BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - The South Carolina State women's soccer team is back in action on Sunday (Aug. 31) evening, on the road to take on Gardner-Webb inside Greene-Harbison Stadium
GAME INFORMATION
Game 5: SC State (1-3) at Gardner-Webb (0-3-1)
Location: Greene-Harbison Stadium - Boiling Springs, N.C.
Kickoff: 6:00 pm
Video: ESPN Plus
Talent: Scott Berry
Most Recent Meeting: 2024 - Gardner-Webb 2, SC State 0 in Orangeburg
Series History: Gardner-Webb leads 11-1-0
BULLDOG BITES
- South Carolina State captured its first win of the season and under first-year head coach Andrew Richardson in a 2-1 victory over Alabama State (Aug. 22nd).
- That marked the first win over a Division I opponent since 2019.
- Kayla Moses leads the way for SCSU with two goals scored in four contests.
- Goalkeeper Jada Gittings has nine (9) saves to date.
- The Lady Bulldog defense has only allowed 5 goals score this season as has the smallest roster in Division I women's soccer with just 14 players.
GARDNER-WEBB NOTES
- The Runnin' Bulldogs are coming off a tight 2-1 loss against Wofford on Thursday night, with the Terriers scoring a second-half winner to cancel out the Gardner-Webb opener
- Junior forward Olivia Tribolet scored her first GWU goal at Queens, with a header off an assist by freshman forward Taryn Pekala who recorded her first collegiate assist
- Gardner-Webb played a total of 25 different players at Queens two weeks ago, including eight off the bench who saw at least 20 minutes of action.
SERIES NOTES
- Gardner-Webb holds an 11-1 all-time record as an NCAA Division I school against SC State, including a pair of wins last season.
- SC State scored its only win in the series in 2013, a 2-0 Bulldogs win in Orangeburg.
ABOUT SC STATE ATHLETICS
South Carolina State University is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level intercollegiate athletic program. The university currently fields teams in 14 sports: women's volleyball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track & field, softball, men's and women's outdoor track and field, women's soccer and football with all teams competing in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), except for women's soccer.
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