Lander Edges Clayton State 1-0 in NCAA Regional

Release Courtesy of NCAAsports.com 

BANNER ELK, N.C. -- The third time was a charm for the Lander men's soccer team.

After having been defeated by No. 14 Clayton State University twice this season -- including 3-2 in double-overtime last Sunday in the Peach Belt Conference championship game -- the No. 19 Bearcats defeated their nemesis, 1-0, Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Southeast Regional championship hosted by Lees-McRae College.

Jamie Ramm scored the game's lone goal off an Adam Arthur corner kick near the end of the first half.

Lander, which improves to 14-4-2 overall, will face either Lees-McRae College or Queens University in Saturday's 4 o'clock regional championship game. The regional champion will advance to the NCAA's Elite Eight. Clayton ends the season at 13-3-2.