CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College men's soccer team will play their home opener vs. North Greenville on Monday. The team will also honor the senior class prior to kickoff. Game time set for 7pm.
Matchup: Presbyterian College (0-1) vs. North Greenville (0-0)
Date: Monday, August 30
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Site: Martin Stadium (Clinton, S.C.)
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Live Video: ESPN+
Notes
Scouting the Crusaders | Series History
Monday's match will be the 5th meeting between the Blue Hose and Crusaders in a series that dates back to 2003. All four previous meetings were won by the Blue Hose, outscoring the Crusaders, 17-3. This will be the first meeting between the two teams since Presbyterian joined Division I.
Andrew Aulick is in his 2nd season at the helm of North Greenville with a record of 4-5.
Last Time Out
The Blue Hose dropped their season opener to Georgia Southern on Thursday night, in a match that was fairly even. The Eagles led in shots 7-5, but both teams only had two shots on goal. The Blue Hose had the corner kicks advantage at 10-5.
Welcome Back!
PC returns 25 members from last year's squad that went 4-4-2 overall and 2-4-2 in conference play. Notable returnees include last season's leading scorer
Mamadu Bah, who had four goals in the spring season. Also returning are redshirt-junior
Cesar Sancho and sophomore
Nokkvi Nokkvason who will play as Presbyterian's captains.
New Kids on the Pitch
Presbyterian welcomes 8 new faces to this season's roster, six of which are transfers.
Nile Nguidjol,
Ndrin Maloku,
Niklas Hoener,
Juan Alonso Munoz,
Shae Wirt, and
Ben Kaindu make up the list that have come over from other schools, while
Alex Guzman and
Gabriel Prokes are true freshmen.
Big South Preseason Poll
The Blue Hose were selected to finish sixth in the preseason poll after posting an overall record of 4-4-2 a season ago.
Up Next
The Blue Hose will hit the road once again for a trip up to Lexington, VA to take on the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) on Saturday, September 4. Kickoff is scheduled for 1pm.
