Railsplitters Send Bulldogs to the Pound 

HARROGATE, TN – It wasn’t a typical Railsplitter offensive performance, but a win is a win and Friday afternoon the Lincoln Memorial University men’s soccer team improved to 12-3 on the year with a 3-0 non-conference win over visiting Union College.

In spite of numerous goal opportunities in the first half, the Railsplitters weren’t able to hit the back of the net until the forty-fifth minute, only seconds before the first half came to a close.  In that instance, Railsplitter forward Frederico Moojen (Balneario, Camburiu, Brazil) punched one in to give LMU a 1-0 lead with help from teammate Nelson Pizzaro (Pembroke Pines, Florida).

Following the intermission, again LMU experienced problems finishing their opportunities at goals, that was until freshman Guilherme Alves (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) used teammate Jordan Green’s (Pensacola, Florida) pass to make it a 2-0 Railsplitter lead to basically take the bite out of the bulldogs.

With time winding down and the clock working in the Railsplitters' favor, LMU went on the offensive again on a great run by Vitor Souza (Sorocaba, Brazil) who unselfishly passed the ball off inside the box to Moojen who scored the final goal of the match for the 3-0 win.

Incidentally, Moojen’s second goal of the match, which turned out to be his twentieth of the season propelled him into second place all-time on the LMU men’s soccer scoring list surpassing former Railsplitter Dave Swaney (Centerville, Ohio).

With only two matches remaining on the 2005 regular season schedule, the Railsplitters will have until Wednesday to prepare for nationally ranked Tusculum College who will come to town ranked #15 in the country and boasting a record of 9-3-1. 

The last time these two teams met a year ago in Greeneville, Tennessee, the match was called due to fog and ended in a tie with no love lost between either team.  Wednesday’s game with the Pioneers is set for a 3:30 p.m. kick-off on the LMU campus.

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