HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Lincoln Memorial (7-2-2, 2-2-2 SAC) will look to keep moving up the South Atlantic Conference standings as the Railsplitters pay a visit to last-place Coker (2-7, 1-5 SAC) on Saturday. LMU came from behind to defeat North Georgia 2-1 in a nonconference match Wednesday, while the Cobras have been off since picking up their first conference victory Sunday with a 3-1 win at Tusculum.
The Basics
Saturday, October 14 at Coker Athletic Field– 2 p.m.
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Quick Hits
- Lincoln Memorial's seven wins are the third-most in the SAC, though only two have come in conference play. The team is 5-0 against nonconference opponents compared to 2-2-2 within the conference. The Railsplitters' final four matches will be against SAC teams.
- The team owns a 3-2-1 mark on the road but is 0-2-1 against conference opponents. The team has been shut out in its last three matches away from the LMU Soccer Complex. The Railsplitters are 2-6-1 in SAC road matches over the past two seasons.
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Danilo da Silva recorded an assist Wednesday and has accumulated at least one point in every match the Railsplitters have scored and eight of 11 overall, including four multi-point efforts. Da Silva's 23 points rank second in the SAC, while his nine goals and five assists are both tied for second.
- Goalkeeper
Caleb Cothrin sat out Wednesday for the first time since the team's season opener in favor of
Caio Bergamo, who picked up his second win of the season. Cothrin is third among SAC goalkeepers with 43 saves and fourth in save percentage at .811.
- Lincoln Memorial has scored the third-most goals in the SAC in both conference play and overall behind Carson-Newman and Wingate, who sit atop the standings. The team has 11 goals in SAC play, though more than half that total came in a 6-0 win over Newberry. LMU has 24 total goals and has scored multiple times in eight of 11 matches.
- The Railsplitters average the fourth-most fouls per game nationally at 16.73. The team has also been issued 29 yellow cards—most in the SAC—and tied for seventh nationally.
Henrique Rezek has received a team-high four cautions and is one of eight Railsplitters to have been carded at least three times. Eleven different players have received at least one yellow card.
Know the Opponent
- Coker sits alone at the bottom of the SAC standings with a 1-5 record. Its lone victory came Sunday at Tusculum. That 3-1 win snapped a six-game losing streak. The Cobras' only other victory this season came over Shaw in the team's home opener.
- All seven of Coker's losses have been by one goal. Both of the team's wins have been by two goals. Despite the Cobras' 2-7 record and last-place standing, they have only been outscored 14-11 and 11-8 in conference play.
- Aladdin Elfares (4) and Jacob Simonis (3) have combined for seven of Coker's 11 goals. Robbie Jenkinson is the only other player to score more than once.
- The Cobras only have seven assists on their 11 goals. Elfares and Steffen Husum lead the team with two apiece.
- Justin Walker has started every game in goal. He is ninth in the SAC with a 1.56 goals against average and tenth with a .689 save percentage. His 31 saves are the seventh-highest total.
Head-to-Head
- The Railsplitters are 3-0-2 against Coker and 1-0-1 in Hartsville. The series dates back to 2013.
- Lincoln Memorial has won the past three matchups after the teams tied in their initial two meetings. This includes a 5-0 Railsplitter victory in Hartsville in 2015.
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Ronaldo de Jesus and
Victor Peres scored first-half goals in last year's 2-1 Railsplitter win.