BELMONT, N.C. - Oliver Gardner scored the game-winning goal unassisted in the 57th minute, and Lenoir-Rhyne men's soccer bounced back with a 1-0 win over Belmont Abbey on Saturday night to rebound from Wednesday's loss. Tonight was LR's fourth clean sheet of the year. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 1, Belmont Abbey 0
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (5-1-1, 2-1), Belmont Abbey (1-5-2, 0-2)
Location: Belmont, N.C. | Alumni Field

STATS AND INFO

• The Bears out-shot the Crusaders 7-1 in the first half, but neither team found the back of the net. 
• The Bears had six corner kicks in the first half, and the Crusaders had none. 
• Juan Basabe stopped the only shot he saw in the first half. 
• 12 minutes into the second half, Gardner created his own chance and fired his second career goal past the goalkeeper for the only goal of the game. 
• The Bears out-shot the Crusaders 8-3 in the second half, and peppered 15 total shots, including seven on goal.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Both of Gardner's goals have been game-winning goals. He also scored the game-winner on October 13, 2021 against Mars Hill for his first career goal. 
• The Bears had 10 corner kicks to just two for Belmont Abbey. 
• Head coach Jack Winter has 61 career wins at LR, and 31 of them have been in shutout fashion. 
• This is LR's sixth straight win over Belmont Abbey. The Bears haven't lost to the Crusaders since 2009. 
• LR leads the all-time series 14-12-1. 

UP NEXT: The Bears step back into conference play with a home game against Anderson on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.