Hickory, N.C. -- The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Soccer Team opened their 2022 season with an upset win over No. 11 Young Harris. The Bears used three second half goals to cruise to a 3-1 win over the Mountain Lions. Carlos Moutoliu Lobo scored a goal and added an assist while Jaime Poza and Adrian Martina also scored their first goals of the season.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final:  Lenoir Rhyne 3, No. 11 Young Harris 1
Records:  Lenoir-Rhyne (1-0, No. 11 Young Harris (0-1)
Location: Moretz Sports Complex I Hickory, N.C.

STATS OF THE MATCH:

• The first half was a defensive battle with a scoreless game heading into intermission. 
• LR used its halftime adjustments wisely as they jumped on the board less than a minute into the second half when Montoliu Lobo made a long pass to Adrian Martina, who beat the keeper one on one to give the Bears the 1-0 lead.
• After a foul resulted in a penalty kick, Jaime Poza gave the Bears a 2-0 lead in the 71st minute. The goal ended up being the game-winning goal.
• Montoliu Lobo ended the scoring with his first goal of the season when he beat the keeper from the top of the box after a pass from Luis Hernandez.
• Young Harris did get on the scoreboard with a penalty kick goal of their own in the 85th minute from Pato Padilla.
• The game saw 14 yellow cards and one red card during the contest, 14 of the cards were in the second half. 
• Juan Basabe got the win allowing one goal while making one save. 
• The Bears' defense held Young Harris to just six shots on the night.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• This is the Bears' second win all-time against Young Harris (2-3). The first win was on Sept 25, 2019, when the Bears gave No. 2 Young Harris their first regular loss in 708 days with a 1-0 win. 
• That win against the Mountain Lions in 2019 is still the biggest upset in program history as Young Harris was the No. 2 team in the nation heading into that night.
• August 25th is the earliest the Bears have opened a season since the 2006 season when the Bears beat Belmont Abbey 5-1 on August 24th, 2006.
• The Bears are 3-0 in their last three season openers and are out-scoring their opponents 7-1 in the last three season openers. 
• LR was 2-2 last year against ranked opponents. Young Harris came into tonight's game No. 11 in the preseason polls. 
• Montoliu Lobo's goal was his 5th career goal for the graduate senior. 

UP NEXT: Bears will travel to Fort Lauderdale, Florida to face Nova Southeastern on September 1 at 6:00 PM.