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Men's soccer beats Crusaders for fifth straight win

TIGERVILLE - Craig Hughes scored the game-winning goal early in the first overtime period Wednesday night to lead the Lander men's soccer team to a 2-1 non-conference victory over North Greenville University.

Lander, which has won five straight games with 2-1 scores, improves to 9-5 overall, while NGU evens its record at 6-6.

North Greenville held a 1-0 lead at halftime when Zach Brownfield scored at 33:05 on an assist from Dustin Williams.

The Bearcats tied the game at 1-1 at 72:09 when Adam Wolfe found the back of the net on an assist by Zach Acree.

Hughes' goal, his eighth of the season, came only 3:11 in the overtime period and was also assisted by Acree.

Lander outshot North Greenville, 10-9, and led in corner kicks, 8-6.

North Greenville goalkeeper Justen Braddock recorded three saves, while Lander's Matt Atkinson had one.

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Players Mentioned

Zach Acree

#10 Zach Acree

FWD
Freshman
Craig Hughes

#4 Craig Hughes

MDF
Senior
Adam Wolf

#13 Adam Wolf

DEF
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Zach Acree

#10 Zach Acree

Freshman
FWD
Craig Hughes

#4 Craig Hughes

Senior
MDF
Adam Wolf

#13 Adam Wolf

Freshman
DEF