The Presbyterian College Blue Hose men's soccer team returns to Martin Stadium to play Big South Conference foe Longwood on Sunday afternoon.

Matchup: Presbyterian College Blue Hose (8-3-2, BSC: 1-2-2) vs. Longwood Lancers (1-8-4, BSC: 0-4-1)
Date: Sunday, October 23
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Site: Martin Stadium (Clinton, S.C.)
Live Stats: GoBlueHose.com

Last Time Out
Presbyterian collected a 2-1 road win at Furman this past Tuesday. Nacho Gallego and Ndrin Maloku scored Presbyterian's goals.

Blue Hose Stats
Lorenzo Nagy, who has scored a team-leading four game-winning goals, and Gerard Lopez, who has scored two game-winning goals, are tied for the team lead with four goals apiece. Gallego is third on the team with three goals. Nile Nguidjol, Vidar Ragnarsson, and Chase Kennedy are tied for fourth on the team with two goals apiece. The Blue Hose have a balanced offensive attack with 12 different players scoring goals this season. Nguidjol (three assists), David Citron (two assists), Carson Griffith (two assists), and Jordan Johnson (two assists) have dished out multiple assists this season. The Blue Hose are second in the Big South Conference and 54th in the nation in scoring offense averaging 1.77 goals per game.

The Blue Hose defense behind the play of goalkeepers Leo Stritter and James Dee and defenders Ragnarsson, Jordan Johnson, Cheikh Atamao, Connor Hudson, Uriel Ferguson, Ryan Galloway, and Jose Lado has recorded six shutouts while posting a 1.23 goals against average. Presbyterian ranks third in the Big South Conference and 79^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 and September 12). He is the first player in the program's history to capture multiple Big South Freshman of the Week honors.

Presbyterian-Longwood Series
Sunday's game marks the 12^th meeting between Presbyterian and Longwood. The Blue Hose lead the all-time series, 7-3-1. The Blue Hose defeated the Lancers, 2-1, on the road in their last meeting on October 23, 2021. Maloku and Nguidjol scored the Blue Hose goals.
 
Scouting Longwood
The Lancers tied UNC Asheville, 2-2, on the road in their last match this past Tuesday. Jose Carlos leads Longwood with three goals. Longwood has scored 11 goals and allowed 27 goals this season. Coach Jon Atkinson is in his 18^th season as head coach at Longwood.