Box Score SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Kenyon College men's soccer team entered Saturday in control of only one part of the equation that would lead to a berth in the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament. But by whipping Wittenberg University, 4-0, the rest fell into place for the Lords, who will get to experience postseason play next week.

Heading into the final game of the regular season, Kenyon knew it had to win against the Tigers (5-12-2, 0-8-1 NCAC) to keep its playoff hopes alive. The Lords also needed either Hiram College or Allegheny College to lose Saturday, and DePauw University helped Kenyon's cause by dealing the Gators a 4-1 defeat.

Once all the results were in, the Lords (9-6-2, 5-2-2 NCAC) finished fourth in the conference standings and earned a first-round match-up at top-seeded Ohio Wesleyan University (13-2-3, 7-1-1 NCAC) on Wednesday. The No. 23-ranked Battling Bishops took the regular-season meeting between the schools by a 2-0 margin just three days ago.

Senior J.J. Jemison fueled Kenyon's offensive outburst against Wittenberg with a goal and an assist. He finished the regular season atop the team's scoring chart with seven goals and 17 points, and tied for the lead with three assists.

Jemison was one of seven Lords to record at least one point in the contest. Junior Andrew Parmelee notched his second goal of the season, while sophomore Nate Petrou and freshman Ricardo Pereira scored their first. Senior Daniel Lipsey and sophomores Grant Carney and Alex Christoff dished out one assist apiece.

With the offense humming along, the defense did its part by limiting the Tigers to five total shots. Senior goalie James Smith saved the two that were sent his direction to secure Kenyon's tenth shutout in 17 games. The ten goose eggs also put Smith in a third-place tie in the College single-season record book.