LEXINGTON, Va. - Presbyterian College men's soccer scored a season-high three goals on Saturday afternoon against VMI but it wasn't enough as the Keydets downed the Blue Hose, 4-3.  Sophomore Nico Fazio (Roswell, Ga.) scored PC's first two goals but he was unable to complete his hat trick as freshman Sean King (Roswell, Ga.) scored his maiden goal in the Blue Hose uniform.

After VMI (3-11-2, 3-5 BSC) opened the match with an 11^th minute goal, Fazio struck back with authority in the 27^th minute to bring PC (2-13-1, 0-8 BSC) level at 1-1.  The sophomore bent a ball into the center of the net just under the crossbar from 25 yards to post his second goal of the season.  He was assisted by team captain Thomas Palma (Greenville, S.C.).

In the 42^nd minute, VMI went 2-1 up with the Keydets second go-ahead goal of the afternoon.  VMI would take the advantage into the halftime break.

Just fifty-eight seconds into the second half, VMI took a two-goal lead with Brian Harding's third goal of the match. 

Fazio scored again in the 50^th minute to cut the advantage to 3-2.  He went top left upper corner of the goal from 20 yards out on the right side of the field.  The goal was Davis Orders (Greenville, S.C.) assisted on the play.  Fazio's goal was his third of the season and moved him into a three-way tie for the season scoring lead with Logan Huff (Greenville, S.C.) and Steven Glover (Duluth, Ga.).

Only thirty-eight seconds after the goal, VMI's Sonny Landry cashed in to put the Keydets up 4-2.

The Blue Hose looked to cut into the two-goal deficit as the clock ticked down.  The Blue Hose were buoyed by King's first career goal in the 75^th minute.  Orders again assisted on the goal which took the Blue Hose to only a one-goal deficit with 15 minutes left.

The Blue Hose would log five shots in the final minutes of the match to attempt to draw even.  PC would finish the match with a 21-19 lead in shots but trailed 9-3 in corner kicks for the match. 

Senior goalkeeper James Neal went the distance in his final career match for the Blue Hose.  He made seven saves in the match and allowed all four goals. 

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