HARROGATE, Tenn. – Lincoln Memorial (4-0-2, 0-0-2 SAC) kept its undefeated start alive with a 3-2 win over No. 12 Lees-McRae Wednesday. The Railsplitters now return to South Atlantic Conference play to face off with another nationally-ranked team in No. 5 Lenoir-Rhyne on Saturday afternoon at the LMU Soccer Complex. The Bears (4-1, 1-1 SAC) were upset 1-0 at Carson-Newman Wednesday.
 
The Basics 
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Saturday, September 23 at LMU Soccer Complex – 3:30 p.m.
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Quick Hits 
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- Lincoln Memorial is the only remaining undefeated team in the SAC following Lenoir-Rhyne's loss Wednesday. The Railsplitters are winless in conference play but are one of just three teams not to have lost a conference match either along with Wingate and Carson-Newman.

- Lincoln Memorial's win over No. 12 Lees-McRae Wednesday was the first time the Railsplitters defeated a ranked team on the road since 2008 at No. 3 Tusculum.

- Danilo da Silva scored his third career two-goal match in Wednesday's win and now has six goals in six games. He has three multi-point efforts on the year and is tied for the SAC lead with 14 points. Three of his goals have been game-winners, including his second Wednesday.

- Da Silva and Felipe de Sousa have accounted for nine of Lincoln Memorial's 14 goals. Eight different Railsplitters have assisted on a goal, led by Andres Pratto's three. Pratto picked up two of those assists last Saturday against Queens and added a goal for his first career multi-point game.

- Caleb Cothrin made his fifth straight start in goal Wednesday and tied a career high with eight saves. The junior goalkeeper has made a SAC-high 28 saves and owns the conference's second-best save percentage at .824.

- Lincoln Memorial scored exactly three goals for the fourth time in six matches Wednesday and has scored at least twice in five of those six.

- The Railsplitters were outshot Wednesday for the first time this season but still hold a 92-78 advantage overall. Of those 92 shots, 53 have landed on goal. Eight of Lincoln Memorial's 14 shots Wednesday were on target, and the team's current .576 shots on goal percentage would break the program record of .520 set back in 2000.

- The seven players to have scored a goal for Lincoln Memorial—da Silva, de Sousa, Pratto, Victor Peres, Diego Velazquez, Philip Wong and Miguel Reis—have attempted 70 of the team's 92 shots. Of those, 43 have landed on goal for a .614 shots on goal percentage.

- Lincoln Memorial is without a loss through six games for the second time in three seasons. The 2015 squad opened 6-0-1. The Railsplitters entered the week as one of 25 teams yet to lose this season.
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Know the Opponent 
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- Lenoir-Rhyne suffered its first defeat Wednesday at Carson-Newman. A 32^nd-minute score was the difference in the Eagles' 1-0 win.

- The Bears' four-game win streak that was snapped Wednesday was the team's longest since 2013. They entered the week ranked No. 5 in the nation.

- Lenoir-Rhyne has outscored opponents 9-2 and outshot them 71-49.

- Ismael Noumansana – the reigning SAC Player of the Year - leads the team with six points, four assists and 22 shots. He has just one goal on those 22 shots and owns just a .045 shot percentage.

- Ignacio de Goya, Victor Cascon and Kevin Nadeau are tied for the team lead with two goals apiece. The trio have combined for all of the team's game-winning scores, led by Cascon's two.

- Zach King has started all five of the Bears' games in net and has allowed just two goals. He has three shutouts and leads the SAC in goals against average (0.39) and save percentage (.895).
 
Head-to-Head
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- Lincoln Memorial won last year's matchup 1-0 in Harrogate. Felipe de Sousa's 25^th-minute goal, the first of his career, was the difference. The Bears outshot the Railsplitters 17-12, though only three of those shots landed on goal.

- The Railsplitters are 8-3-2 overall against Lenoir-Rhyne and 5-1 in Harrogate.