Tuesday,
July 25, 2001
BLUE HOSE WOMEN’S SOCCER RELEASES 2001 SCHEDULE
CLINTON,
SC – Seven home matches, the dedication of the new stadium
along with match-ups with perennial powerhouses Belmont Abbey
College and Francis Marion University highlight the 2001
Presbyterian College women’s soccer schedule released today by
13th-year head coach Brian Purcell.
PC opens the
2001 season at home against King College on August 31 and then
begins conference play as they visit Newberry College on
September 5 that starts a five-match road trip. During the road trip, PC will take on Longwood College (9/8),
Lenoir-Rhyne College (9/12), Belmont Abbey College (9/15), and
USC Aiken (918).
The Blue Hose
return home on September 22 to face the Eagles of Carson-Newman
College. PC’s
biggest conference matchup will come on September 29th
when defending SAC champion Tusculum College enters Martin
Stadium at Edens Field. This
game will make history at Presbyterian College as Martin Stadium
will be dedicated that night between the men’s and women’s
matches.
“We’re
looking forward to the upcoming season and the highly
competitive schedule that awaits us,” said Purcell. “We have a lot of new faces playing key roles on our team
this season and our tough non-conference schedule will prepare
us for the long SAC regular season run.”
PC returns to
the road with a trip up to Wingate, NC to face the Bulldogs of
Wingate University on October 2. The Blue Hose return to Clinton for three straight home
matches highlighted by Francis Marion University on October 5
follow by Mars Hill College on October 10 and finally
Gardner-Webb University on October 12.
The Blue Hose
then travel to Lander University on October 17 before Queens
College comes to town on October 23, for the final home regular
season match. PC
finishes the regular season in Salisbury, NC when they face
Catawba College on October 27.