The Presbyterian College Blue Hose men's soccer team begins a three-game road swing in Spartanburg, S.C. against USC Upstate on Wednesday afternoon.

Matchup: Presbyterian College Blue Hose (7-1-2, BSC: 1-0-2) at USC Upstate Spartans (2-5-3, Big South: 0-1-1)
Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Site: County University Soccer Stadium (Spartanburg, S.C.)
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: SidearmStats.com

Last Time Out
In a tightly contested game between two evenly matched teams, Presbyterian and High Point tied 0-0 at Martin Stadium this past Saturday night. The Blue Hose finished the game with eight shots and seven corner kicks.

Blue Hose Stats
Lorenzo Nagy, who has scored a team-leading four game-winning goals, and Gerard Lopez, who has two game-winning goals, are tied for the team lead with four goals apiece. Nacho Gallego and Chase Kennedy are third on the team with two goals apiece. The Blue Hose have a balanced offensive attack with ten different players scoring goals this season. The Blue Hose are second in the Big South Conference and 51^st in the nation in scoring offense averaging 1.80 goals per game.

The Blue Hose defense behind the play of goalkeeper Stritter and defenders Jordan Johnson, Cheikh Atamao, Vidar Ragnarsson, Connor Hudson, Uriel Ferguson, Ryan Galloway, and Jose Lado has recorded six shutouts while posting a Big South Conference leading 0.80 goals against average. Presbyterian ranks 28^th in the nation in goals against average.

Big South Weekly Award
Earlier this season, Ragnarsson was named Big South Conference Freshman of the Week (September 19). Ragnarsson was the sixth different player in the program's history to claim Big South Player of the Week honors. He also was named to College Soccer News National Team of the Week.

Hudson was Big South Defensive Player of the Week (September 12). Hudson is the fifth player in the program's history to garner Big South Defensive Player of the Week honors.

While, Stritter was named Big South Conference Freshman of the Week for two straight weeks (September 6, September 12). He is the first player in the program's history to capture multiple Big South Freshman of the Week honors.
 
Presbyterian-USC Upstate Series
Wednesday's game will be the 14^th meeting between Presbyterian and USC Upstate, who leads the all-time series, 7-5-1. Presbyterian defeated USC Upstate, 3-2, at home in their last meeting on November 3, 2021. Lado and Nacho Gallego scored Presbyterian's first two goals.
 
Scouting USC Upstate
The Spartans enter the game after falling to Radford, 1-0, at home on Saturday night. The Spartans have wins over Wofford and the College of Charleston while tying ETSU, Campbell, and Furman this season. USC Upstate has scored 10 goals while conceding 15 goals. Jeremy Montero and Andrin Zumbuhl are tied for the team lead with two goals apiece.