<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4P4pAj_0wEFOF9R00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4P4pAj_0wEFOF9R00" width="800" height="450" >HICKORY, N.C.-- The Bears used a goal from David Grifell in the 85th minute to come back and defeat the Carson-Newman Eagles 2-1 Saturday afternoon. Guillermo Garcia scored the equalizer for the Bears while Harri Rowe assisted on both goals. The win gets the Bears back to .500 in SAC at 4-4 with #5 Limestone coming into Hickory next Saturday night. INSIDE THE MATCHUP:Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 2, Carson-Newman 1Records: Lenoir-Rhyne 5-5-0 (4-4-0 SAC), Carson-Newman (2-6-3, 1-4-1 SAC)Location: Moretz Sports Athletic Complex | Hickory, N.C.STATS OF THE MATCH:<ul><li>Eagles got on the board first in the 29th minute with a goal from Rhydian Williams.</li><li>LR found the equalizer right before half as Guillermo Garcia scored headed in a free kick from Harri Rowe.</li><li>The Bears got the game winner in the 85th minute when Rowe threw the ball in and Grifell made a sliding kick to beat the keeper to right corner.</li><li>After no yellow cards in the first half, the second half saw six yellow cards, including a pair from LR. </li><li>Cathal Carney made one save in goal for the Bears while Federico Simonetti made four saves for the Eagles. </li><li>Despite being out shot 15-11, the Bears held Carson-Newman to just two shots on goal.</li></ul>BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:<ul><li>The Bears are 4-0-2 in the last six games against Carson-Newman. </li><li>Carson-Newman has not beaten the Bears in Hickory since 2014.</li><li>The win moves the Bears into a tie for 4th place with 12 points in the SAC. The top four team host a SAC quarterfinal game on November 9th. </li><li>It was Rowe's second game of the season with two assists. Rowe had a pair in the Bears win against Lincoln Memorial on September 18th. </li></ul>UP NEXT: Bears will have the week off until they welcome #5 Limestone to Hickory next Saturday night for Homecoming. Limestone is 7-0 at the top of the SAC standings and will host Tusculum on Sunday before preparing for the Bears next Saturday. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:30 PM. </div></body>

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HICKORY, N.C.-- The Bears used a goal from David Grifell in the 85th minute to come back and defeat the Carson-Newman Eagles 2-1 Saturday afternoon. Guillermo Garcia scored the equalizer for the Bears while Harri Rowe assisted on both goals. The win gets the Bears back to .500 in SAC at 4-4 with #5 Limestone coming into Hickory next Saturday night.