Greenville, S.C. – A new chapter of one of Southern Conference women's soccer's most historic rivalries will be written when Furman hosts UNC Greensboro for the annual Pink Game/Breast Cancer Awareness Night present by Bon Secours St. Francis Health System on Thursday.
Kickoff on Seagraves Field at Stone Stadium is slated for 6 p.m. and admission is free. The first 50 fans through the gate will receive a Pink Game t-shirt. Thursday's match will be streamed live on ESPN+ and links to the live stream and live statistics are available on the women's soccer page at FurmanPaladins.com.
The Paladins and Spartans have combined to win 18 SoCon regular season titles and 16 tournament titles since the league started sponsoring women's soccer in 1994. UNCG holds a 20-19-4 edge in the series between the schools and claimed a 1-0 decision in last season's meeting in Greensboro, N.C. The home team has won the last five regular season encounters.
Furman comes into the week at 8-3-3 overall and undefeated in league play at 3-0-2 following a 1-1 draw in Birmingham, Ala., versus Samford last Friday night.
Alyssa England scored Furman's goal in the 40
th minute, her first of the season, and goalkeeper
Reese DeJong stopped a season-high 10 shots as the Paladins earned a point to remain tied with the Bulldogs for third in the SoCon standings.
UNCG is 7-4-2 overall and 3-1-1 in the league after scoring a 2-0 home win over Tennessee Tech last Thursday before topping Mercer, 3-0, on Sunday.
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