Lander Routs Georgia Southwestern in PBC First Round

GREENWOOD----Five different Lander players scored goals to lead the No. 2-seeded Bearcats to a 5-0 victory over seventh-seeded Georgia Southwestern in the first round of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament. Lander will face UNC Pembroke in the semifinals on Friday at Clayton State University in Morrow, Ga.

Lander, the 19th ranked team in the country, improves to 12-3-2 overall, while GSW drops to 0-18.

Jamie Ramm gave Lander a 1-0 lead at 2:51 and the Bearcats were never challenged the remainder of the game. Lander stretched the margin to 2-0 at 5:34 when Drew Courtney scored off an assist from Martyn Bell.

Lander took a 3-0 lead into halftime after Nick Cook scored on a penalty kick at 10:02.

In the second half, Ivan Stoykov was assisted by K.C. Dunbaker at 50:25 to give Lander a 4-0 lead. Dunbaker scored Lander's final goal at 89:09 on an assist from Aaron Brittain.

Lander, which played 19 players, outshot the Hurricanes, 24-6, and led in corner kicks, 2-0.

Lander goalkeepers Garrett Daum and Clark McCarthy split duties with McCarthy recording two saves and Daum one. GSW's John Scharnikow had four saves.