HICKORY, NC--The USC Aiken men's soccer team took an early lead, but could not hold on as they lost to Lenoir-Rhyne College (5-13-0) in overtime 2-1 Saturday afternoon in non-conference play.  The Pacers finish their regular season with a 10-8 record, tied for their most wins in a season.

Haroon Saleem gave USCA an early 1-0 lead at the 20:15 mark on Richard Wolf pass;   Saleem has a team-high seven goals and 18 points on the season.  The Pacers' defense did their part and held L-R scoreless the remainder of the half.

The Bears came out in the second half with vengeance, with a new keeper, Matt Collins, in the net.  They knotted the score at one-apiece in the 66th minute when Joshua Hudgins put the ball past
Pacers' goalkeeper Jean-Pascal Bozso on a pass from Bobby Cummings.

Eight minutes into overtime, Cummings got his second assist of the game when Joe Favero scored the game-winning goal for L-R.

The Pacers finished the regular season tied for third in the conference with a 3-3-0 record, their best finish since 1992.  USCA will host a PBC first-round match Wednesday against fifth-seed USC Spartanburg at 5:00 PM,  marking the first time since 1994 the Pacers host a first-round conference match.  In their last meeting on September 8, USCA defeated the Rifles 2-0.

MATCH SUMMARY 
 

Score by Periods	1	2	OT	Final
Lenoir-Rhyne	0	1	1	2
USC Aiken	1	0	0	1

Scoring 
 USCA: Haroon Saleem ( 20:15) 
 LRC: Joshua Hudgins (Bobby Cummings, 66:00) 
 LRC: Joe Favero (Cummings, 98:20)
Shots  USCA 13, LRC 5 
Cornerkicks USCA 4, LRC 5 
Fouls  USCA 16, LRC 11 
Offsides USCA 4, LRC 0 
Saves  USCA 3 (Jean-Pascal Bozso), LRC 8 (Tom Skora 4, Matt Collins 4) 
Cards  USCA: Yellow (Plamen Peev, Haroon Saleem, Nicholas Arrington)