The Presbyterian Blue Hose travel to North Carolina to play Big South Conference foe Gardner-Webb on Saturday night.
Matchup: Presbyterian College Blue Hose (4-3-1, BSC: 1-1-0) at Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (6-2-1, BSC: 2-0-0)
Date: Saturday, October 12
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Site: Greene-Harbison Field (Boiling Springs, N.C.)
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com
LAST TIME OUT
Senior forward
Damorney Hutchinson contributed to all three goals with two goals and an assist as the Blue Hose defeated Radford, 3-2, on the road last Saturday. Freshman midfielder
Morgan Dance scored his first career goal.
NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
After his prolific goal-scoring week, Hutchinson was named
TopDrawerSoccer's National Player of the Week on September 17. Hutchinson is the first player in the program's history to garner National Player of the Week accolades. He was also named to TopDrawerSoccer's National Team of the Week becoming the sixth player in Presbyterian's Division I era to claim National Team of the Week honors. Hutchinson scored four goals leading the Blue Hose to wins over Coastal Carolina and VMI in the previous week to earn the awards.
BIG SOUTH WEEKLY AWARDS
On September 16, Hutchinson captured Big South Offensive Player of the Week honors, and freshman midfielder Sundli-Hardig was the league's Freshman of the Week. Hutchinson was the third player in the program's history to earn Big South Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors. Sundli-Hardig was the tenth player in school history to be named Big South Freshman of the Week.
On October 7, Hutchinson was named Big South Offensive Player of the Week again. Dance claimed the Big South Freshman of the Week award. Hutchinson is the first player in the program's history to capture multiple Big South Offensive Player of the Week awards in the same season as he claimed the honor on September 16
th. Dance is the 11th player in school history named Big South Freshman of the Week.
BLUE HOSE BY THE NUMBERS
- Hutchinson is tied for 22nd in the NCAA with a Big South leading seven goals.
- Junior midfielder Iragi Kalala, senior midfielder Carson Griffith, and freshman midfielder Herman Furumo are tied for second on the team with two goals apiece.
- Thirteen different Presbyterian players have scored a goal this season.
- Junior midfielder Steven Cordova and freshman midfielder Jonas Sundli-Hardig are tied for the Big South lead in assists with four.
- Twelve different PC players have recorded at least one assist. Hutchinson leads the Big South with 31 shots.
- As a team, the Blue Hose are second in the NCAA averaging 8.75 points per game (22 goals, 26 assists, 70 points).
- Presbyterian leads the Big South in shots (117), goals, assists, and points.
NOTABLES
- Presbyterian has scored at least one goal in every game this season, which is the first time in the program's Division I era that the Blue Hose have accomplished this feat. Presbyterian has scored at least three goals in a game four times this season including notching three goals in three of the Blue Hose's last four games.
- In the 9-0 win over Erskine on August 24, Presbyterian set Division I era school records for goals with nine, assists with seven, and points with 25.
PRESBYTERIAN – GARDNER-WEBB SERIES
Saturday's game will be the 15
th meeting between Presbyterian and Gardner-Webb, who leads the all-time series 11-1-2. The two teams tied 1-1 in their last matchup at Presbyterian's Martin Stadium on September 30, 2023. Hutchinson, who was on Gardner-Webb's 2022 roster, scored Presbyterian's goal. Gardner-Webb defeated PC, 2-0, in their last matchup at Gardner-Webb on October 15, 2022.
SCOUTING GARDNER-WEBB
- The Runnin' Bulldogs enter Saturday's game fresh off a 1-0 road shutout win at Winthrop this past Tuesday.
- Gardner-Webb beat Radford, 2-1, in their last home game on September 21.
- Head coach Scott Wells is in his second season at Gardner-Webb.
- The Runnin's Bulldogs have scored 16 goals while conceding 11 goals this season.
- Junior forward Elias Khodri leads the team with six goals.
