bottom right corner of the cage for a 2-0 edge in the 24th minute. 
• Stevenson sent four fresh substitutions on in the 32nd minute. The Mustangs registered another dangerous scoring chance as Jason Kahan forced a save from Spartan keeper Brady Bixler before Chatten smoked a chance off the crossbar. 
• The Mustangs increased the lead to 3-0 as Chatten finished off a chance in the 39th minute off an assist for Diego Gomez. 

• Off a foul just outside the box, Stevenson had a set piece from the middle of the field as Angel Zelaya pushed a chance high. 
• Following a second corner chance, Stevenson was able to clear the ball aside as York attempted to cross the ball in the box. 
• The Spartans found some possession as the Mustangs were able to insulate senior keeper Matt Stellitano. 
• Stellitano made a strong save in the 62nd minute before the Mustangs blocked the rebound attempt. 
• Things got chippy as time winded down as neither side finished off any other scoring chances. 

• DeMata Ribero cashed in on his third goal of the 2021 season, while Zouita also added his third of the season and second in as many games. 
• Chatten recorded his first collegiate goal, pushing the Mustangs ahead 3-0 in the opening half. 
• Stevenson scored at least three goals for the fourth time this season. 
• Stevenson earned just its second win in the all-time series against York and first since the 1998 season. 
• York got on the board with a pair of goals just before halftime in a 2-1 win against Stevenson back on October 27. 
• Stevenson previously scored with its first shot on goal in last week's matchup with the Spartans. 
• Entering the conference tournament, York went 4-2-2 at home this season with both losses coming to nationally-ranked squads (Messiah, Rowan). 

• Stevenson advances to Wednesday's MAC Commonwealth Semifinal round against top-seeded Messiah at 7:00 PM.