For The Daily News
HICKORY, N.C. — The Lincoln Memorial University men’s soccer team remained unbeaten in South Atlantic Conference and Appalachian Region play on Saturday afternoon by traveling to Hickory, North Carolina and defeating the Bears of Lenoir-Rhyne College 2-1.
The Railsplitters received first half goals from Leandro Pereira (Brasilia, Brazil) and Felipe Nogueira (Uberaba, Brazil) en route to their eleventh win of the season. Pereira’s goal was “spectacular” according to Lincoln Memorial University Head Coach Helio D’Anna. Pereira scored on a pass from teammate and countryman Leonardo de Barros (Brasilia, Brazil) to give LMU a 1-0 lead. Nogueira’s goal came on an assist by teammate Marcelo Galafassi (Jundiai, Brazil).
Now 11-2 overall, the Railsplitters are 4-0 in the South Atlantic Conference with three league matches remaining on the regular season schedule and 8-0 in NCAA Division II Appalachian Region play.
The Lincoln Memorial men now have a week to prepare for their next home conference match with Catawba College. The Railsplitters have never beaten Catawba since Helio D’Anna took over the helm of the program nearly four years ago. The match with the Catawba Indians will be at 2:00 p.m. on October 13.
Lady Railsplitters continue to roll
HARROGATE, Tenn. — The Lincoln Memorial University Lady Railsplitter soccer team won its fifth consecutive match on Saturday afternoon when it traveled to Hickory, North Carolina and defeated the Lenoir-Rhyne College Bears 3-1.
The Lady Railsplitter’s run began on September 19 when they defeated then top-10 ranked Tusculum College 3-1 in Harrogate. Since that time, the LMU women have recorded wins over West Virginia Tech, Brevard College, Asbury College and today Lenoir-Rhyne College.
Now 7-3 overall and 2-1 in the South Atlantic Conference, the Lady Railsplitters are right back in the hunt to capture the South Atlantic Conference regular season championship. The LMU women are only one game behind league-leading Catawba College (3-0-1) in the SAC standings, with the two teams scheduled to meet October 20 in Harrogate.
LMU men win Kings of the Mountaintop; women place second
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. - The Lincoln Memorial University men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled Lookout Mountain, Georgia south of Chattanooga, Tennessee on Saturday to participate in the Mountain Top Classic, hosted by Concord College.
The Railsplitters emerged as the winners of the meeting, placing five of their runners inside the top-10. LMU’s Ted Johnson (Winneconne, Wisc.) finished 2nd in the 8K race, crossing the finish line in 27:58.57. Also earning top-10 honors were Railsplitters Jeremy Donahue (Sevierville, Tenn.) who finished 3rd in 29:28.98,
Mark Paulson (Neenah, Wisc.) who was 6th in 30:05.18, Josh Armentrout (Jonesborough, Tenn.) was finished 7th in 30:09.40 and Kyle Henderson (Lyn, Ontario, Canada) who came in 9th in 30:39.09. LMU’s Peter Kurhajec (Zilina, Slovakia) placed 22nd in 32:41.05, while Andras Pauko (Budapest, Hungary) was 26th in 33:31.65.
In the women’s 5K race, LMU senior Michelle Ratliff (Jonesborough, Tenn.) finished 3rd to lead the Lady Railsplitters. Ratliff cross the finish line in 21:36.50, while local product Jennifer Ely (Jonesville, Va.) turned in one of her best finishes of the fall by finishing the race in 22:23.50 to take 11th place. On Ely’s heels was senior Kathleen Rollet (Bouge Chambalud, France). Rollet finished 12th in 22:34.41.
LMU junior Emily Burke (Ewing, Va.) who continues to run with an injury completed the race by coming in 15th in 22:48.77. LMU’s Jessica Brandes (Maryville, Tenn.) and Deidre Ratliff (Jonesboro, Tenn.) were 20th and 21st respectively. Brandes ran the race in 23:23.50, while Ratliff came in at 23:41.20. LMU soccer player turned cross country runner Lindsay Parda (Melbourne, Fla.) was 36th in Saturday’s race with a time of 25:26.76, while senior Ginny Bumpus (Hendersonville, Tenn.) was 53rd in 30:16.06).
Both LMU cross country teams have only this weekend’s homecoming Railsplitter 5K before they depart for the South Atlantic Conference Championship on October 20 in Salisbury, North Carolina. Aside from trying to capture their first ever SAC titles, both teams will also by vying for a spot in the upcoming NCAA regionals.
Volleyball team falls to Wingate
HARROGATE, Tenn. — Although the Lady Railsplitters played the Bulldogs close throughout much of Saturday afternoon’s match, Wingate remained unbeaten at 7-0 in conference play with their 3-1 win over LMU, and extended their overall record to 21-1 on the year.
Lincoln Memorial and Wingate started off Saturday afternoon by going toe-to-toe in game-one until Kathryn Reddick gave the Bulldogs a three point lead at 21-18. From there, Wingate used a solid offensive attack to bombard the Lady Railsplitters over the next nine points to come away with a 30-20 win, and to take a 1-0 advantage.
As game-two got underway, again the two South Atlantic Conference teams battled right down to the wire with Wingate taking a close 30-28 decision to take a commanding two games to none lead.
With their backs to the wall, the Lady Splitters put together a run late in game-three and caught the Bulldogs by surprise. Several LMU players were playing out of position and the changes confused the Bulldogs. Finally, after trailing most of the game, LMU was able to tie the score at 27 and eventually took the lead at 28-27 on a service ace by senior outside hitter Amanda Baker (Los Banos, Calif.). Although LMU relinquished the lead, the comeback late in the game lifted the Lady Railsplitter’s spirit enough that they were able to get over the top to pull out a 32-30 win over Wingate.
LMU’s win in game-three seemed to wake a sleeping giant. Wingate came out looking for blood in game-four, and reeled off nine consecutive points to open the game to put the Lady Railsplitters in a hole early. Wingate’s start proved too much for LMU to handle as the Lady Splitters were never able to recover and the Wingate rolled to a 30-14 win in the final game.
Although LMU lost the match, sophomore outside hitter Amanda Horenkamp (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) turned in a match-high 18 kills to lead both teams in the category. Freshman libero, Alicia McIntyre (Muncie, Ind.) led all players in the digs category with 21.
Now 14-9 on the year and 3-4 in the South Atlantic Conference, the Lady Railsplitters have until Tuesday evening to prepare for their cross-state rival, the Lady Eagles of Carson-Newman College. The last time the two teams met, LMU came away with a 3-0 win in Jefferson City. The Lady Railsplitters and the Lady Eagles will play for the final time this year in regular season play at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening in LMU’s Mary E. Mars Gymnasium.
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