Greenville, S.C. – Furman faces a crucial test in the race for the Southern Conference women's soccer regular season title when the Paladins visit the Samford Bulldogs on Friday.
Kickoff on Shauna Yelton Field in Birmingham, Ala., is now slated for 5 p.m. ET and the match will be streamed live on ESPN+. Links to the live stream and live statistics are available on the women's soccer schedule page at FurmanPaladins.com.
The Paladins and Bulldogs enter the weekend in a four-way tie with Chattanooga and UNCG for second place in the league standings just two points behind league-leading ETSU as the teams near the midway point of the SoCon season. Friday's match marks the 28
th meeting between the Paladins and Bulldogs with Samford holding a 14-7-6 series lead, including a 3-2, double overtime victory over Furman at Shauna Yelton Field in last season's SoCon Tournament semifinals.
Head coach
Andrew Burr's squad is coming off a 5-0 shutout of The Citadel on Sunday afternoon in Charleston, S.C., that improved Furman to 8-3-2 overall and 3-0-1 in the league.
Bri Pinasco, who leads Furman with eight goals, netted the eventual game-winning goal and
Kate Kuzemka and
Jaleah Simmons each scored twice as the Paladins improved to 7-1-2 over their last 10 outings.
Samford downed first place ETSU last time out to up its record to 6-2-4 overall and 3-0-1 in the conference.
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