Greenville, S.C. – The 16^th-ranked Furman men's soccer team will open its home conference schedule and celebrate Senior Night on Saturday when it hosts East Tennessee State for a 7 p.m. kickoff on Seagraves Field at Stone Soccer Stadium.
 
Prior to kickoff, the Paladins will honor seniors Reece Fragle, Lloyd Wamu Snell, Landon Hill, Jackson Price, and team manager Natondi Mokeba. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available through StatBroadcast at FurmanPaladins.com. Links for the live stream and statistics are available on the men's soccer schedule page. Admission to the match is free.
 
Furman enters the weekend at 7-1-4 overall and 0-0-1 in Southern Conference play. The Paladins are ranked No. 16 in the latest Top Drawer Soccer Top 25 and 25^th in the College Soccer News Top 25. Last time out, Furman rallied from a 1-0 halftime deficit with three second-half goals to down Presbyterian 3-2 on Tuesday evening at Stone Stadium. Junior Diego Hernandez netted the match-winning score following goals from Luke Hutzell and Braden Dunham.
 
ETSU, who began the season at 0-5-3, stunned nationally-ranked UNC Greensboro 2-1 in its SoCon opener last weekend before earning a scoreless draw in the midweek against Winthrop to improve to 1-5-4 overall and 1-0-0 in the conference. Furman holds a 13-4-7 lead in the all-time series versus the Bucs, including a 2-0 victory at ETSU in last season's SoCon Men's Soccer Championship Match at Summers-Taylor Stadium. The schools played to a 1-1 tie in last season's regular season meeting in Johnson City, Tenn.
 
Following Saturday's match, Furman travels to Lexington, Va., to face the VMI Keydets at Patchin Field on Saturday, October 18, at 3 p.m.
 
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