HARROGATE, Tenn. — The Lincoln Memorial University men's soccer team has won its last four out of five matches and looks to continue its recent success in the Railsplitters' final South Atlantic Conference regular-season home game this weekend.
LMU (7-3-2, 4-2-1 SAC) welcomes Coker (5-6, 3-3) on Senior Day, where the Railsplitters will honor eight players for their efforts in navy, gray and white.
Basics
Saturday, Oct. 20 vs. Coker — 3:30 p.m.
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Quick Hits
- The eight Railsplitters being recognized before the match include
Caleb Cothrin,
Richard Dougherty (RJ),
MJ Sheriff,
Guilherme Soares,
Felipe Machado,
Victor Peres,
Christoph Willemsen and
Sergio Echeverri.
- Of those seniors, Peres has stuck out like a sore thumb, scoring a team-leading and conference-tying best nine goals in just 10 games (eight starts) this season. The reigning Astroturf SAC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week deposited that ninth score in a 2-1 victory over in-state, SAC foe Tusculum Wednesday.
- Peres also sent across his third assist to put him at 21 points, which is the most in the conference. His give-and-go pass was with
Julio Neto as the JUCO transfer scored the first goal versus Tusculum and of his LMU career.
- Junior
Felipe de Sousa continues to led the SAC in assists with six, while goalkeeper Cothrin is fifth among the conference in goals against (17) and goals-against-average (1.38).
- The Railsplitters' victory over Tusculum shot them up the rankings into tied for third place with the Pioneers with 13 points apiece.
Know the Opponent
- The Cobras have been on the rise, winning their last three conference matches after losing their first three to sit tied for seventh alongside Anderson.
- Christian Provenzano and Jacob Simonis have paced Coker with five and four goals apiece, respectively.
- Freshman Lucas Miquel Castrillo has stood out in his first season, passing across a team-leading three assists along with two goals. He is one of four Cobras with two scores on the year.
Head-to-Head
- This series hasn't been happening for very long, starting in 2013, but in the short time the Railsplitters haven't surrendered a loss, 3-0-3.
- LMU has out-scored the Cobras 12-5 through six meetings, with the last resulting in the first match where neither team found pay dirt in a scoreless tie.
