The Presbyterian Blue Hose travel to Greenville, South Carolina to play the Furman Paladins in their final non-conference game on Tuesday, October 17 at 6 p.m.
Matchup: Presbyterian College Blue Hose (5-7-1) at Furman Paladins (7-3-2)
Date: Tuesday, October 17
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Site: Stone Stadium (Greenville, S.C.)
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com
LAST TIME OUT
Presbyterian lost to Winthrop, 2-1, at Martin Stadium this past Saturday. Freshman forward
Victor Faaborg Christensen scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season.
BLUE HOSE BY THE NUMBERS
Faaborg Christensen is tied for second in the Big South in goals with his team-leading five goals. Junior forward
Damorney Hutchinson and senior midfielder
Carson Griffith are tied for second on the team with four goals apiece. Freshman midfielder
Sandro Rabarivony has scored two goals this season, Junior defender
Reudd Manin, freshman midfielder
Alex Walker, freshman midfielder
Jose Gutierrez, sophomore midfielder
Chase Kennedy, senior defender
Ryan Galloway, and senior defender
Jordan Johnson have scored goals this season. Freshman midfielder
Diego Hernandez leads the team with four assists. Faaborg Christensen, Hutchinson, and Walker are second on the team with two assists apiece. Hutchinson leads the team with 27 shots. Hernandez is second on the team with 23 shots.
The Blue Hose have scored 21 goals this season with 14 goals coming in the second half.
Freshman goalkeeper
Beatty Murray has recorded two shutouts this season. He has tallied 30 saves with four wins in goal. Sophomore goalkeeper
James Dee recorded seven saves in Presbyterian's last road game at High Point on October 11.
BIG SOUTH WEEKLY HONORS
On October 9, Rabarivony was named Big South Freshman of the Week after scoring a goal and dishing out an assist in Presbyterian's 4-2 road win at USC Upstate on October 7. Rabarivony is the eighth player in the program's history to claim the Big South Freshman of the Week award.
On September 25, Murray earned Big South Defensive Player of the Week honors and Faaborg Christensen claimed his second Big South Freshman of the Week award after helping the Blue Hose begin Big South Conference play with a 3-2 road win at UNC Asheville on September 23. Murray is the sixth player in school history to earn Big South Defensive Player of the Week accolades. Faaborg Christensen is the second player in the program's history to earn multiple Big South Freshman of the Week awards.
On August 28, Faaborg Christensen earned his first Big South Freshman of the Week after recording a hat trick in PC's 8-1 win over Southern Wesleyan.
PRESBYTERIAN-FURMAN SERIES
Tuesday's game marks the 20th meeting between Presbyterian and Furman, who leads the series 14-4-1. Presbyterian has won the last two games between the two teams. Last season, Presbyterian defeated Furman, 2-1, on the road on October 18.
SCOUTING FURMAN
The Paladins enter the game with a 7-3-2 record and over the last four games, Furman is 3-0-1 with wins over UNCG, USC Upstate, VMI, and a tie against Mercer. Furman has scored 16 goals this season. Redshirt junior forward Christian Kraus leads Furman with five goals and four assists.
Furman coach Doug Allison is in his 29
th season as the Paladins head coach.