University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, Va. -- En route to earning win 300 under head coach Chris Yeager, the University of Lynchburg men's soccer team scored three times in the second half to pull away for a 4-0 victory over Randolph at WildCat Stadium on Wednesday evening.

The No. 11 Hornets (12-1-4, 6-0-3 ODAC) surged to a four-goal victory over the WildCats (5-8-3, 2-5-2) for Yeager's 300th as the head coach of the program. Lynchburg created the first scoring opportunity in the fourth minute when Isaac Torres sent a shot high. After Saul Lopez Coreas placed an attempt on goal in the eighth minute, the Hornets broke through at the 18:16 mark.

Bruno Rihl Silva set up Chris Wiley for the opening goal, and Wiley converted his fifth goal of the season to put Lynchburg ahead 1-0. The Hornets continued to apply pressure throughout the opening period, outshooting Randolph 14-3 and earning all four of the half's corner kicks. Stefan Kapitanov made two saves to preserve the lead entering halftime.

Jefferson Lopez Coreas doubled the Lynchburg advantage in the 60th minute. He scored his team-leading 10th goal of the campaign without an assist to make the score 2-0. Matthew Viscuso added to the margin at the 82:28 mark, recording his fourth goal of the season to give Lynchburg a three-goal lead. Maks Taishoff completed the scoring with 17 seconds remaining, netting his first goal of the year for the 4-0 final.

Lynchburg finished the match with a 21-7 advantage in shots and placed eight attempts on goal compared with two for Randolph. The Hornets also held a 4-1 edge in corner kicks. Jefferson Lopez Coreas led Lynchburg with five shots, while Torres and Saul Lopez Coreas recorded three attempts apiece. Wiley and Chris Bovo each added two shots. Kapitanov played all 90 minutes in goal, made two saves and earned the shutout. The victory moved his record to 4-0-2.

The Hornets now await their fate in the conference postseason. Lynchburg earned the regular season championship title and the number one seed in the postseason tournament. The Hornets will square off against Guilford at home on Saturday, October 31 at a time yet to be determined.

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