The Presbyterian College Blue Hose men's soccer team travels to North Carolina to play the Campbell Camels in their final regular-season road game on Saturday evening.
Matchup: Presbyterian College Blue Hose (9-3-2, BSC: 2-2-2) at Campbell Camels (8-3-5, BSC: 4-1-1
Date: Saturday, October 29
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Site: Eakes Complex (Buies Creek, N.C.)
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearmstats.com
Last Time Out
The Blue Hose defeated Longwood, 1-0, at Martin Stadium last Sunday afternoon.
Nacho Gallego scored the game-winning goal. The Blue Hose defense recorded their seventh shutout of the season.
Blue Hose Stats
Gallego,
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.
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 third in the Big South Conference and 58th in the nation in scoring offense averaging 1.71 goals per game.
The Blue Hose defense behind the play of goalkeepers
Leo Stritter and
James Dee and defenders Ragnarsson, Johnson,
Cheikh Atamao,
Connor Hudson,
Uriel Ferguson,
Ryan Galloway,
Jose Lado, and
Jamari Busby has recorded seven shutouts while posting a 1.14 goals against average. Presbyterian ranks third in the Big South Conference and 67
h in the nation in goals against average.
Big South Weekly Award
- This week, Gallego claimed Big South Offensive Player of the Week honors becoming the second player in the program's history to be named Big South Offensive Player of the Week.
- This week, Stritter was named Big South Conference Freshman of the Week for the third time this season (September 6, September 12, and October 24). He is the first player in the program's history to capture multiple Big South Freshman of the Week honors.
- 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.
Presbyterian-Campbell Series
Saturday's game marks the 15
th meeting between Presbyterian and Campbell, who leads the all-time series 9-5. Campbell defeated Presbyterian, 3-0, at Martin Stadium in their previous meeting on October 2, 2021. Presbyterian's last win over Campbell was a 3-1 victory in Buies Creek on September 28, 2018.
Scouting Campbell
The Camels rank 33
rd in the nation in scoring (1.94 goals per game), 11
th in total assists (37), and 16
th in total points (99). Tyler Young is tied for seventh in the nation dishing out eight assists. Campbell leads the Big South in scoring (1.94 goals per game) and goals against average (0.94). Jalen James (7 goals, 1 assist) and Daniel Hernandez (4 goals, 7 assists) are tied for second in the Big South Conference with 15 points.