GREENWOOD – The Lander men's soccer team will look to rebound after a late loss to Chowan in Florence, S.C., with a visit from Newberry on Wednesday.
QUICK HITTERS
Lander's Record: 1-1-0, 0-0-0 PBC
Newberry's Record: 0-2-0, 0-0-0 SAC
First Met: Oct. 13, 1980 (8-1 Lander)
Last Met: Sept. 11, 2019 (3-0 Lander)
Last 5 against Newberry: 4-1
Next Match: Sept. 11, 2021 at Anderson
STORYLINES
- Although scoring the first goal of the game against Chowan, the Bearcats conceded two late goals in the second half to fall 2-1 to the Hawks.
- Tom Marriott was recently named the PBC Player of The Week after scoring a hat trick in a 3-2 thriller against Francis Marion that required extra time.
- This will be the Bearcat's first home game of the season.
- Marriott leads the Bearcats in goals and points with three goals and six points. Max McNulty, who scored the lone goal against Chowan, is second on the team in goals and points.
- Newberry is coming off consecutive 3-1 losses. They began the season losing to USC Aiken at home before losing to Mount Olive on the road.
- The Wolves were picked to finish 11th in the South Atlantic Conference preseason poll.
- TJ Paul and Moses Bakabulindi have been the goal scorers for the Wolves this season.
- Newberry has seen Pablo Cubas and Lockie Maher in goal this season. Cubas made one save in the loss to Aiken while Maher made five saves against Mount Olive.
- The Bearcats are 8-0 all-time against Newberry while playing in Greenwood.
- Lander hits the road once again to face Anderson from the SAC for its next contest.
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