GREENWOOD – The Lander men's soccer team hits the road to face a nationally ranked opponent with no. 12 Young Harris around the bend.

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Lander's Record: 5-2-0, 2-0-0 PBC

No. 12 Young Harris' Record: 6-0-0, 2-0-0 PBC

First Met: Sept. 10, 2011 (2-1 YHC)

Last Met: Mar. 20, 2021 (2-1 Lander)

Last Five Against YHC: 2-2-1

Who's Next: vs Clayton St. (Sept. 29)

STORYLINES

• The Bearcats are coming off a 6-0 victory over USC Aiken on Wednesday.
• Four players scored for the Bearcats with Marco Gueli and Max McNulty leading the way with two goals each.
• Tom Marriott had one goal and three assists to give him the team lead in goals (9) and assist (5).
• Charlie Curtis scored a goal as well giving him goals in back-to-back games.
• Luke Jordan and Kevin Rubaszewski also contributed with assists.
• Both Marriott and McNulty are on multi-game goal streaks. Marriott has scored at least one goal in the last five games while McNulty has scored at least one goal in the last six games.
• Marriott leads the PBC in goals with nine while McNulty's seven is good for second.
• Lander also has three players in the top five for assists among the PBC. Marriott is currently tied for second with five while Gueli and Rubaszewski are tied for fourth with four.
• Lander currently leads the PBC in total goals with 23 so far this season. Young Harris is second with 19.
• The Bearcats now have two of the top-five ranked goal scorers in Marriott and McNulty. Marriott still leads Div. II in goals scored while McNulty moves into a tie for third.
• Marriott, Gueli and Rubaszewski are all in the top-15 in the nation for total assists. Marriott is tied for sixth while Gueli and Rubaszewski are tied for 15th. 
• As a team, Lander ranks highly nationally as well. The Bearcats second in the nation for total goals scored (23), fifth in assists per game (3.29), sixth in goals per game (3.29), 13th in shots on goal per game (8.71), first in total assists (23), tied for second in total goals scored (23) and first in the nation for total points (69).
• In its last three games, Lander has outscored opponents 13-2.
• Both the Bearcats and Mountain Lions are averaging three or more goals per game. Lander averages a conference-high 3.286 while Young Harris averages 3.167.
• Although scoring an impressive number of goals, the Bearcats have allowed 11 goals this season. Young Harris has allowed the fewest goals in the PBC with just four.
• Young Harris has shut out three of its six opponents while defeating opponents by two or more goals in four games this season.
• Lander has scored at least three goals in all its wins this season.
• Last season saw Lander come away with a last-minute win over Young Harris. Tied 1-1 with 13 seconds remaining, Gueli scored to put Lander ahead 2-1.
• The Mountain Lions come into this contest 6-0-0 overall. 
• Young Harris has only had a pair of one-goal games this season. They defeated Lincoln Memorial 3-2 and took down Flagler 1-0.
• The Mountain Lions recently defeated North Georgia 4-1 on September 22.
• Young Harris is led by Saad Mazizane's six goals. He also leads the team in points with 14. Quinn Thompson leads the Mountain Lions in assists with five.
• Mikkel Goling is second on the team with four goals. Four players currently have two goals to add to the offensive production.
• Eduardo D'Avino has played and started in all six games for Young Harris. He currently holds a 0.69 GAA and a 6-0-0 record.
• The Mountain Lions are currently sixth nationally in assists per game (3.17), fifth in points per game (9.50), seventh in goals per game (3.17), 21st in team GAA (.667), sixth in assists (19), seventh in points (57) and sixth in total goals (19).
• This will be just the 16th meeting between the two teams. Young Harris currently holds a 8-4-3 overall record against the Bearcats.