YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | Young Harris College rallied for two second half goals as the Mountain Lions defeated Limestone College 2-1 in the second round of the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Tournament Sunday (Nov. 15) afternoon at the YHC Soccer and Lacrosse Field.
                                                     
The Mountain Lions, the second seed in the Southeast Region and ranked No. 16 nationally, improved to 17-3-0 with their seventh consecutive win, while the Saints, the No. 6 seed in the region, ended their season at 16-5-0. Young Harris will face top seed and No. 1 overall Pfeiffer University in the third round Friday (Nov. 20) in West Palm Beach, Florida. The time of the match will be announced Monday (Nov. 16).  YHC defeated Pfeiffer 6-0 in the second round of last year's tournament.
 
Limestone took a 1-0 lead in the late stages of the first half. Nestor Aguilar sent in a through ball down the left flank to Sebastian Gregersen in the box and Gregersen put the ball in the back of the right corner of the net at the 37:40 mark. It was Gregersen's 10th goal of 2015.
 
Young Harris was more active on the offensive side in the second half. Lewis Hilton's direct kick from 25 yards out in the 56th minute hit the left post; however, Hilton tied the match at 1 five minutes later on a penalty kick at the 60:02 mark after Marco Micaletto was taken down in the top right corner of the box. It was Hilton's team-leading 10th goal of the season.
 
Hilton added his team-leading 11th assist five minutes later at the 65:49 mark as Young Harris took a 2-1 lead. Hilton's direct kick from about 28 yards out on the right side ricocheted off the crossbar to Josh Poole in the box. Poole then headed the ball to Mikie Rowe at the left post and Rowe deposited the ball into the left corner of the net. It was Rowe's eight goal of the year.
 
Young Harris held an 11-10 advantage on shots, including an 8-5 margin in the game's final 45 minutes. Limestone held a 7-0 advantage on corner kicks while Limestone held a 16-7 lead in fouls. Jordan Bradshaw had three saves for the Mountain Lions in goal while Tom Godfrey tallied three for the Saints.