Lincoln Memorial University scored two goals in just over a minute late in the first half and made them stand for a 2-1 victory over Tusculum College in a South Atlantic Conference men's soccer match at Pioneer Field Wednesday night.

Callum Home scored the eventual winning goal on a penalty kick in the 37th minute just after Harry Solomons had netted the tying goal in the 36th minute for the Railsplitters (8-5-1, 5-3-1 SAC).

Roberto Pimentel scored his fifth goal of the season just 1:16 into the match for the Pioneers (5-8-0, 2-6-0 SAC), who fell to 3-7 in matches decided by one goal. Seven of Tusculum's eight conference matches have had a margin of one goal, including three that were decided in overtime.

After Pimentel's early goal, the Pioneers nearly took a 2-0 lead at the 14-minute mark but Cody Kammerzell's header ricocheted off the crossbar. The Railsplitters found the equalizer at 35:34 as Solomons' shot from the left side got through Pioneer keeper Victor Ohlin.

Almost exactly one mnute later, Home put a shot off the crossbar but got another chance as the Pioneers were called for a foul in the box. Home beat Ohlin on the penalty at 36:39 for his first goal of the season and a 2-1 LMU lead.

In the second half, the Pioneers put a pair of shots on goal in the opening 7 1/2 minutes but were unable to sustain pressure against the Railsplitter defense. Mario Pinto, who entered the match with a team-high 12 goals for Lincoln Memorial, had several excellent scoring chances after pulling Ohlin off his line, but saw his shots just trickle past the post.

LMU finished the match with a 14-8 shot edge over Tusculum, while the Pioneers had a 6-3 advantage in corner kicks. Ohlin finished with four saves in goal for the Pioneers, as did his counterpart Marcel Barwanietz for the Railsplitters.

Tusculum will be back home Sunday afternoon against Coker at 3:30 p.m. at Pioneer Field.