Box Score
Box score
ANDERSON, S.C. - Despite winning the shot battle 21-13, Anderson
University men's soccer was unable to find the score column, as the
Trojans dropped to Lincoln Memorial 1-0 Saturday afternoon at
Trojan Stadium.
With the 21 shots, AU managed to trouble Railsplitter goalkeeper
Marcel Barwanietz three times, as the goalkeeper tallied his second
shutout and seventh victory of the season. Barwanietz's record
matches LMU's mark at 7-5-1 overall with a 4-3-1 South Atlantic
Conference record, which ties Anderson's SAC mark for third place
in the SAC standings. With the loss, AU falls to 9-3-2 overall and
snaps a six-match unbeaten streak.
After a scoreless first half, LMU got its eventual game-winner
in the 54th minute when senior Mario Pinto, the team's leading goal
scorer, made a run from the far side of the field to the top of the
box and fired a shot to AU goalkeeper Bo Haug's left. Pinto's shot
just beat Haug's outstretched gloves as Pinto tallied his
conference leading 12th goal of the year.
Since the goal, AU was on the offensive end for the remaining
minutes. The Trojans got off eight of its 21 shots after the goal,
but just one troubled Barwanietz. For the match, redshirt sophomore
Andre Carle led AU with seven shots with two on goal. Redshirt
sophomore Benoit Torres and junior Martin Brain each notched three
shots, while redshirt freshman Alex Delpy recorded two.
Haug moved to 8-3-2 on the season in goal, making four saves on
the afternoon. The AU backline held Pinto in check for the majority
of the match, as he entered Saturday coming off a three-goal
performance on Thursday night. Pinto notched five shots, which led
LMU.
"We took a step backwards today," head coach John Murphy said.
"We had some good moments, but that lack of consistency came back
today. We can't dwell on this loss because we have a tough week
ahead and we'll shift our focus to that."
Anderson hits the road after two-straight home contests, as the
Trojans head to Brevard on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Kickoff is slated for
4 p.m.