Greenville, S.C. – Presbyterian scored a pair of goals on long distance shots to edge Furman, 2-0, and spoil the Paladins' home opener Thursday evening at Stone Soccer Stadium. 
 
With the match knotted at 1-1 in the 65^th minute, the Blue Hose drew a free kick halfway between the top of the box and midfield. Gwen Keiser unleashed a shot that glanced off the fingertips of Furman goalkeeper Addison Corn and under the cross bar at 64:58 for what would be the winning score.
 
Presbyterian (2-1-0) took the lead just 11:05 into the first half when Emilia Lieber ripped a shot over Paladin goalkeeper Reese DeJong to open the scoring. Furman answered less than 10 minutes into the second half on Ellie Herrmann's driving shot from the top-right corner of the 18-yard box to tie the match, but the Paladins were unable to find the go-ahead goal before Keiser's winner less than 11 minutes later.
 
Furman (1-2-0) outshot the Blue Hose 16-13 and managed a 9-8 edge in shots on goal. Kelly Hall recorded eight saves in goal for the Blue Hose while Corn stopped four second-half shots for the Paladins.
 
Furman is back in action at Stone Stadium on Sunday afternoon when it hosts former Southern Conference foe Davidson. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. and admission is free.