Box Score
HICKORY, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Soccer Team defeated Shaw University by a final score of 5-3 on Wednesday night at Moretz Sports Athletic Complex. That wasn't the only win of the day for LR as the Bears wrapped up at least a share of their first-ever South Atlantic Conference Regular Season Title thanks to Queens losing to Lincoln Memorial earlier in the afternoon.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 5, Shaw 3
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (10-4) | Shaw (5-8-1)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Moretz Sports Athletic Complex
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STATS OF THE MATCH:
• Senior
Josh Silent netted a hat trick in his last regular season home game, scoring three times in the first 41:52 of action.
• Fellow seniors
Emil Tansinda and
Florian Simon each added a goal and an assist in the win. For Tansinda, it was his first goal of the season.
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Victor Cascon handed out a pair of assists for the Bears, his second and third of the year.
• LR held a 16-14 lead in shots, including a 10-8 edge in shots on goal.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
• The Bears have won two South Atlantic Conference Tournament Championships in program history but never a regular season title until this year.
• LR can clinch the outright championship with a win at Anderson on Saturday afternoon
• The Bears also clinched the No. 1 seed in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament as the Bears own the tie-breaker with both Queens and Wingate thanks to early season wins.
• The Bears have recorded double-digit win totals in three straight season.
UP NEXT:
LR wraps up the regular season with a trip to Anderson at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
