The Presbyterian Blue Hose face the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs on the road in the semifinals of the Big South Tournament on Sunday evening night.

Matchup: Presbyterian Blue Hose (6-7-2) at Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (10-3-3)
Date: Sunday, November 10
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Site: Greene-Harbison Field (Boiling Springs, S.C.)
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com

LAST TIME OUT
This past Wednesday, behind second half goals from Sandro Rabarivony and Damorney Hutchinson, the Blue Hose came from behind to defeat the Winthrop Eagles, 2-1, on the road in the Big South Tournament quarterfinals.

BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT
The Blue Hose, the sixth seed, are making their eighth appearance in the Big South Conference Tournament. Presbyterian won the 2017 Big South Tournament title after defeating Campbell and topping Radford and High Point on penalty kicks. Presbyterian is making their sixth appearance and the first since 2019 in the Big South Tournament semifinals.

ALL-BIG SOUTH
Four members of the Presbyterian College Blue Hose men's soccer team earned All-Big South accolades highlighted by Hutchinson capturing the Offensive Player of the Year award, as announced by the league office on Tuesday. Hutchinson and senior midfielder Carson Griffith were First Team All-Big South selections. Junior midfielder Steven Cordova was Second Team All-Big South. Freshman midfielder Morgan Dance was an Honorable Mention All-Big South selection and All-Freshman Team honoree. For the second consecutive season, Griffith was on the Big South All-Academic team.

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 to earn the awards.

BIG SOUTH WEEKLY AWARDS
On September 16, Hutchinson captured Big South Offensive Player of the Week honors, and freshman midfielder Jonas 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. Dance is the 11th player in school history named Big South Freshman of the Week.

On November 4, Rabarivony captured Big South Offensive Player of the Week accolades. Rabarivony is the fourth different player in the program's history to claim that award. Sundli-Hardig was the league's Freshman of the Week for the second time this season. He is the third player in school history to earn multiple Big South Freshman of the Week awards.

BLUE HOSE BY THE NUMBERS

• Hutchinson ranks among the nation's leaders with 12 goals, a school Division I era record for goals scored in a season.
• Griffith and Rabarivony are second on the team with four goals.
• Dance is fourth on the team with three goals.
• Junior midfielder Iragi Kalala, and freshman midfielder Herman Furumo have each scored two goals. 
• Thirteen different Presbyterian players have scored a goal this season.
• Sundli-Hardig is tied for the Big South lead with eight assists.
• Cordova is third in the Big South with six assists.
• Thirteen different PC players have recorded at least one assist.
• Hutchinson leads the Big South with 55 shots.
• As a team, the Blue Hose rank tenth in the NCAA averaging 7.00 points per game (34 goals, 37 assists, 105 points).   

NOTABLES

• Presbyterian has scored at least three goals in a game five times this season.
• Hutchinson now holds the program's Division I era record for single-season goals (12) and career goals (19).
• 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
Sunday's game is the 16^th meeting between Presbyterian and Gardner-Webb, who leads the series 11-1-3. In this season's regular season meeting, Presbyterian and Gardner-Webb tied 2-2. Hutchinson and Griffith scored Presbyterian's goals in that game.
 
SCOUTING GARDNER-WEBB

• The Runnin' Bulldogs are the second seed in the Big South Tournament. In their last five games,
• Gardner-Webb is 4-0-1 which includes wins over No. 11 High Point, Longwood, UAB, and USC Upstate and a tie with UNC Asheville.
• Gardner-Webb has scored 30 goals while conceding 20 goals this season.
• Gardner-Webb had eight players earn All-Big South honors led by First Team selections junior forward Elias Khodri, sophomore defender Max Fisher, and junior defender Leo Andrade.