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Men's Soccer Lauren Moore

Railsplitters travel to Mars Hill for fourth SAC soccer match

MARS HILL, N.C. — The Lincoln Memorial University men's soccer team heads into its fourth South Atlantic Conference match when the Railsplitters (3-2-2, 1-1-1 SAC) travel to Mars Hill (5-3, 2-2) for their second consecutive night clash.

The Basics

Wednesday, Oct. 3 at Mars Hill — 7:30 p.m.


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Quick Hits
 
- At the Sansom Sports Complex in Knoxville Saturday night, the Railsplitters played to a 2-2 draw with the Anderson University Trojans. 
 
- Victor Peres connected on his team-leading fourth goal in as many games, which is also a fifth-way tie for the third best in the conference.
 
- Peres, a senior, who played in five of the Railsplitters' seven matches, sits in a six-way tie for fourth place with nine points, as well.
 
- Miguel Reis scored for his second straight match as Felipe de Sousa deposited his team-leading third assist. Those three passes also put the junior in a four-way tie for the second-best in SAC play.
 
Know the Opponent
 
- Mars Hill is coming off a powerful, 6-2, victory over SAC opponent Catawba last Wednesday.
 
- Like LMU's Peres, the Lions have a team-leading goal scorer in Sebastian Bertilsson, who has four goals and nine points.
 
- Mars Hill's Jeppe Christensen paces his team with four assists, which leads the Lions and SAC.
 
- Goalkeeper Brian Salzman has had an impressive freshman season so far, swatting away a conference-leading 34 saves with a fifth-best .723 save percentage.
 
Head-to-Head
 
- In two meetings last year, LMU dropped a 0-1 loss to Mars Hill, but won the match with more meaning, a 3-1 victory in the postseason.
 
-Overall, the Lions hold the 11-13-1 edge in this series that dates back to 1992.
 
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Players Mentioned

Felipe de Sousa

#10 Felipe de Sousa

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6' 0"
Junior
Victor  Peres

#9 Victor Peres

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6' 0"
Senior
Miguel Reis

#14 Miguel Reis

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6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Felipe de Sousa

#10 Felipe de Sousa

6' 0"
Junior
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Victor  Peres

#9 Victor Peres

6' 0"
Senior
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Miguel Reis

#14 Miguel Reis

6' 0"
Sophomore
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