Saturday, October 06, 2012

MACON, Ga. – Lipscomb defeated the two-time Atlantic Sun men's soccer regular-season champions, FGCU, by a 3-1 score in Nashville on Saturday night. The Bisons built a 3-0 lead on second-half goals from Luke Salmen, Josue Chavez and Reece Holcombe.

FGCU added a late goal from Jelani Smith to narrow the match, but couldn't add to the scoreboard.

Lipscomb 3, FGCU 1
Goals: Lipscomb: Luke Salmen ('61), Josue Chavez ('69), Reece Holcombe ('80); FGCU: Jelani Smith ('84)
Saves: Lipscomb: Miguel Hof (7); FGCU: Nathan Ingham (1)

A-Sun play continues on Sunday with three conference matches; Stetson at Mercer, Jacksonville at ETSU and North Florida at USC Upstate.

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