GREENWOOD - Adam Arthur and Aaron Brittain scored goals early and late in the game, giving the Lander Bearcats a hard-fought 2-0 Peach Belt Conference men's soccer victory over North Georgia College & State University Saturday afternoon.
Lander improved to 6-1-1 overall and 2-0 in the Peach Belt. The Saints fell to 5-6, 0-1.
Arthur gave Lander a 1-0 lead in just the ninth minute of the game off an assist by Brittain, who had taken a shot that bounced off the goalkeeper to Arthur who put it away in the right side of the net.
Both teams had several scoring chances the rest of the game with both goalkeepers playing stellar defense.
The Bearcats scored an insurance goal with only 9:38 left when Ivan Stoykov's cross through the mouth of the goal found Brittain in front of the left side of the net. Brittain pounded the ball in to make it 2-0.
Lander out-shot the Saints 22-14. Both goalkeepers had strong games with the Bearcats' Billy Hale making seven saves in posting the shutout. North Georgia's Rade Tanaskovic had 12 saves.
