LYNCHBURG, Va. - Lindenwood men's soccer (6-4-5, 3-1-3 OVC) captured an impressive 2-1 victory over Liberty (8-5-1, 3-3-1 OVC) in Lynchburg, Va. Thursday evening. The Lions rallied around Matteo Boasso's two goals in the win.

"I loved our guys today. We worked our butts off and it was really exciting to see so many guys buying into the cause, the process and sticking to it," said head coach Kris Bertsch after securing his third Ohio Valley Conference win of the season. "Good win at a difficult place against a very good program."

Lindenwood's offense struck first in the opening half as Boasso picked up his first goal in the 44th minute of play, narrowly beating out the close of the first half. Boasso was assisted by Parker Smith who had a nice touch cross pass across the box to Boasso.

The Lions blanked the Flames during the first 45 minutes of play with goalie Enzo Gil posting four saves. Both teams had shot six times in the first half with Liberty having four shots on goal. Boasso was one of five Lions to post a shot in the half.

Coming out of halftime, the Lions were eager to score again. Boasso struck past the Flames' defense with his second goal of the night during the 63rd minute of action. This one was assisted by Ethan Blake who has been an offensive factor as of late.

"It was great to have Matteo back," said Bertsch. "He missed last game and he comes into tonight and gets 90 minutes and scores two goals. There were so many guys who stepped up and I was really proud. It was great to see Matteo get two goals today."

Liberty's intensity would not go unnoticed as they had 10 shots in the second half including a goal by Carlos Trott in the 78th minute. Lindenwood's defense kept the ball out of the box for the majority of the second, but Gil stepped up with four minutes remaining securing a diving save on the right side of the box to keep the equalizer off the board.

The Lions defense, led by Noe Bijou and Cameron Caldwell, helped the Lions move the ball towards the end of the match to secure their sixth win of the season. With that victory, they also moved into second place with 12 points in OVC play.

Lindenwood will be back on Sunday at Hunter Stadium as they host the Panthers of Illinois at 1:00 p.m. For more information go to lindenwoodlions.com.