BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The second Big South Conference match for the Presbyterian College women's soccer team is due up in just over 24 hours, making the short drive to Gardner-Webb for a Wednesday tilt. The action will start at 7:00 PM, with live coverage courtesy of ESPN+.
Both the Blue Hose and the Runnin' Bulldogs will be searching for their first league win in their second attempt, with PC on the short end of a 3-0 loss to Radford over the weekend which was the same night that G-W fell to Longwood 1-nil.
Head coach
Matt Smith will look for his second win in as many tries against Gardner-Webb, outlasting them in their most recent encounter (2024) by a 3-1 count. Current senior
Isabel Lasota put together her best-ever performance on that night last October, scoring twice and also logging an assist.
GAMEDAY INFO – WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 | 7:00 PM
Presbyterian (3-5-1) at Gardner-Webb (1-7-1)
WHERE: Greene-Harbison Stadium (Boiling Springs, N.C.)
WATCH: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast
PC's PROBABLE STARTERS
(Based on most recent match vs. Radford)
#1
Gracie Moulton (So. | Lexington, S.C.)
#6
Lindsey Malyszek (Sr. | Aiken, S.C.)
#7
Fialisa Soederberg (So. | Stockholm, Sweden)
#9
Cassidy Oldham (So. | Southport, North Carolina)
#11 Lina Müller (R-Jr. | Schriesheim, Germany)
#12
Emma Brown (R-So. | Burlington, N.C.)
#16
Ella Williams (Sr. | Dacula, Ga.)
#18
Emilia Lieber (Jr. | Pullach, Germany)
#19
Isabel Lasota (Sr. | Avon, Conn.)
#20
Lyla Chadd (Jr. | Charlotte, N.C.)
#28
Sloan Spees (Sr. | Dacula, Ga.)
SCOUTING GARDNER-WEBB
- Tomorrow night will be a matchup between two second-year Big South head coaches, as Gardner-Webb is led by Erik Solberg (formerly of Arkansas-Pine Bluff).
- Aside from a 10-2 explosion over South Carolina State on the last day of August, the Runnin' Bulldogs have been outscored 18-3 on the year.
- During the aforementioned blowout against SC State, Gardner-Webb utilized five goals in either half. However, they've only been able to score a single time in the four matches since then.
- Following two 5-0 defeats to Mercer and College of Charleston, G-W was last seen in a losing effort at Longwood where the winning goal was submitted in the 62
nd minute.
LAST TIME OUT
- Against a program who nearly made it to their third consecutive Big South Championship game last fall, the Blue Hose were shut out by Radford at Martin Stadium last Saturday.
- The visitors expanded on a 1-0 halftime lead by scoring two more insurance goals in the second period, keeping PC without a shot-on-goal after a 60-minute storm delay.
SPEES RECORD WATCH
- By hitting the game's lone goal at the 61:20 stamp of a Senior Night triumph against Alabama A&M, three-time All-Big South selection
Sloan Spees needs one more strike to become PC's new Division I-era leader in goals scored.
- She has sent 16 shots to the back of the net in her career, nearly breaking the school record that was set by Sara Simpson back in 2013.
