The Blue Tigers open the weekend by hosting Quincy on Friday night (Oct. 24) at 7:30 p.m. CDT. On Sunday (Oct. 26) at 2:30 p.m. CDT, the Blue Tigers play Truman State. Quincy is 7-4-2 overall and 5-4-1 in the league. Truman State, meanwhile, is 3-7-2 on the year and 2-7-1 in the GLVC. 

Lincoln, which is ranked No. 21 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Division II poll, is led defensively by Vincent Osei, who has recorded three shutouts and made 50 saves, the most among GLVC keepers and the 27th-most in NCAA Division II. Osei's save percentage of .833 is the 12th-best in the country while, as a team, Lincoln has Division II's 12th-best save percentage of .833. The Blue Tigers are additionally 24th in the country with 2.2 goals per contest.

Kevon Maitland, who had a hat trick in LU's victory over Drury, leads Lincoln with seven goals and also has a pair of assists. Hadri Lopez has scored three goals and leads LU with five assists, including a 0.5 assist per match average, the 10th-most in Division II. Christopher Hull, Nkouka Loubassour and Santiago Brisco each also have three goals on the season.