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Men's soccer clinches PBC title with win over FMU

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FLORENCE - The No. 9 ranked Lander men's soccer team clinched its seventh Peach Belt Conference regular-season championship Saturday night when the Bearcats downed Francis Marion, 3-1.

Lander, which won PBC titles in 1991, '93, '95, '96, 2006, and '10, improve to 12-2-1 overall and 7-1-1 in the PBC, while Francis Marion drops to 5-9-2, 1-6-2.

The Bearcats will find out later today who they will host in the first round of the PBC tournament at 7 p.m., Tuesday, at the Jeff May Complex.

Lander took a 1-0 lead at 59:37 when Matthew Bell netted a goal on a double-assist from Chris Hobbs and Matthew Osmond.

The Bearcats extended the margin to 2-0 less than one minute later when Hobbs found the back of the net on another Osmond assist from right in front of the goal.

FMU scored its lone goal of the night at 61:39 to cut the lead to 2-1 on David Sheridan's goal, which was assisted by Cody Farrier.

The Bearcats' final score came at 74:53 when Kevin Durand fired in a free kick from 28 yards out at 74:23.

Lander outshot FMU, 20-8, and led in corner kicks, 7-3.

FMU goalkeeper Logan Fisher had six goals, while Lander's Barrett Nielsen had one.

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Players Mentioned

Matthew Bell

#7 Matthew Bell

MDF
Senior
Kevin Durand

#16 Kevin Durand

MDF
Freshman
Chris Hobbs

#8 Chris Hobbs

MDF
Junior
Barrett Nielsen

#1 Barrett Nielsen

GK
Freshman
Matthew Osmond

#3 Matthew Osmond

DEF
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Matthew Bell

#7 Matthew Bell

Senior
MDF
Kevin Durand

#16 Kevin Durand

Freshman
MDF
Chris Hobbs

#8 Chris Hobbs

Junior
MDF
Barrett Nielsen

#1 Barrett Nielsen

Freshman
GK
Matthew Osmond

#3 Matthew Osmond

Sophomore
DEF