Harrogate, TN – Lincoln Memorial men's soccer will go back on the road as they travel to Mars Hill, NC on October 3^rd to face the Mars Hill Lions at 7:30 pm.

The weekday match up will be the 24^th overall contest between the two teams, with Lincoln Memorial falling behind in the series 9-12-2. In the most recent contest between LMU and MHU, which was last season in October of 2025, the Railsplitters defeated the Lions 3-0. The last game at Mars Hill was in November of 2024, where Lincoln Memorial fell 1-4.

Lincoln Memorial is coming off a 3-1 victory against the University of Montevallo on September 29^th, where Filipe Ribeiro recorded a brace and Enrique Martin scored a goal.

Mars Hill is coming off a 2-0 loss against Emory & Henry on September 29^th.

Currently, Martin and Ribeiro are both leading the team in goals with three each. Thomas Sloerdal and Damian Saccento are both leading the team in assists with two each. Goalkeeper Daniel Benedek Miklosi has 33 saves on the season so far with a 78% save percentage.

In the South Atlantic Conference, Sloerdal is fourth in total assists (2), and Saccento is fourth in assists per game (0.29) and total assists (2). Benedek Miklosi is fifth in save percentage (78.6%), third in saves per game (4.13), and third in total saves (33). Martin is fourth in goals per game (.50), points per game (1.17), and second in shot accuracy (58.3%). Filipe Ribeiro is third in shot accuracy (57.1%) and third in shots on goal per game (1.50).

As a team, Lincoln Memorial is third in the SAC in assists per game (1.50), third in points per game (5.25), third in save percentage (78.6), fourth in saves per game (4.13), third in scoring offense (1.88), third in shot accuracy (45.9%), fourth in shots on goal per game (5.63), third in total assists (12), fourth in total goals (15), and third in total points (42).

Players to watch for the Lions include Logan Knight (#21), with five goals on the season, and Edward Saia (#15), with two goals and one assist.\

Lincoln Memorial is entering Friday with a 4-2-2 overall record and a conference record of 2-1-1, and are tied for fourth in the SAC standings with Carson-Newman with seven points. Mars Hill is coming into the match with an overall record of 3-4-2 and 1-3 conference record, and are tied for eighth place in the SAC standings with Newberry with three points.

The match is set to begin at 7:30 pm in Mars Hill, NC. The link to the live stream and live stats can be found below.

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