HARROGATE, Tenn. – Lincoln Memorial (7-2-3, 2-2-3 SAC) hosts the Mars Hill Lions (4-5-2, 3-2-2 SAC) in a pivotal South Atlantic Conference matchup on Wednesday afternoon at the LMU Soccer Complex. The Railsplitters sit in a tie for sixth in the SAC standings with nine points after settling for a 0-0 tie at Coker Saturday. Mars Hill is tied for fourth with 11 points and most recently tied Tusculum 1-1 Friday.
 
The Basics 

Wednesday, October 18 at LMU Soccer Complex– 3:30 p.m.
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Quick Hits 

- Lincoln Memorial's seven wins are tied for third in the SAC, though only two have come in conference play. The team is 5-0 against nonconference opponents compared to 2-2-3 within the conference. The Railsplitters' final three matches are against SAC teams.
 
- The team owns a 3-2-2 mark on the road but is 0-2-2 against conference opponents. The team has been shut out in all four of its road conference matches. Playing at the LMU Soccer Complex has been a different story, as the Railsplitters are 4-0-1 at home. LMU has scored at least twice in every home match and is 2-0-1 against SAC opponents.
 
- Danilo da Silva has accumulated at least one point in every match the Railsplitters have scored and has four multi-point efforts. Da Silva's 23 points and five assists are tied for second in the SAC, while his nine goals are tied for third.
 
- Caleb Cothrin has sat in favor of Caio Bergamo the past two matches after starting nine straight in goal for the Railsplitters. The duo has combined for five shutouts, a 1.01 goals against average and .803 save percentage.
 
- Lincoln Memorial's 2.00 goals per game average is third in the conference behind Carson-Newman and Wingate, who sit atop the standings. The team has 11 goals in SAC play—all at home—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 12 matches.
 
- The Railsplitters average the fourth-most fouls per game nationally at 16.58. The team has also been issued 32 yellow cards—most in the SAC—and tied for tenth nationally. Henrique Rezek, Felipe Machado and Christoph Willemsen have each received a team-high four cautions. Six others have been carded at least twice.

Know the Opponent
 
- Mars Hill is the SAC's lowest-scoring team with just ten goals and a .91 goals against average. The Lions also average two fewer shots per game than any other SAC team with 8.5 per game and have attempted 13 fewer corners than anyone else.
 
- The Lions are yet to score more than two goals in any game. Nine of the team's last ten matches have been decided by one goal or ended in a draw.
 
- Jordan Lennon leads the team with three goals. He scored the team's only goal in Friday's 1-1 draw with Tusculum.
 
- No Mars Hill player has attempted more than 16 shots, and only two others have 15. Those same three players are the only Lions with more than five shots on goal. The team's 93 shots are 22 fewer than tenth-place Catawba. Mars Hill has only outshot opponents twice in 11 games.
 
- Goalkeeper Ben Lucas has started every game in goal and has racked up the second-most minutes played. He is fifth in the SAC with a .770 save percentage and seventh with a 1.22 goals against average. His has made the third-most saves with 47.
 
Head-to-Head
 
- Mars Hill leads the series 12-10-1 and has won eight straight over the Railsplitters dating back to 2010.

- Each of LMU's last six losses to Mars Hill have come by one goal.

- The Railsplitters hold a 7-5 series edge over the Lions in home matches but have lost three straight and haven't beaten Mars Hill in Harrogate since 2010.