Greenville, S.C. – The Furman Paladins and UNC Greensboro Spartans renew their Southern Conference women's soccer rivalry Thursday night with a 6 p.m. match at UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro, N.C.
Furman enters Thursday's match at 8-1-2 overall and 2-0-1 in league play following a thrilling 1-0 victory over two-time defending SoCon regular season champion Western Carolina last Friday in Cullowhee, N.C. Sophomore
Reese DeJong, the SoCon Defensive Player of the Week, registered a career-high 15 saves in the match and stopped a first-half penalty kick while
Maddie Massie tied for the team lead with her fifth goal of the season to help the Paladins extend their unbeaten run to 10 matches.
UNCG moved to 2-8-1 overall and 1-1-1 in league play with a 2-2 draw versus the Chattanooga Mocs on Friday. Thursday marks the 43
rd all-time meeting between Furman and UNCG, who have combined for 19 SoCon regular season title and 16 tournament crowns since 1995. The series is even at 19-19-4. Furman claimed a 1-0 decision in last year's lone meeting on October 10 in Greenville behind a first-half goal from Massie.
After concluding its three-game road trip at UNCG, Furman returns home on Sunday to host Samford at 2 p.m. on Seagraves Field at Stone Soccer Stadium. Both Thursday and Sunday's matches will be streamed live on ESPN+ with live statistics available through StatBroadcast at FurmanPaladins.com.
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