GREENWOOD, SC – Lander University broke a scoreless deadlock with Francis Marion University by scoring a pair of first-half goals in a three-minute span and the Bearcats went on to claim a 3-0 win over the Patriots, Saturday afternoon (Nov. 2) in Peach Belt Conference men’s soccer action.

Both teams conclude their regular-season schedule and will next play in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament this week.  FMU drops to 8-4-4 overall and 5-3-1 in the PBC, a three-win improvement over the 2012 season and the program’s first winning campaign since 2009.

Francis Marion will play host to Clayton State University on Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. in a first-round match of the PBC Tournament.  Both teams finished the regular season with a 5-3-1 league mark, but the Patriots own the tiebreaker by virtue of a 2-0 road victory over the Lakers on Oct. 19. It will be the Patriots’ first home tournament match in 11 years.

Lander (10-4-1, 6-3) took a 1-0 lead at the 36:40 mark when Robert Seaton scored off an assist by Clement Dauchy.  The margin was doubled only 2:24 later when Guillaume Pommett headed in a corner kick by Kevin Durand.

Lander scored its final tally in the 64th minute as Dauchy registered an unassisted score.

Lander outshot Francis Marion 22-7 and led 10-2 in corner kicks.  Senior Cody Farrier led the Patriots with three shots.

FMU freshman goalkeeper Nick Stover recorded a career-high 12 saves, while the Bearcats’ Barrett Nielsen made four stops.

 

Lander (10-4-1, 6-3 PBC) def. Francis Marion Univ. (8-4-4, 5-3-1 PBC) 3-0

Date: Nov. 2, 2013  Attendance: 200

Goals by period          1  2  Tot

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Francis Marion Univ.  0  0 -  0

Lander..............          2  1 -  3

SCORING SUMMARY:

1-0.  36:40 LANDER Robert Seaton (4) (Clement Dauchy) - in front of goal

2-0.  39:04 LANDER Guillaume Pommett (2) (Kevin Durand) - header, to left of goal, off of corner kick

3-0.  63:58 LANDER Clement Dauchy (14) (unassisted) - in front of goal

Shots: Francis Marion Univ. 7, Lander 22 ; Saves: Francis Marion Univ. 12 (Nick Stover 12), Lander 4 (Barrett Nielsen 4)