CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College men's soccer team will look to make it three wins in a row as they welcome Jacksonville to Martin Stadium on Saturday, September 11. The Blue Hose are in search of their first home win, along with their first home win over the Dolphins. Kickoff is scheduled for 12pm.
Matchup: Presbyterian College (2-1-1) vs. Jacksonville (1-2)
Date: Saturday, September 11
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Site: Martin Stadium (Clinton, S.C.)
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Notes
Scouting the Dolphins | Series History
Saturday's match will be the 4th meeting between the Blue Hose and Dolphins in a series that dates back to 1984. Jacksonville won the first matchup in 1984, but the teams have split since then with Presbyterian winning in 2007 and the Dolphins taking the win in 2019. Jacksonville is 1-2 on the season so far.
Mauricio Ruiz is in his 8th season at the helm of Jacksonville with a record of 35-59-6.
Last Time Out
The Blue Hose made history on Tuesday night, collecting their first win over South Carolina in program history.
Mamadu Bah scored both goals for Presbyterian and
Aidan Montoure made four saves en route to the team's first win over the Gamecocks.
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 be right back on the pitch at Martin Stadium as they host Wofford on Tuesday, September 14, for their last game before starting Big South Conference play.
