The Presbyterian College Blue Hose men's soccer team plays the High Point Panthers at Martin Stadium this Saturday, October 8 at 7 p.m.  

Matchup: Presbyterian College Blue Hose (7-1-1, BSC: 1-0-1) vs. High Point Panthers (4-3-3, Big South: 2-0-1)
Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Site: Martin Stadium (Clinton, S.C.)
Live Stats: GoBlueHose.com

Last Time Out
Presbyterian battled UNC Asheville to a 1-1 draw at the Martin Stadium this past Wednesday. Nacho Gallego scored the Blue Hose's goal in the 12^th minute off an assist from David Citron. Leo Stritter recorded six saves in goal for Presbyterian.

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. Gallego and Chase Kennedy are  third on the team with two goals. 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 38^th in the nation in scoring offense at 2.00 (18 goals).

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 five shutouts while posting a Big South Conference leading 0.89 goals against average. Presbyterian ranks 36^th in the nation in goals against average.

Big South Weekly Award
Two weeks ago, 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-High Point Series
Saturday's game will be the 17^th meeting between Presbyterian and High Point, who leads the all-time series 11-1-4. The two teams tied 0-0 in their last game which came at High Point on September 24, 2021. High Point defeated Presbyterian, 3-0, in their previous meeting at Martin Stadium on March 24, 2021. Presbyterian lone win against High Point was a 2-1 double overtime victory on September 24, 2016, at Martin Stadium.
 
Scouting High Point
The Panthers lost their last game, 2-0, on the road at NC State this past Tuesday. High Point defeated Radford, 5-1, at home in their last Big South Conference game last Saturday. Noah Holmes leads the team with five goals. Sebastian Chalbaud, Jefferson Amaya, and Brendan Krueger have each dished out three assists. Hight Point is third in the Big South in scoring offense averaging 1.78 goals per game and fourth in the league in defense with a 1.33 goals against average.