DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Presbyterian Blue Hose (1-1) fell to the Davidson Wildcats (1-0), 2-0, on the road on Thursday afternoon.
FROM COACH FINOTTI
"I thought our play at the start of the game was fantastic," Presbyterian coach
Nick Finotti said. "We stressed starting the game in a positive manner with a lot of energy while applying our game plan. I thought that we did that and I was proud of our team's play in the first half. As the game wore on, Davidson got on top of us and created a lot of set pieces and it was hard to withstand that kind of pressure. You have to give credit to Davidson, they are a good team. Now we will get back to practice and prepare for Tuesday's game at Clemson."
HOW IT HAPPENED
In the 63
rd minute, Davidson's Alonzo Clarke scored the game's first goal off a Denis Krioutchenkov assist.
In the 87
th minute, Davidson scored their second goal when Vincent Bennage scored off a Luke Bryant assist.
NOTABLES
- Presbyterian began the game on fire with five shots with four shots on goal over the first six minutes. Damorney Hutchinson and Diego Hernandez both had two shots on goal during Presbyterian's early offensive barrage.
- The Blue Hose had nine of their 10 shots in the opening 45 minutes.
- Hutchinson recorded five shots with two shots on goal. Hernandez finished the game with three shots all on goal. Iragi Kalala and Luidgi Leon also posted a shot for the Blue Hose.
- Goalkeeper James Dee finished the game with three saves.
UP NEXT
Presbyterian continues its three-game road swing at ACC foe Clemson on Tuesday, September 5 at 7 p.m.