ANDERSON, S.C. — Juan Pablo Lepervanche scored twice in a span of three minutes early in the second half to power ninth-ranked Anderson University to a 2-0 win over Tusculum University in South Atlantic Conference men’s soccer Saturday night at Spero Financial Field.
Lepervanche scored in the 52nd and 55th minutes for the Trojans (7-0-3, 3-0-2 SAC) while Asher Risell made all three of his saves in the second half to earn the shutout.
Scoreless through 45 minutes, the Trojans broke through at 51:21 when Lepervanche collected a loose ball at the top of the box and fired a shot past Pioneer keeper Gavin Roux. Just under three minutes later, Lepervanche struck again at 54:15, finishing a chance set up by Luis Munoz.
All three of Tusculum’s shots on goal came midway through the second half, with Risell making a lunging stop on a free kick from George Kirby and denying Patrick Enchill on a break down the left side. Enchill led the Pioneers (1-6-1, 0-3-1 SAC) with five shot attempts in the match.
Anderson held the edge in overall chances, outshooting Tusculum 14–10. Both Roux and Risell had three saves in goal for their respective teams.
The Pioneers are home to take on Carson-Newman on Wednesday, Oct. 7 beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Pioneer Field. The Eagles lost 1-0 at Emory & Henry on Saturday night to drop to 4-4-2 overall and 2-2-1 in the SAC.
