The Presbyterian Blue Hose travel up I-26 to Spartanburg, South Carolina, to play the USC Upstate Spartans on Friday evening.

Matchup: Presbyterian Blue Hose (3-4-3, Big South: 0-2-0) at USC Upstate Spartans (4-5-1, Big South: 2-0-0)
Date: Friday, October 3
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Site: County University Soccer Stadium (Spartanburg, S.C.)
Live Stats: Sidearmstats.com

Last Time Out
The Blue Hose lost to 15th-ranked Gardner-Webb, 2-0, at Martin Stadium this past Sunday evening.
 
Blue Hose By The Numbers

• Iragi Kalala, Aloni Elfu, and Steven Cordova are tied for the team lead with two goals apiece.
• Elfu leads the team with three assists. Cordova, Jonas Sundli-Hardig, and Ole Smaaskjaer are tied for second on the team with two assists.
• Eight players have scored a goal this season for the Blue Hose.
• Cordova scored Presbyterian's first goal of the season.
• For the first time since the 2003 season, the Blue Hose began the season with consecutive shutouts. PC began the 2003 season with three straight shutouts.
• Goalkeeper Tim Baerwalde has recorded three shutouts and 39 saves this season.

 
Big South Weekly Honors
On September 8, after contributing to both goals in Presbyterian's win at Coastal Carolina (September 5), Elfu was named Big South Freshman of the Week on September 8. Elfu is the 12^th different player in the program's history to earn Big South Freshman of the Week accolades.
 
Presbyterian-USC Upstate Series
Friday's game is the 36^th meeting between Presbyterian and USC Upstate, with USC Upstate leading the series 22-9-4. The two teams have split their last four meetings. USC Upstate defeated PC, 2-1, in Martin Stadium in their previous matchup, October 19, 2024. Former Blue Hose standout Damorney Hutchinson scored Presbyterian's goal. Presbyterian defeated USC Upstate, 4-2, in their last matchup in Spartanburg, October 7, 2023. Hutchinson scored two goals in that game for Presbyterian..
 
Scouting USC Upstate

• USC Upstate enters the game having won three of its last four games with wins over Wofford, UNC Asheville, and Winthrop.
• The Spartans lost to Furman, 6-1, on the road in their last game this past Tuesday.  
• USC Upstate has scored 17 goals while allowing its opponents to score 19 goals this season.
• Oskar Kaufmann leads the team with four goals.
• Vitalis Takawira, Jr. leads USC Upstate with four assists while scoring three goals.