CLINTON, S.C. – Helping the Presbyterian College women's soccer team begin the 2026 campaign at 2-0 with a penalty-kick goal versus Newberry last Friday, senior striker
Emilia Lieber has been selected as the Adidas / Game One PC Student-Athlete of the Week.
A native of Germany, Lieber manufactured her third career goal in just the 6
th minute of Presby's home opener to defeat their old Division II rivals from just down the road. The Blue Hose would ultimately win by a 2-0 clip.
Earning the PK opportunity due to a Newberry handball, it went down as the second game-winner of Lieber's career. Presby has now outscored their opponents 5-1 to begin head coach
Matt Smith's third season at the helm.
LIEBER LIGHTS THE WAY
- Now with eight career points and over 2,500 minutes of playing time, Lieber put PC on top in the early moments where they remained thanks to a shutout on the defensive end.
- Lieber was also responsible for the game-winning goal in the 69
th minute of a road victory over Wofford during the first match of her sophomore year.
- Partly due to her penalty kick (where she beat out a reigning All-South Atlantic Conference keeper), the Blue Hose are now the only team in the Big South who do not have either a tie or an outright loss on their resume.
- All three of Lieber's shot attempts in 2026 have fallen on-target. She and sophomore
Maddie Smith have conjured up PC's two game-winning goals in the infant stages of the season.
LOOKING AHEAD
- Starting a four-match road swing that will last nearly three weeks, Presbyterian ventures over 1,400 miles for their next two contests against North Dakota and North Dakota State.
- They'll visit UND on Thursday for a 4:00 EST start time, what will be the first-ever matchup between the two universities.
- The non-conference affair will be streamed on the Midco Sports Summit League Network, with North Dakota beginning 0-2 after falling to both Minnesota and Green Bay.
GAME ONE
- The Presbyterian College athletic department partnered with Game One - an official team dealer for Adidas - on a multi-year apparel agreement in November of 2022. PC's partnership with Adidas began in 2015 to outfit the Blue Hose athletic programs.
- Game One is among the country's largest and fastest-growing sports equipment and apparel suppliers, serving a loyal customer base of 13,000 schools and organizations in 38 states.
