MARS HILL, N.C. – The Lady Railsplitters eye a bounce-back performance on Wednesday night when they pay the Mars Hill Lions a visit for a South Atlantic Conference matchup at 5 p.m. 
 
Despite numerous quality scoring chances, Lincoln Memorial (5-3, 1-2 SAC) suffered a 2-1 overtime loss against Anderson on Saturday night in Knoxville, Tenn., while Mars Hill (1-7, 0-3 SAC) enters Wednesday's match hoping to end a seven-match losing streak that dates back to a 3-0 setback at Lander on September 1. 
 
The Basics 
 
Wednesday, October 3 at Mars Hill – 5pm
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Quick Hits 
 
- Lincoln Memorial led 1-0 at the half versus Anderson, but the Trojans scored the equalizer in the 59th minute and then clinched the 2-1 victory with a goal 40 seconds into overtime. The loss denied the Lady Railsplitters of a third straight shutout victory for the first time since 2010. 
 
- The Lady Railsplitters outshot the Trojans 18-9, including a 5-4 edge in shots on goal. Lincoln Memorial also hit the crossbar twice and failed to get off a shot on a late one-on-one opportunity against the Anderson keeper. 
 
- Mariana Diaz tallied the lone goal of the match for the Lady Railsplitters, converting off an Itzel Ballesteros corner in the 37th minute. It was Diaz's second goal of the season and first since the season opener against Erskine, while Ballesteros notched her team-leading fifth assist of the year. 
 
- Jessica Cravero's streak of four straight matches with a goal ended on Saturday, but the freshman striker still ranks second in the SAC in goals with eight, fourth in points with 16 and third in shots with 41. 
 
- The Lady Railsplitters are 3-1 on the road this season with consecutive wins over Albany State, Catawba and USC Aiken. LMU has outscored its opponents by a combined 9-0 margin during its three-match road winning streak.
 
- Lincoln Memorial hasn't lost back-to-back matches this season. The Lady Railsplitters followed up their 2-0 loss at Young Harris with a 3-0 win over USC Aiken, and later rebounded from a loss against Carson-Newman with a 2-0 win at Catawba. 
 
Know the Opponent 
 
- Mars Hill has lost its last seven matches and been outscored by a combined 22-3 margin over that span. Most recently, Anderson pulverized the Lions 6-0 on Saturday, September 22. 
 
- The Lions notched their only win of the season on August 30, when they topped USC Aiken 2-1 in the 2018 opener. 
 
- Mars Hill ranks either last or second-to-last in the SAC in shots, goals, shot percentage, shots per game, shots on goal, assists and corner kicks. The Lions have scored just five goals total with an average of 5.1 shots per match. 
 
- Sanne Martinsen leads the Lions with four goals, 14 shots and seven shots on goal. Julia Johnson has accounted for the only other Mars Hill goal, while Alyssa Deno, Juanita Guzman and Samantha Pyle have an assist apiece. 
 
- Junior Clare Witt and freshman Tonje Jorgensen have split time at goalie this season. Witt has made eight appearances with three starts, compiling a 3.78 goals against average with a .500 save percentage. Jorgensen, meanwhile, has made seven appearances with five starts, posting a 1.71 goals against average and a .769 save percentage. 
 
- The Lions have lost nine consecutive South Atlantic Conference matches since their last league victory on September 27, 2017. 
 
Series History 
 
- The Lady Railsplitters are 14-4 all-time against Mars Hill, including a 7-2 mark on the road in the series. 
 
- Lincoln Memorial defeated the Lions 3-2 in an overtime thriller last season at the LMU Soccer Complex. Prior to that, Mars Hill won the previous two matchups 1-0.