CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College men's soccer team will make their way to Virginia for a matchup against the Virginia Military Institute on Saturday, September 4. The teams will kickoff at 1pm.
Matchup: Presbyterian College (0-1-1) @ VMI (0-2)
Date: Saturday, September 4
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Site: Patchin Field (Lexington, VA)
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Notes
Scouting the Keydets | Series History
Saturday will be the 8th meeting between the Blue Hose and Keydets in a series that dates back to 2007. Presbyterian holds the advantage in the series 4-1-2, winning the last three matches. The teams have not faced each other since 2013 where the Blue Hose won 3-1 in Clinton, S.C.
Max Watson is in his 2nd season at the helm of VMI with a record of 2-11.
Last Time Out
The Presbyterian College men's soccer team went the entire distance on Monday night, playing 110:00 minutes to a 0-0 tie against North Greenville. The Blue Hose led shots on goal 5-0 and had the advantage in corner kicks 14-4.
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 have a couple days off before making their way to Columbia to take on South Carolina on Tuesday, September 7. Kickoff is scheduled for 7pm.
