CLINTON, S.C. - The Presbyterian College women's soccer team (1-12-0, 3-3-0 Big South) hosts Charleston Southern (6-7-0, 3-3-0) on Thursday night before wrapping up the road portion of its schedule against Coastal Carolina on Saturday at 10 a.m. The Blue Hose look to snap a two-match skid against a pair of opponents who enter the week with 3-3 Big South records.
Thursday's game will be video streamed on the Big South Network presented by State Farm.
Charleston Southern brings a 5-7-1 overall record and a 3-3 Big South tally to Laurens County after dropping a Saturday road match to Radford. The Buccaneers won their last two before Saturday's loss and Toni Lashley leads the team with eight goals and one assist, ranking second in the Big South in goals. Caitlin Cody leads the league in saves, with 109.
Coastal Carolina travels to UNC Asheville on Thursday before returning home to host the Blue Hose to kick off a three-match homestand. The Chanticleers have won three of their last four with a 1-0 shutout over VMI on Saturday. Kacey Kelley's six goals lead the Chanticleers and while Megan Spencer has started all 13 matches in net.
PC trails in both series, looking to improve on a 1-3-0 record against Charleston Southern and a 1-3-1 tally against Coastal Carolina. The Blue Hose dropped last year's meeting against the Bucs, 2-0, but knocked off the Chanticleers two days laster with a 2-1 decision. Sara Simpson and Alice Blackwell notched second-half goals to take the win on Homecoming.
Sara Simpson scored her third goal of the season on Saturday against the Camels to move to three on the season, one behind team leader Tori Lopez and her four goals and nine points. Sydney Fontenot has started the last three matches and sports a 1-5-0 record while making 4.4 saves per game.
The Blue Hose dropped a pair of close contests last week, falling to High Point (2-0) and Campbell (2-1). Sara Simpson scored her third goal of the season (all coming in the last six matches) in the second half against Campbell as PC attempted to pull even with the Camels.
The Blue Hose have played only four matches at home through their first 13 games but close out the season with four of the last five coming at Martin Stadium, beginning with Thursday night's tilt. PC next hosts Winthrop (10/18) and Gardner-Webb (10/20.)
