EMORY, VA - Lenoir-Rhyne struggled on Wednesday, falling 4-2 on the road at Emory & Henry. 

The Bears will look to regroup on Saturday when they travel to Wingate to take on the Bulldogs.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Emory & Henry 4, Lenoir-Rhyne 2
Records: Emory & Henry (2-3-1, 1-1 SAC), Lenoir-Rhyne (1-4, 0-2 SAC)
Location: Emory, VA | Food City Sports Complex

STATS OF THE MATCH:

• A midfield battle early on, Emory & Henry scored on the game's first shot in the 13th minute.
• The Bears put the pressure on midway through the second half and eventually got their breakthrough goal from Hector Taboada in the 29th minute.
• The teams went into the break locked at 1-1.
• Emory & Henry took advantage of two failed corner kicks from the Bears, going the other way and taking a 2-1 lead in the 55th minute.
• Two more goals in the final 15 minutes from the Wasps effectively put the game away.
• Guillermo Garcia scored his second goal of the season with a minute remaining off a missed penalty kick rebound.
• Daniel Martinez led the team with three shots, while Tomas Fontes made two saves in goal.
• Red cards were shown to Lenoir-Rhyne's Dati Chinchaladze and Raul Canas, as well as Emory & Henry's Leo Mimbele. 
• Four other players earned yellow cards in the game.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Guillermo Garcia now leads the team with six points on the year.
• This marked Lenoir-Rhyne's first ever loss to the Wasps.
• Macoy Strawn's assist was the third of his career.
• Hector Taboada's goal was the first of his Bear career.

UP NEXT: The Bears travel to Wingate for a big conference game on Saturday. The Bulldogs currently sit at 1-4 (1-0 SAC) and fell 3-0 to Palm Beach Atlantic last weekend. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. from the WU Soccer Complex & Pride Park.