JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Presbyterian College men's soccer team traveled to East Tennessee State to open the 2011 season in a tough Saturday night contest, but despite a hard-fought match the Blue Hose fell by a 3-0 score.

PC opens the season at 0-1-0 while East Tennessee State improves to 1-0-0.

Luke Ade (Alpharetta, Ga.) led the Blue Hose with three shots on the night and Byron Quinatoa (Santo Domingo de Los Colorados, Ecuador) added one as well.

Goalkeeper Tanner Osborne (Lexington, S.C.) collected two saves in his first career start in goal.

Hollie Gray (West Des Moines, Ill.), Ignacio Monchetti (Montevideo, Uruguay), Josh Carter (Anchorage, Alaska) and Pachinno Roberts (Powder Springs, Ga.) made their first career starts in a Blue Hose kit while making their collegiate debuts on Saturday night. Jared Mitchell (Huntsville, Ala.), Mike Day (Columbia, S.C.) and Tommy Erwood (Leawood, Kan.) also made their first career appearances.

ETSU struck in the 11^th minute as Theo Yang sent a through ball to Aaron Schoenfeld, who finished with a shot from 12 yards out.

Ade countered with two shots on the opposite end and a corner kick in the 22^nd minute but the Blue Hose could not convert against the Bucs, who took the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament title last year and appeared in the NCAA Tournament.

The teams entered halftime with ETSU ahead, 1-0, but the Bucs added to their score a minute and a half into the second frame. Frank Doumbe lofted a cross to Alesi Osorio in the goal box and Osorio converted to extend PC's deficit to two goals.

The Blue Hose looked to cut into the Buccaneer lead as Ade tried with another shot late in the match but ETSU found an insurance score in the 87^th minute with a rebound goal from David Geno to take the win, 3-0.

PC returns to Clinton for its home opener against USC Upstate on Friday, September 2, at 7 p.m.