NEWBERRY, S.C. – The Lincoln Memorial men's lacrosse team looks to position itself to earn a bid to the South Atlantic Conference tournament on Saturday when it closes out the regular-season schedule with a matchup at Newberry. 
 
The Railsplitters (4-9, 2-5 SAC) snapped a three-game losing streak and picked up a critical conference victory on Wednesday with a resounding 19-14 triumph at Tusculum. With that, Lincoln Memorial joined a logjam of four other teams with two SAC victories. 
 
That group includes the Railsplitters' opponent on Saturday, as the Newberry Wolves (8-5, 2-4 SAC) dropped a hard-fought decision against nationally-ranked Queens on Wednesday, 14-9. That was the second straight setback for the Wolves, who also suffered a more lopsided 18-6 loss to Wingate the weekend before. 
 
Live stats and video links are available for Saturday's 3 p.m. match at www.lmurailsplitters.com. 
 
Schedule / Game Day Links
 
Saturday, April 13 at Newberry – 3 p.m. 
Live Stats 
Video 
 
Quick Hits 
 
- The Railsplitters fell into an early 4-1 hole at Tusculum on Wednesday and trailed 6-3 early in the second quarter, but used an efficient man-up offense and a stout second-half defense to fuel the come-from-behind win. Lincoln Memorial went 5-for-7 on man-up opportunities and limited the Pioneers to just four second-half goals, including only one in the fourth quarter. 
 
- Six players tallied multiple goals for the Railsplitters. Ian Cook was spectacular in scoring four goals and handing out two assists, while Joe Conklin scored five goals while firing off 13 shots. Reggie Golfin had three goals and an assist, Kyle Arcuri chipped in two goals and two assists, and Craig Settles finished with that same stat line. 
 
- The Railsplitters registered their second-highest shot (54) and shots on goal (32) total of the season in the win over Tusculum. 
 
- Lincoln Memorial is one of five teams in the league with two SAC wins this season, including Newberry, Tusculum, Coker and Lenoir-Rhyne. The top six teams in the league will qualify for the SAC tournament. 
 
- With his six-point effort against Tusculum, Cook pushed his team-leading, season total to 46, which ranks eighth in the South Atlantic Conference. That also helped the sophomore bounce back from a scoreless effort against Lenoir-Rhyne the match before. 
 
- Hunter Clark corralled seven more ground balls against the Pioneers to push his season total to 84, which ranks third in the SAC. The junior has also won the fourth-most face-offs in the conference with 148. 
 
- The Railsplitters are hoping to string together back-to-back wins for the first time since beating Barton and Shorter in succession to open the 2019 campaign. 
 
Notes on Newberry 
 
- The Wolves led the nationally-ranked Queens Royals 8-6 midway through the third quarter until the Royals rattled off a 6-0 run to storm ahead and put the game away. Stone Boone paced Newberry with three goals on five shots, while Brady Kearnan had two goals on three shot attempts. Dylan Mansur contributed a goal and three assists. 
 
- Newberry owns one of the best scoring offenses in the SAC, ranking second behind only Queens with 14.08 goals per game. The Wolves have racked up a league-leading 591 shot attempts and won a league-best 227 face-offs. 
 
- Kearnan and Mansur are among the two most elite offensive players in the conference with 56 points apiece, which is tied for the SAC lead. Kearnan has produced 34 goals and 22 assists, while Mansur has 39 goals and 17 assists. That duo is backed by Boone, who has accumulated 30 goals and nine assists. 
 
- Newberry opened the season with six consecutive wins, but has since dropped five of its last seven games. The Wolves' two SAC wins came against Coker (17-12) and Tusculum (16-13). 
 
- The Wolves are in the middle of the pack in the SAC defensively with a 12.16 goals against average. Junior Erick Szurley has manned the net for all 13 matches, accounting for a 12.25 goals against average and a 51.1 save percentage over that span. 
 
- Newberry is 3-4 at home compared to 5-1 on the road this season. 
 
- Justin Messersmith leads the SAC in both ground balls with 99 and face-off victories with 182. Newberry defender Dan Sullivan is also near the top of the conference rankings in caused turnovers with 19, which ranks third. 
 
Series History 
 
- Last season marked the first-ever meeting between Lincoln Memorial and Newberry, as the Railsplitters came away with a 14-2 win in Harrogate.