HICKORY, N.C. - Down 1-0 at the break, head coach Carlos Rubio and his resilient Bears squad never gave up, getting two goals in a 12-minute span to propel them to a big 2-1 victory. 

This game doubled as senior day for the Bears, who honored their 17 graduates. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 2, Tusculum 1
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (6-4-3, 5-2-2 SAC), Tusculum (5-8-1, 2-6-1 SAC)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Moretz Sports Athletic Complex

STATS OF THE MATCH:

• It was a defensive battle in the opening half as the teams combined for just four shots.
• Tusclum went up 1-0 in the 41st minute tahnks to a Filippo Canaletich goal.
• Lenoir-Rhyne tied things up in the 61st minute thanks to a Jonas Moos penalty kick goal.
• Raul Canas picked up his third goal of the season in the 72nd minute off the double assist from Fran Tita and David Grifell. 
• The teams were even on the day, both having 12 shots with five on goal.
• There were 11 cards given on the day, 10 yellow and one red. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• This was Lenoir-Rhyne's 350th win as a men's soccer program.
• The Bears are now 16-17-5 all-time vs. the Pioneers, winning the last four. 
• Lenoir-Rhyne is 5-0-3 since their loss at Emory & Henry on September 24th. 

UP NEXT: With the win the Bears have secured a home SAC quarterfinal game next weekend (date and time TBD). They close out the regular season on Wednesday at Catawba. The Catawba Indians are 5-6-3 (1-5-3 SAC) and fell 2-0 to Newberry earlier tonight.