Salisbury, N.C. – On the wings of a three-match winning streak in which the team has outscored its opponents 9-2, the Lander men's soccer team (6-2, 3-0 PBC) will look to extend its positive play in a 7:00 p.m. road match against Catawba (1-5, 1-2 SAC).
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STORYLINES:
• Forward Sam Lofts will look to continue his exceptional play on Saturday as the senior has scored four goals in the Bearcats' last two contests. Lofts notched his first career hat trick against Francis Marion in the team's last outing.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Dean Cowdroy recorded his 11th career clean sheet on Wednesday, good enough for his 4th of the season.
• Freshman midfielder Thibault Chretin was named the Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week on Monday. Chretin scored the game-winning goal for the Bearcats in last week's double overtime battle against Flagler.
• Junior defender Richard Bryan enters Saturday's match as the conference's leader in shots attempted with 35. Bryan recorded his first goal of the season in last week's 2-0 victory over Clayton State.
• Catawba notched its first win of the season last week in a 2-1 victory over Coker.
• Catawba's last non-conference victory came last season on Oct. 12th in a 3-2 win over Lees-McRae.
