Boca Raton, FL – Lincoln Memorial men's soccer falls to the #7 seed Anderson Trojans 0-0 (3-2 penalty kicks) Friday afternoon to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Super Region 2. 

The Railsplitters started out the match with a strong attack as Gian-Carlo Kama presented a shot on goal in the 1^st minute, but was collected by the Trojan goalkeeper, with Anderson responding with a shot on their own in the 3^rd minute, giving goalkeeper Daniel Benedek Miklosi his first save of the afternoon. 

LMU fired off a pair of shots within the next ten minutes but were either wide or high of the frame. 

Possession was fought back-and-forth for the next 20 minutes as both teams battled to get to their attacking ends, and the Railsplitters were able to produce a few off-target shots as Kama took a shot in the 42^nd minute but was wide. With that being the last shot attempt of the half, both teams went into halftime with the match scoreless at 0-0. 

Ignacio Arguello took the first shot for LMU in the second half in the 50^th minute but was off target. 

The first on goal attempt from either team came from the Trojans in the 64^th minute, which Benedek Miklosi easily saved. Three minutes later, LMU's Ronan O'Mahony Blondel fired off a shot, but was denied by the Anderson goalkeeper. With that being the last on target opportunity from either team, the match goes into the first 10-minute overtime with a 0-0 score. 

In the first overtime, each team had a few shot opportunities, but none were on target, which brought the match to the second round of overtime. 

The second 10-minute overtime was the same, as neither team recorded a shot on frame, to bring the match to a penalty kick shootout. 

Anderson had the first shot in the shootout, but it was tremendously saved by Benedek Mikllosi. O'Mahony Blondel had the first shot for the Railsplitters, which he slots in the top right of the goal to make the score 0-1.

In the second round, the Trojans made their attempt, but Botond Skulka missed his chance wide of the frame to make the score tied 1-1. 

The third round Anderson took advantage of as they made their attempt, as Thomas Sloerdal missed his opportunity by a Trojan goalkeeper save to make the score 2-1. 

In the fourth round, the Trojans made their shot, as Szymon Sokolnicki also put his attempt in the back of the net to make the score 3-2. 

In the fifth, Anderson missed their opportunity above the goal, but Enrique Martin also missed his attempt. 

With the final score of the shootouts 3-2, Anderson advances to the second round of the NCAA tournament. 

Kama led the team in shots with three,  as Kama and O'Mahony Blondel registered the only shots on goal in the match with one each. Benedek Miklosi recorded two saves. 

As a team, LMU recorded 13 shots, with two being on frame, two saves, and four corner kicks. 

Lincoln Memorial finishes the historic 2025 season with a SAC Championship title, the first one since the 2007 season and second title in program history, and a 9-8-2 overall record. 

Kama finished the season leading the team in points with 17 for eight goals and one assist, followed by O'Mahony Blondel with ten points for two goals and six assists. Martin and Antonio Talavera both finished with seven points for three goals and one assist each. Three Railsplitters finished with four points: Hays Adams (two goals), Filip Jeppesen (one goal, two assists), and Botond Skulka (four assists). Thomas Chao finished with three points for three assists. Kei Ishikawa, Damian Saccento, Szymon Sokolnicki, and Paul Yu finished with two points with one goal each. Dani Cruz and David McDougall rounded out the points with one point for one assist each.