BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.- The Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs scored four unanswered second-half goals to beat the Presbyterian College men's soccer team on Wednesday night in Big South Conference action.

Denzel Clarke scored back-to-back-to-back goals in the second frame to get the hat-trick for the winning Runnin' Bulldogs (3-11-1, 1-5-1 Big South). PC drops to 1-12-0 overall and 0-7-0 in conference play.

Gardner-Webb leading scorer, Ali Al-Gashamy tallied the first goal of the game in the 11^th minute to give the Runnin' Bulldogs a 1-0 lead. Al-Gashamy took a played-in ball and cut around PC defenders to find the back of the net for the seventh time this season.

Junior Max Smith (Juneau, Alaska) responded just minutes later when he put the Blue Hose on the board in the 14^th minute off a pass from freshman Steven Huppe (Maggie Valley, N.C.) to tally his first career goal for PC and tie it up 1-1.

Ignacio Monchetti (Montevideo, Uruguay) scored his first goal of the season in the 32^nd minute when Mason Lewis (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) touched it to Monchetti after the Gardner-Webb goalkeeper left the net to make a stop. PC held a 2-1 lead at halftime.

The Blue Hose outshot the Runnin' Bulldogs 14-6 in the first half and also held a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks. Johnny Archer (Charlotte, N.C.) made two saves in goal during the first half for PC.

Coming back from the break, Dustin Peyton tied it up in the 47^th minute when he curled a long-ball from 35 yards out to the far post to score his first goal of the season. Al-Gashamy was credited with the assist on the goal. 

Clarke put the Runnin' Bulldogs up 3-2 in the 53^rd minute when Al-Gashamy played the ball across to Clarke for him to touch down and finish.

Clarke scored again in the 69^th minute when the initial shot was stopped and deflected to him for a curl into the far post to put them up 4-2.

Clarke completed the hat trick in the 87^th minute off an over-the-top pass from Nathan Rose to give the hosts a 5-2 victory.

Archer ended the game with seven saves. Gardner-Webb goalkeeper Matthew Swan wrapped up the game with eight saves.

PC finished the game with 22 shots compared to Gardner-Webb's 21. The Runnin' Bulldogs ended the game with a 7-6 corner kick advantage.

The Blue Hose will host Liberty on Saturday night in the team's Senior Night recognition. Game time is set for 7 p.m.