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No. 21 Lander upsets No. 7 Wingate, 3-0, in men's soccer

Box Score

GREENWOOD - Michael Leach scored two goals late in the second half Wednesday night to lead the No. 21-ranked Lander men's soccer team to a 3-0 upset over No. 7 Wingate in a non-conference game at Van Taylor Stadium.

In notching its fifth shutout of the season, Lander improves to 10-1 overall, while the Bulldogs slip to 10-1-2. The Bearcats will next travel to St. Augustine, Fla. to face Flagler College in a 7:30 p.m. Peach Belt Conference game on Saturday, Oct. 17.

Jamie North gave the Bearcats a quick 1-0 lead at 4:58 when he took a pass from Sam Lofts and popped it in from the left side of the goal.

Leach made it 2-0 at 84:59 after Ianis Ghachem stole the ball deep in Wingate territory and passed it to him on the right side.

Leach scored the final goal at 87:14 off a pass from North.

Lander outshot the Bulldogs, 11-10, but Wingate led in corner kicks, 8-3.

Wingate goalkeeper Pablo Jara grabbed five saves, while Lander's Barrett Nielsen had three.

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Players Mentioned

Ianis Ghachem

#4 Ianis Ghachem

MDF
5' 8"
Freshman
Michael Leach

#17 Michael Leach

FWD
5' 10"
Freshman
Sam Lofts

#15 Sam Lofts

MDF
6' 0"
Sophomore
Barrett Nielsen

#1 Barrett Nielsen

GK
6' 4"
Senior
Jamie North

#13 Jamie North

MDF
5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Ianis Ghachem

#4 Ianis Ghachem

5' 8"
Freshman
MDF
Michael Leach

#17 Michael Leach

5' 10"
Freshman
FWD
Sam Lofts

#15 Sam Lofts

6' 0"
Sophomore
MDF
Barrett Nielsen

#1 Barrett Nielsen

6' 4"
Senior
GK
Jamie North

#13 Jamie North

5' 9"
Junior
MDF