The Presbyterian Blue Hose travel to DeLand, Florida, to play the Stetson Hatters on Thursday, August 28, at 7 p.m.

Matchup: Presbyterian Blue Hose (1-0-1) at Stetson Hatters (0-2-0)
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Site: Athletic Training Center (DeLand, Fla.)
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearmstats.com

Last Time Out
Presbyterian shutout Mount Olive in a 1-0 win in their home opener this past Sunday. The Blue Hose finished the game with a dominant 19-1 advantage in shots. Steven Cordova scored Presbyterian's first goal of the season after converting on a penalty kick in the28th minute.
 
Notables
For the first time since the 2003 season, the Blue Hose have begun the season with consecutive shutouts. PC began the 2003 season with three straight shutouts.
With the win over Mount Olive, Presbyterian has won four straight home openers while improving their record to 10-8-1 in home openers in the Division I era.
 
A Closer Look at the Blue Hose
Presbyterian coach Nick Finotti is in his third season at the helm of the Blue Hose program. The Blue Hose returned 12 letterwinners, headlined by preseason Big South Conference Returning Players Watch List selections senior midfielder Steven Cordova, redshirt junior defender Bryce Burdette, and sophomore midfielder Jonas Sundli-Hardig.

The Blue Hose added 22 talented newcomers to the 2025 roster.

Presbyterian-Stetson Series
Thursday's game will be the first meeting between the two teams. In football, Presbyterian and Stetson are conference foes as members of the Pioneer Football League.
 
Scouting Stetson
Thursday's game will be the home opener for Stetson. The Hatters enter the game with a 0-2 record, after a 2-0 loss at Penn State and a 1-0 loss to No. 17 Virginia on the road. Stetson was picked third in the preseason ASUN coaches poll. Senior midfielder Andres Mata was a preseason All-ASUN selection.   Coach Emmett Rutkowski is in his sixth season at Stetson.