NEWBERRY, S.C. — The Railsplitters' monumental win Wednesday night at Queens set them up perfectly for a top-four spot heading into the South Atlantic Conference Tournament, which starts Tuesday. Now, the Lincoln Memorial University men's soccer team just has to snag a victory as the Railsplitters (8-3-3, 5-2-2 SAC) travel for its regular-season finale at second-to-last place Newberry (3-10-3, 2-5-2) this weekend.
 
Lenoir Rhyne has already solidified the No. 1 spot, but a win would keep the Railsplitters at the No. 4 seed, if not higher depending on how the other matches play out. Queens and Wingate sit in the No. 2 and No. 3 slots, respectively, while Tusculum is one spot below LMU. The Railsplitters hold tie-breakers in all three of those scenarios, making their chance to host the SAC Tournament quarterfinals very likely.
 
The Basics

Saturday, Oct. 27 at Newberry College — 4 p.m.
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Quick Hits
 
- There isn't another player in the SAC that is as hot as Victor Peres right now. The senior has scored eight goals in the Railsplitters' last five matches, including two in the victory at Queens.
 
- Peres has a team and conference-leading 12 goals for another team and league-high stat of 27 points. He has a SAC third-best 46 shot attempts while 26 of those have been on goal for a .565 shot-on-goal percentage.
 
- LMU is tied for second among the conference with 20 assists, while Felipe de Sousa still leads the pack and league with seven assists.
 
- The Railsplitters lead the SAC in corner kicks with 99 and come into this match, winning the last five of seven with one tie and loss being the difference from the win column.
 
Know the Opponent
 
- Since defeating Catawba and Anderson by a combined 4-0 to open league play, the Wolves have been out-scored eight-to-20 through six matches. In those, Newberry has gone 0-5-2 since its last win on Sept. 19 at Anderson.
 
- In those losses and ties, the Wolves have been on the verge of winning, but haven't been able to breakthrough. Their worst loss came in a 5-1 loss at Queens; however the others have just been by a goal or two.
 
- Fabrizio Bucco paces the way for the Wolves with a team-leading six goals, while Eric Brody is first on the team with four assists, which is tied for the fourth best in the SAC.
 
 - Bucco has three assists to compliment his six scores to lead his Wolves with 15 points. Dnaiel Reyes is next with 11 points coming via his second-best four goals and three assists.
 
Head-to-Head
 
- The series record (12-1-1) says everything needed for how LMU has dominated this matchup that dates back to 1996.
 
- A year ago, the Railsplitters rolled to a 6-0 victory for their third straight win over the Wolves.