Stevenson men's soccer senior Sean Scarselletta scored twice while sophomore Ansger Otto added a goal and an assist as the Mustangs scored three unanswered goals en route to a 3-1 victory over Lebanon Valley Wednesday at Caves Athletics Complex in the first round
of the ECAC Division III South Championship.

With the win, the Mustangs (12-5-3) equaled their win total from a year ago and advanced to the ECAC semifinals fo the second-straight season. The school record for wins in a season is 15 set by the 2005 squad that went 15-4-1.

Stevenson will face Bethany (W.V.) on Saturday in the semifinals at the Caves Athletic Complex in Owings Mills, Md.  The Bison knocked off top-seeded Penn State Behrend on the road Wednesday, 4-3.

Wednesday at Stevenson, Lebanon Valley (9-9-1) took an early lead just 1:05 into the game when Justin Hutchinson scored far post after running on to a through ball by Kelly Hess.

However, the Mustangs quickly responded as Scarselletta scored the first of his two goals off of a deflected pass from senior Matthew Liska only 1:34 later, tying the game at 1-1.

After two goals in the first two-and-a-half minutes, neither team was able to take a lead into halftime despite Lebanon Valley holding a 13-4 advantage in shots in the first half.

The game would remain tied at 1-1 until the 73rd minute when Scarselletta picked up his second goal of the game and second game-winner this season off an assist from Otto on a corner kick.

Wednesday marked the first multi-goal game of Scarselletta's career in his 79th appearance.

With just over three minutes remaining, Otto scored his CAC-leading 16th goal of the season after dribbling down the left side and around Dutchmen keeper James Clements before sliding the ball into the open net.

Otto also leads the conference with 43 points and 11 assists.

Junior Ryan Flannelly recorded four saves for the Mustangs who improved their record to 9-1-2 at home this season.

Clements finished with one save for Lebanon Valley.

Game time for Saturday's semifinal contest between Stevenson and Bethany will be announced on Thursday.