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Men's soccer edges past Christian Brothers, 3-1

YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. - The Lander men's soccer team scored two second-half goals Sunday afternoon to defeat Christian Brother's University, 3-1, in a non-conference contest at Young Harris College.

Lander improves to 1-2 overall, while Christian Brothers drops to 1-3.

CBU took a 1-0 lead just 9:17 in the the match when Adamandios Toras scored off an assist from Andrew Ballard.

Lander's Aaron Brittain, the 2008 PBC Player of the Year, tied the game at 1-1 at 25:04 off a corner kick from Jamie Davison.

The Bearcats' Zach Acree earned what proved to be the game-winning goal at 69:49 on a long assist from Trent Aludrick. Lander then added a security goal at 81:41 when Acree fed the ball to Craig Hughes, whose shot beat the goalkeeper at the near post.

Lander outshot Christian Brothers, 17-13, and led in corner kicks, 8-2.

Bearcat goalkeeper Matthew Anderson recorded five saves, while CBU's Robbie Laing had five and Daniel Johnson two.

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Players Mentioned

Zach Acree

#10 Zach Acree

FWD
Freshman
Aaron Brittain

#9 Aaron Brittain

FWD
Senior
Jamie Davison

#5 Jamie Davison

MDF
Senior
Craig Hughes

#4 Craig Hughes

MDF
Senior

Players Mentioned

Zach Acree

#10 Zach Acree

Freshman
FWD
Aaron Brittain

#9 Aaron Brittain

Senior
FWD
Jamie Davison

#5 Jamie Davison

Senior
MDF
Craig Hughes

#4 Craig Hughes

Senior
MDF