The fifth-seeded Belmont Abbey men's soccer team was eliminated from the 2007 Conference Carolinas Tournament with a 3-1 loss to the top-ranked Lees-McRae Bobcats this evening in the semifinal round. The Bobcats, ranked second in the country, improve their record to 18-1-1, while the Abbey ends its season with a record of 13-9-1.

The Bobcats scored three unanswered goals, starting with a Matt Lacey tally at the 15:48 mark for the only goal of the first half. The lead grew to 2-0 at the 47:04 mark as Lee Squires found the back of the net off of a corner kick, and the third goal came in the 80th minute as Dale Parker scored off of a corner kick.

Belmont Abbey would rally, as it would cut the lead to 3-1 at the 79:59 mark as Jesse Pitts scored on an unassisted tally with a 28 yard free kick blast for his fourth goal of the season.

Bryan Alenky made five saves in the net for the Abbey in 75 minutes, before giving way to senior Seth Lowther, who made two saves.