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Sports Release                                                                                                          October 7, 2005

Railsplitters Still Rolling

HARROGATE – The Lincoln Memorial University men’s soccer team continued its winning ways Friday afternoon with a 3-1 win over the visiting Argonauts of the University of West Florida.  The Win moved the LMU men to 10-1-0 overall and to 4-1 in the Gulf South Conference. (Box score)

As took place in the women’s match, it was LMU that got on the scoreboard first on a goal by sophomore Vitor Souza (Sorocaba, Brazil) at the 14:06 mark.  Souza was assisted by teammate Claudio Rico (Jacarei City, Brazil) in putting the Railsplitters ahead 1-0.

With the first half winding down, West Florida managed to catch the Railsplitters playing somewhat lackadaisical in the forty-fifth minute and scored a goal to even the match at 1-1.  UWF’s Keith Savage used a pass from teammate Mason Hupp to tie the game before the horn sounded to end the first half.

Following a slow start for both teams in the second half, LMU freshman midfielder Leonardo de Barros (Brasilia, Brazil) began to take over.  de Barros scored at 59:15 with help from junior Diogo Silvy (Santa Catarina, Brazil) and again unassisted at 89:48 to shut the door on the Argonauts for the 3-1 win.

The win keeps the #17 nationally ranked Railsplitters in the hunt for the Gulf South Conference regular season title and gives them the momentum of a three-match win streak going into Monday’s non-conference neutral site meeting with Saint Leo University in Oglethorpe, Georgia.  Match time is set for 3:00 p.m.