JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (2-5-3, 1-3-1 SAC) continues South Atlantic Conference play when it plays host to #23 Lincoln Memorial (6-2-2, 3-2-1 SAC) Wednesday evening at 5:00 p.m.
Carson-Newman continues an October stretch where three of its next four games are within the friendly confines of McCown Field. This season, the Eagles are 1-2-2 at home, having lost back to back matches. Under Stephen Lyons, C-N is 32-17-11 at home since 2017. Since 1990, Carson-Newman has compiled a 185-89-26 record playing on the banks of Mossy Creek.
For the first time since 2017, Carson-Newman will face three ranked teams in the same season. The Eagles went 1-2 in 2017 and are 0-1-1 against the pair of top five teams they have faced so far this season. C-N has beat a ranked team at home in two of the past three seasons.
The Eagles have their most success when getting off to good starts. Lyons' group has led at halftime in three matches and is 2-0-1.
Mitchell Honcoop leads the offensive attack with a team-high four goals this season. The offense averages 11 shots per match and is the fifth-most accurate team in the SAC, with 48% of its shots on target.
Lincoln Memorial has won the past two meetings in the series to even up the all-time tally at 18-18-3. C-N has struggled to beat LMU at home in the past ten meetings in Mossy Creek, going 4-5-1 and has lost two of their last three home games against the Railsplitters. Six of the past eight meetings have been decided by one goal.
Lincoln Memorial heads to Mossy Creek as a ranked team, thanks to a 6-2-2 record, having won three games in a row as well. LMU is ranked #23 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll, appearing in the poll for the first time this season.
The Railsplitters began the season unbeaten in their first four matches going 3-0-1, highlighted by a win versus #15 Indianapolis. They struggled at the end of September, losing two of their next three matches to Lenoir-Rhyne and Coker, allowing nine goals in those three contests they failed to win. October has been a different story, with three straight wins versus Wingate, Tusculum and Newberry, outscoring the opponent 5-1 in those wins combined.
Tom Gillette's team is 3-2-1 in South Atlantic Conference action, good for ten points which is third in the league. Four of their six league games have been at home, going 2-1-1, while being 1-1 in road fixtures.
The sixth best offense in the league is a balanced attack to help average 1.50 goals per match. Botond Skulka and Ronan O'Mahony are the team leaders with three goals each. Skulka leads the team in points and shots and in second in shots on goal. Seven other players have scored a goal this season as well.
Daniel Benedek Miklosi is one of the top goalkeepers in the South Atlantic Conference. His 39 saves are most in the league. Among goalkeepers with more than three starts, he has the third-highest save percentage at .765. He has four shutouts in ten starts, a shutout percentage of .400 that is second highest in the SAC.
The first 120 students to Wednesday's action will receive free pizza.
The match will start at 5:00 p.m. A live stream of the game is available with a subscription to FloSports at cneagles.com/flomsoc.
Fans can also follow along by following @CN_Eagles on X (Twitter) and Instagram for in-game updates.
