CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Gardner-Webb women's soccer team returns to the pitch on Thursday night, taking on the College of Charleston for just the second time in program history

GAME INFORMATION
Game 8: Gardner-Webb (1-4-1) at Mercer (3-2-0)
Location: Patriots Point Stadium - Charleston, S.C.
Kickoff: 7:00 pm
Video: FloSports
Most Recent Meeting: 2006 - Charleston 2, Gardner-Webb 0 in Charleston
Series History: Charleston 1-0-0

GARDNER-WEBB NOTES

• The Runnin' Bulldogs are coming off a 5-0 defeat at Mercer on Sunday evening, the second straight away game for the team
• Freshman forward Ila Allred scored her second goal of the season at The Citadel last Thursday, with freshman midfielder Bailey Pottratz recording her first GWU assist
• Junior forward Olivia Tribolet was on the score sheet two weeks ago against SC State, scoring her first career brace and adding an assist on her way to a Big South Offensive Player of The Week award
• Dating back to the 2022 season, senior defender Camila Lezcano is set to make her 65th career appearance for the Runnin' Bulldogs on Thursday, the most appearances for the team
• Senior midfielder Peyton Bryant meanwhile is due to make her 41th career appearance for the Runnin' Bulldogs while junior midfielder Lily Stegall will mark her 42nd game for GWU
• Graduate forward Annie Slovak, who made her Gardner-Webb debut with 36 minutes as a substitute against Stetson has continued with significant minutes off the bench in each game so far including with two shots at The Citadel, will mark her 70th collegiate game between Gardner-Webb and Liberty with action on Thursday
• The visit to Charleston will be the third of four consecutive road games for the Runnin' Bulldogs, with match-up at Longwood on September 20th to follow, the Runnin' Bulldogs opener in the Big South
• 34 players saw the pitch for GWU last Sunday against SC State, including 19 minutes from freshman defender Emma O'Rourke, 26 minutes from freshman midfielder Eleni Lagusis, 17 minutes from freshman forward Ella Meccia, and 17 minutes from freshman midfielder Ellie Breitenstein, among several others
• Gardner-Webb faced off with another CAA member in Elon, a 1-0 loss on August 24th where senior goalkeeper Savannah Dixon made a career-best 10 saves