CLINTON, S.C. – The No. 12 Gardner-Webb (7-1-1) men's soccer team is set to return to action on Sunday, September 28 as it faces off against conference foe Presbyterian at Edens Field inside of Martin Stadium.
This contest marks the 20th all-time meeting between the Runnin' Bulldogs and Blue Hose with Gardner-Webb holding an impressive 14-2-3 overall record in the series, including a 2-nil win last year in Boiling Springs.
The Dawgs are currently sitting on a seven-match unbeaten streak against PC while collecting 10 straight wins from 2008-2017. Presbyterian took the first-ever match between the two programs, 2-1, during the 2007 season.
Gardner-Webb is coming off a 1-1 draw with Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday, September 23. The Eagles scored a second half goal to pull even after Robbie Lyons out the Dawgs ahead 1-0 in the 35th minute.
Lyons leads the Runnin' Bulldogs with five goals and four assists on the season while teammate Breno Correia has also chipped in four helpers. Javan Ochieng and Jaylen Orr have scored four goals each as GWU is outscoring their opponents 20-6 through nine games. Alan Horrocks has played all 810 minutes in goal, producing six clean sheets and 22 saves.
Presbyterian has battled to a 3-3-3 record to start the season but dropped its first conference game of the year, a 3-1 setback to No. 11 High Point on September 19. The Blue Hose are winless in their last four contests with the last victory coming three weeks ago versus Coastal Carolina (2-0).
The Blue Hose are led by Aloni Elfu, Steven Cordova, and Iragi Kalala who have all posted two goals apiece. Elfu has also pitched in a team-leading three assists. For the year, Presbyterian is even in goals against opponents at 11-11. Tim Benjamin Baerwalde has went the distance in net all nine games, tallying 30 saves and a .732 save percentage. He has added three shutouts.
Sunday's game is set to kickoff at 7 p.m. Live stats can be found on the men's soccer schedule page at www.gwusports.com.
