After four straight road games, the Presbyterian Blue Hose return to Martin Stadium to play the VMI Keydets on Thursday afternoon.
Matchup: Presbyterian College Blue Hose (2-2-1) vs. VMI Keydets (2-3)
Date: Thursday, September 12
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Site: Edens Field at Martin Stadium (Clinton, S.C.)
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoBlueHose.com
LAST TIME OUT
Behind two goals from senior forward
Damorney Hutchinson in the final seven minutes of the game and a late first half goal from senior midfielder
Steven Cordova, the Blue Hose rallied for a 3-2 road win at Coastal Carolina this past Monday.
BLUE HOSE BY THE NUMBERS
- Hutchinson leads the Blue Hose with three goals. Senior midfielder Carson Griffith and freshman midfielder Herman Furumo are tied for second on the team with two goals apiece.
- Eleven different Presbyterian players have scored a goal this season.
- Freshman midfielder Jonas Sundli-Hardig leads the team with three assists. Griffith and Cordova have each recorded two assists.
- Eleven different PC players have recorded at least one assist.
- Hutchinson leads the team with 17 shots.
NOTABLES
- Presbyterian has scored at least one goal in each of their first five games, which is the second time in the program's Division I era that the Blue Hose have accomplished this feat. In 2022, Presbyterian scored at least one goal in their first five 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 – VMI SERIES
Thursday's matchup will be the 11
th meeting between Presbyterian and VMI. The Blue Hose lead the series, 7-1-2, with six straight wins in the series. The Blue Hose defeated VMI, 1-0, on the road behind a goal from
Sandro Rabarivony in their previous meeting on September 9, 2023.
SCOUTING VMI
- The Keydets enter the game with a 2-3 record with victories this season over Emory & Henry and Warren Wilson.
- VMI has lost their last three games to UNC Asheville, Canisius, and Niagara. VMI has been outscored, 12-8, this season.
- Senior forward Grant Martin and sophomore midfielder Jesse Lee are tied for the team lead with two goals each.
- Head coach Nick Regan is in his third season at the helm of VMI's program.