DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Lincoln Memorial (6-2-2) will look to keep its offensive momentum going following Saturday's 6-0 win over Newberry in its nonconference bout with the North Georgia Nighthawks (5-5) on Wednesday in Dahlonega, Ga. North Georgia and No. 19 Lander played to a scoreless tie through 90 minutes Saturday, but the Bearcats scored in overtime to come away with a 1-0 victory.
 
The Basics 

Wednesday, October 11 at UNG Soccer Complex– 4 p.m.
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Quick Hits 

- Lincoln Memorial's six goals Saturday matched its highest offensive output since 2012. The only other time the Railsplitters have scored six goals since 2012 was last year in a 6-1 win over Lees-McRae.

- Danilo da Silva scored the Railsplitters' first three goals of the match for his first career hat trick and added an assist. He has recorded at least one point in every match the Railsplitters have scored and seven of ten overall, including four multi-point efforts. Da Silva's nine goals and 22 points rank second in the SAC, while his four assists are tied with teammate Andres Pratto for third.

- The Railsplitters have struggled on the road of late. The team owns a 2-2-1 mark on the year but has been shut out in its last three matches away from the LMU Soccer Complex. The Railsplitters are 2-0 in nonconference road matches this year with wins over Erskine and Lees-McRae.

- Caleb Cothrin rebounded from his worst performance of the season Saturday by shutting out the Wolves for his fourth clean sheet of the season. He is tied for the SAC lead with 43 saves, while his .811 save percentage ranks fourth.

- The Railsplitters average the fourth-most fouls per game nationally at 16.90. The team has also been issued 26 yellow cards—second-most in the SAC—but did not receive a caution for the first time in a match Saturday.

Know the Opponent
 
- North Georgia and Lincoln Memorial have played two common opponents in Queens and Young Harris. The Nighthawks played both on the road, losing to Queens 1-0 and falling to Young Harris 2-1 in double overtime. The Railsplitters played both at home and tied Queens 3-3 and defeated Young Harris 2-1 in overtime. Anderson is also on both teams' schedules. The Trojans beat North Georgia 2-1, while the Railsplitters have yet to make their trip to Anderson.

- The Nighthawks are 2-2 at home with conference wins over Francis Marion and Flagler. Eckerd and Lander account for the team's two home losses.

- Alex Grant leads the North Georgia attack with five goals, three assists and 13 points. He is tied for seventh in the Peach Belt in goals and points and ranks sixth in assists.

- Five Nighthawks have tallied multiple goals in Grant (5), Carl Ludwig Eriksson (3), Gabrial Garcia (2), Matheus Abreu (2) and Eren Ozer (2). The team's 16 goals and 1.60 goals per game rank fifth in the eight-team Peach Belt.

- Goalkeeper Matt Sharman leads the Peach Belt with 51 saves and a .823 save percentage despite appearing in eight of the team's ten matches. His 6.38 saves per game rank tenth nationally. Sharman made 12 saves in the team's loss at Young Harris, which is tied for the third-highest total in program history.
 
Head-to-Head
 
- The Railsplitters are 2-1 against the Nighthawks with wins in Dahlonega in 2013 and Harrogate in 2014. North Georgia's win came at a neutral site in 2011.

- Lincoln Memorial has outscored North Georgia 6-0 over the teams' past two matches. The Railsplitters won 4-0 in Dahlonega on 2013 and 2-0 in Harrogate in 2014.

- The Nighthawks' lone win of the series was 2-1 in a match played at Columbus State.