Men's Soccer 2/26/2021 9:30:00 AM Greg Hartlage

Men’s Soccer Opens League Play With Longwood

Clinton, S.C. – The Presbyterian College men's soccer team opens Big South Conference play on Sunday as they welcome Longwood for a 1:30 p.m. kickoff at Martin Stadium. Sunday's match will be broadcasted on ESPN+.

Matchup: Presbyterian (2-0, 0-0) vs. Longwood (0-1, 0-1)
Date: Sunday, February 28
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Site: Martin Stadium (Clinton, S.C.)

Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
Watch: ESPN +
Twitter: @BlueHoseSoccer

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Scouting the Lancers
Longwood enters Sunday's match 0-1 overall and 0-1 in Big South play after falling to UNC Asheville last Sunday, 2-1. Trailing 2-0 in the 74th minute, Josh Fordyce scored on a free kick to get the Lancers on the board. Senior goalkeeper Jacob Reimers finished with two saves and enters the contest with 34 career starts. Jon Atkinson is in his 16th year as the head coach and 18th year overall as part of the Lancer's men's soccer program. He owns an overall record of 89-149-34 in his 15 seasons.

Series History
Sunday's match will be the 10th meeting between the Blue Hose and Lancers in a series that dates back to 2012. PC holds the advantage in the all-time series with a record of 6-3, which includes winning the last five meetings. Longwood's last victory came in 2015.

Last Time Out
Sophomore Mamadu Bah scored a pair of second half goals and four other Blue Hose found the back of the net as the Presbyterian College men's soccer routed Lees-McRae 6-0, on Wednesday evening at Martin Stadium. Luca Ziegler tied the Division I program record for most career assists with 10

Welcome Back!
PC returns just 13 members from last year's squad that went 6-13-1 overall and 3-4-1 in conference play. Highlighting the group is redshirt sophomore defender Cesar Sancho and senior defender Luca Ziegler. Sancho was named to the Big South First Team and the All-Freshman Team after leading the team with 12 points on six goals.

New Kids On The Pitch
Presbyterian welcomes 18 new faces to this year's squad which includes 14 true freshmen. Joining the Blue Hose with previous experience are redshirt freshman Jose Lado, sophomores Gerard Lopez, Cameron Zamudio, and junior Phillimon Bedard-Khalid. The new faces wasted no time making a name for themselves as freshman Nacho Gallego scored the Blue Hose first goal of the season against Erskine. Freshman Voro Rivera Peris also scored his first collegiate goal against the Flying Fleet on a pass from Bedard-Khalid.

Milestones Within Reach
Despite the shortened spring season, the Blue Hose have a two players with the opportunity to climb ranks in the program record book this season. Ziegler's two assists on Wednesday night moved him into a tie for first all-time and now he needs just one to set the program record. The senior must also log 828 minutes to jump into second or 1323 minutes to eclipse the school record.
Junior goalkeeper Valentin Kliebe needs two wins to move into third all-time while a third would push him to second in program history.

Ziegler Garners Preseason Honors
Ziegler became the first player in program history to be named the Big South Conference Preseason Defensive Player of the Year after having a breakout junior campaign with seven points on two goals and three assists.
The Oberroth, Germany native has been named to the Big South Second Team the last two years and earned a spot on the Big South's All-Tournament Team a season ago. The senior enters his final season with 60 career starts, 5406 minutes played, 11 points, two goals and seven assists.

Preseason Poll
The Blue Hose were tabbed to finish fourth in the Big South preseason poll for the third consecutive year. A season ago, the Blue Hose defeated Winthrop 2-1 in thrilling fashion before falling to Campbell in the semifinals.

Up Next
PC hits the road for the first time this season as they travel to USC Upstate on Wednesday, March 3 to battle the Spartans at 7 p.m. from County University Soccer Stadium.

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Players Mentioned

#20 Mamadu Bah: M/F; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#1 Valentin Kliebe: GK; 6' 3"; Redshirt Junior

#5 Cesar Sancho: D; 6' 2"; Redshirt Sophomore

#14 Luca Ziegler: D; 5' 9"; Senior

#15 Gerard Lopez: F; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#22 Cameron Zamudio: D; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#9 Phillimon Bedard-Khalid: F; 5' 9"; Junior

#2 Jose Lado: D; 6' 2"; Redshirt Freshman

#11 Nacho Gallego: MF; 5' 8"; Freshman

#10 Voro Rivera Peris: F; 5' 8"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#20 Mamadu Bah
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: M/F

#1 Valentin Kliebe
: 6' 3"; Redshirt Junior
: GK

#5 Cesar Sancho
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Sophomore
: D

#14 Luca Ziegler
: 5' 9"; Senior
: D

#15 Gerard Lopez
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: F

#22 Cameron Zamudio
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: D

#9 Phillimon Bedard-Khalid
: 5' 9"; Junior
: F

#2 Jose Lado
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Freshman
: D

#11 Nacho Gallego
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: MF

#10 Voro Rivera Peris
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: F