GREENWOOD - After a slow start at Van Taylor Stadium, the Lander men's soccer team scored three unanswered second-half goals to defeat USC Aiken 3-0 Wednesday evening.
Lander improves to 6-2-4 overall and 5-0-2 in the PBC while Aiken drops to 1-8 overall and 1-6 in the PBC.
Since taking over the program in 2015, head coach Lee Squires has gone 49-9-4 in home contests with the Bearcats.
The Bearcats are now 10-0 in the past 10 meetings against USC Aiken, with the last defeat coming on Oct. 1, 2014, at USC Aiken.
Although unable to score against the Pacers in the first half, the Bearcats were firing on all cylinders. Lander attempted 10 shots with six on target compared to zero attempted shots from Aiken in the first frame.
Lander finally got on the scoreboard in the 53rd minute after a lobbed pass from Rob Dymond was headed by Alistair Danjon to put Lander up 1-0. Dymond recorded his team-leading fifth assist of the season while Danjon has recorded a goal in back-to-back games.
Lander is now 6-0-2 on the season when scoring first.
Max McNulty would be next to score for the Bearcats. After a penalty kick was awarded to Lander, McNulty would strike home his fourth goal of the season in the 55th minute of play.
The third and final goal would be delivered by Kevin Rubaszewski in the 83rd minute. After Jonah Miller battled for a ball on the right side of the box, he would send a pass to a wide-open Rubaszewski who bounced a shot past the Aiken keeper to wrap up the Lander scoring.
Lorenzo Ferrari needed to make just one save as he picked up his third win as a Bearcat and fourth shutout. Ferrari is 3-0-2 so far this season.
The Bearcats close out the week with a trip to Young Harris on Saturday, October 8.
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