Clinton, S.C. - The Presbyterian College men's soccer team battled the rain to upend USC Upstate by the score of 3-1 on Saturday night at Martin Stadium.
Final Score: PC 3 – USC Upstate 1
Location: Clinton, S.C. (Martin Stadium)
Records: Presbyterian College (5-10, 3-2); USC Upstate (3-10, 1-5)
Scoring Summary
- Riccardo Turcis found side netting after dribbling past the defense at 21:40 off a pass from Ricardo Hernandez.
- Adrian Edo Martin converted a penalty kick after Chris Salamatou drew a foul in the box. Luca Bulfon got a hand on the shot, but the ball went in off the left post to make it 2-0.
- Aidan Hill took a pass in the box from Michael Chappelear and converted with a low shot to cut the lead to 2-1.
- Sergio Pinto made it 3-1 with a sliding shot from seven yards out off a pass from Zacharia Diallo at 80:25.
By the Numbers
- Presbyterian led in shots, 10-8, and did not concede a shot in the first half.
- The Blue Hose also led in shots on goal, 5-1.
- Corner kicks were tied at 4-4.
Notables
- Pinto's goal gives him four on the season and 14 in his career. He is now tied with Ignacio Monchetti (2011-14) for the most goals (14), assists (10) and points (38) by an individual during PC's DI era.
- The redshirt senior also became just the second player in PC's DI era to surpass 6,000 career minutes played, adding 80 to reach 6,023.
Up Next
Presbyterian College travels to Winthrop on Saturday, October 26, for a 5 pm game.
