Greenville, S.C. – The Furman men's soccer team continues its homestand on Tuesday night when it hosts former Southern Conference rival Davidson in non-conference action on Seagraves Field at Stone Soccer Stadium.
Admission is free for Tuesday's match, which is slated for 7 p.m. kickoff and will be streamed live on ESPN+. Links for the live stream and live statistics are available online at FurmanPaladins.com.
The Paladins, idle since last Tuesday's 1-1 draw versus College of Charleston, enter the week at 4-2-1 on the season. Forward
Christian Kraus scored in the 76
th minute of last Tuesday's match to earn the Paladins a point and run Furman's unbeaten streak to four consecutive games. Kraus, a native of Benton, Mo., leads the Paladins with four goals and three assists through the first seven matches of the 2023 campaign.
Davidson arrives in Greenville with a 5-1-1 overall record and 2-0-0 mark in the Atlantic 10 following a 3-0 victory over Georgia Washington on Saturday. The Wildcats also claimed a 1-0 victory over preseason SoCon favorite UNC Greensboro earlier this month.
Tuesday's matchup marks the 59
th in the all-time series between the Paladins and Wildcats with Furman holding a 32-23-3 series lead. Last season, Furman and Davidson fought to a 1-1 tie in Davidson, N.C., with
Dylan Lane scoring in the first half for the Paladins before Trey Gardiner leveled the match late in the second half for the Wildcats.
Following its tilt versus Davidson, Furman opens SoCon play at Stone Stadium on Saturday evening when it entertains UNCG in the annual "Quinn Game" for Down Syndrome Awareness.
