HICKORY, N.C. — The Lincoln Memorial University men's soccer team has six remaining games on its regular-season schedule, and of those, three are against each of the top three teams in the South Atlantic Conference.
 
That's the reason why LMU head coach Helio D'Anna said Wednesday after the Railsplitters (6-2-2, 3-1-1 SAC) defeated North Georgia, 4-2, that his fourth-place team's match at top-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne (6-4, 5-2 SAC) feels like a final.
 
Basics
 
Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. — Hickory, N.C.
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Quick Hits
 
- On a three-game winning streak, the Railsplitters come into this high-energy matchup with tons of momentum, winning two straight SAC games and a convincing regional matchup.
 
- Senior Victor Peres added to his already-team leading stat with a hat trick against the Nighthawks. His three goals pushed him to second in the SAC with seven, while the forward's 33 shot attempts ranks third.
 
- Felipe de Sousa was on the passing end of two of Peres' goals, pushing him to the conference leader in assists with five. The junior also paces his team with the most assists, while Miguel Reis is second with four as well as tied for second among conference players.
 
- Matteo Bufalo scored the other Railsplitter goal to put him in five-way tie for the most goals behind Peres' seven. De Sousa, Reis, Christoph Willemsen and Ueslei Silva, like Bufalo, have two goals.
 
Know the Opponent
 
- Lenoir-Rhyne is coming off an overtime, 2-1, loss at Tusculum, which snapped a three-game losing streak in league play.
 
- The lone player in front of Peres for the highest amount of goals is the Bears' Victor Cascon, who has nine. He also leads the SAC in points with 19 while Peres follows with 16.
 
- Cameron Saul sits behind Cascon with four goals while Goncalo Garcia and Florian Simon have three apiece. Arturo Gomez leads the team with three assists and Garcia has two.
 
Head-to-Head
 
- The Railsplitters have owned this series since 2010, winning six of the last eight including the last three meetings.
 
- Over the past two games, LMU has shutout the Bears, 3-0, and has a 9-3-2 advantage in the now SAC rivalry that dates back to 1998.