YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. - Ilija Ilic scored three goals Wednesday night to lead the No. 5-ranked Young Harris men's soccer team to a 5-1 Peach Belt Conference victory over Lander.

YHC improves to 11-0-1 overall and 6-0-0 in the PBC, while Lander moves to 6-5-1, 2-4-1.

Paco Craig gave the Mountain Lions a 1-0 lead at 34:08 when he scored on his own missed header. YHC went into halftime with a 2-0 advantage after Ilic nailed a goal at 37:30 via a Craig missed shot.

Khurram Shazad put Young Harris up 3-0 at 55:17 on a one-on-one with the goalkeeper, then Ilic fired in a penalty kick at 62:41 to go up 4-0. The Mountain Lions final goal came on a Ilic header at 69:47 off an Andre Johansson assist.

Lander scored its lone goal of the evening after Zach Acree fired in a shot off a Kioki Hutchings assist at 71:08.

Young Harris outshot Lander, 27-6, and led in corner kicks, 8-4.

Bearcat goalkeeper Barrett Nielsen totaled seven saves, while YHC's Jordan Bradshaw and Anton Viden each had one.