BOILING SPRING, N.C.   – The Presbyterian Blue Hose (6-8-2) battled to the end but came up short in a 2-0 loss to the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (11-3-3), 2-0, in the Big South Tournament semifinals on the road.
   
THOUGHTS FROM COACH NICK FINOTTI
"It was clear Gardner-Webb intended to force the action in the first 15 minutes and see what they could get out of the game in those 15 minutes," Finotti said. "After that, I thought we were really good. We outshot them. We had some really good chances but were unlucky on a couple of those chances.  I thought we played well. Hats off to Gardner-Webb they are a good team and tough to break down."
 
Coach Finotti on the season
"We saw some growth," Finotti said. "We established some program records and ranked among the nation's leaders in several offensive categories. We had players that grew this year. We are moving in the right direction."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
In the 26^th minute, Gardner-Webb's Wyand Wessels scored the game's first goal off a Lucas Mauro assist.
In the 60^th minute, Gardner-Webb's Aden O'Hara scored off a Jalen Moore assist.

NOTABLES
Presbyterian finished the game with a 14-13 advantage in shots. Damorney Hutchinson recorded six shots with four shots on goal. Steven Cordova tallied three shots with two shots on goal. Sandro Rabarivony and Morgan Dance collected two shots apiece. Jourdan Spence had one shot.

The Blue Hose also finished the game with a 9-6 advantage in corner kicks.