Steubenville, Ohio

    The men's soccer team went 7-7-4 this year and 5-2-4 in the conference. After losing in the PAC semifinals to Grove City, they became eligible for a bid to the ECAC tournament. Today the ECAC announced their 2026 tournament and the Barons are listed as a #5 seed set to play the host school McDaniel College. Last year the Barons had a bye before facing #1 seed Virginia Wesleyan in the quarterfinals. They defeated that #1 to move on and face another in Rutgers-Newark in the semifinals. 
    McDaniels was 8-8-1 overall and 1-8 in their conference. This will be the first time these programs have met on the pitch. The 1st round of the ECAC is slated to begin this weekend with the #5 Barons taking on #4 McDaniel College this Saturday. Stay tuned for game time releases later this week. 
    For the third time since taking the reigns at Franciscan, Coach Ridenour's team has earned an ECAC bid. "We are excited to be selected to compete in the ECAC Championships. It is another opportunity for us to compete and to advance the mission of [Franciscan] by forming disciples, developing leaders, and pursuing excellence. McDaniel had another outstanding season and we're honored to be playing against them."

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