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Sports Release                                                                                                September 30, 2007

Second Half Goals Doom PC Against LMU

CLINTON, SC - Presbyterian College allowed two second half goals and NCAA Division II nationally-ranked Lincoln Memorial defeated the Blue Hose 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at Martin Soccer Stadium.

The Blue Hose dropped to 1-8-1 with the loss, while Lincoln Memorial improved to 9-2 on the 2007 season.

The score 1-1 in the second half, Lincoln Memorial's Nelson Pizzaro placed the ball low and just out of PC goalkeeper Mark Owens' reach to give LMU a 2-1.

The Railsplitters added another in the final minute of the second half when Claudio Rico chipped Owens from 20 yards out to set the final score at 3-1.

The Blue Hose ended the game with one more shot than the Railsplitters at 18-17 and had a decided advantage in corner kicks at 7-3.

Both teams committed 16 fouls overall.

Lincoln Memorial scored the game's first goal when they found the back of the net in the 21st-minute when Leandro Pereira used a Marcelo Galafassi ball and hit a one-time shot past PC goalkeeper Mark Owens.

The Blue Hose and the Railsplitters looked as if the game would remain with LMU on top 1-0 at halftime, but PC scored at the 44:12 mark when John Odum took advantage of a Jay Stewart assist and banged the soccer ball into the back of the goal to square the game at 1-1 entering halftime.

Despite the score, PC outplayed LMU in every statistical facet in the first half, shooting three more shots (10-7) than the Railsplitters and taking two more corner kicks than Lincoln Memorial (3-1).
 

(Story courtesy of PC Sports Information)

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