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Parker's goal caps Lander rally against Newberry in OT

GREENWOOD - The Lander men's soccer team rallied from three shots down in the final 20 minutes of regulation then defeated Newberry College on Fred Parker's 25-yard shot to claim a 5-4 non-conference overtime victory Wednesday night.

Lander evens its record at 2-2, while Newberry drops to 1-3-1.

Down 4-1 when Newberry's Stephen Harvey scored on an assist from David Contee at the 70:07 mark, Lander rallied for three straight goals.

Craig Hughes led the rally when he scored back-to-back goals. The first came on an assist from Zach Acree at 70:44 and the second off Jamie Davison's corner kick at 78:34. Davison tied the game at 86:38 on a free kick.

Newberry took a quick 1-0 lead on Adrian Ochoa's unassisted goal at 4:27.

Lander tied the game at 1-1 at 44:28 when Acree scored on a Hughes assist.

The Wolves took a 3-1 lead when Ochoa netted his second goal at 45:55 off his own rebound and Joao Delgado scored on a penalty kick.

Lander outshot Newberry, 28-12, and led in corner kicks, 14-2.

Newberry goalkeeper Joel Johnson recorded 15 saves, while Lander's Matthew Atkinson had three.

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Players Mentioned

Zach Acree

#10 Zach Acree

FWD
Freshman
Matthew Atkinson

#28 Matthew Atkinson

GK
Sophomore
Jamie Davison

#5 Jamie Davison

MDF
Senior
Craig Hughes

#4 Craig Hughes

MDF
Senior
Fred Parker

#18 Fred Parker

MDF
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Zach Acree

#10 Zach Acree

Freshman
FWD
Matthew Atkinson

#28 Matthew Atkinson

Sophomore
GK
Jamie Davison

#5 Jamie Davison

Senior
MDF
Craig Hughes

#4 Craig Hughes

Senior
MDF
Fred Parker

#18 Fred Parker

Sophomore
MDF