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Men’s Soccer Falls in OT Thriller, 2-1

Box Score GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Soccer Team fell to the Tusculum University Pioneers in a defensive, extra-time road battle, 2-1, on Wednesday night that ended the Bears' three-game winning streak.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final:  Tusculum 2, Lenoir-Rhyne 1 (OT)
Records:   Tusculum (6-5, 4-2 SAC) | Lenoir-Rhyne (6-4, 5-2 SAC) 
Location: Greeneville, Tenn. | Pioneer Field
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STATS OF THE MATCH:
•   Sophomore Victor Cascon  is on fire for the Bears as he keeps his scoring streak alive, knocking in a goal in his sixth straight game.
•  Lenoir-Rhyne outshot the Pioneers, 11-10 (5-5 on goal), led in corner kick chances (5-0), and committed more fouls than the home team (10-7), including two yellows for the Bears and one to Tusculum.
•   Junior Alex Langer continues to reflect his record with the team's at 6-4. He managed to grab three save in the process while Tusculum's keeper, Alejandro Quiriti grabbed four of his own and improved to 6-5.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
•    Cascon leads LR with nine goals scored this season and 19 points earned overall.
•    The Bears winning streak was cut at three games after climbing to the top-spot in the South Atlantic Conference after the victory over Queens.
•    Three of the Bears' four losses have come when the score is 2-1. LR is also 0-1-1 in overtime matches this season.

UP NEXT:
LR will return home in preparation for a contest on homecoming weekend against Lincoln Memorial this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tusculum will begin a two-match roadtrip with a contest at Anderson this Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
 
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Victor Cascon

#10 Victor Cascon

MF
5' 9"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Victor Cascon

#10 Victor Cascon

5' 9"
Sophomore
MF

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