MEN'S SOCCER FACES PATRICK HENRY IN CONFERENCE X ACTION ON SATURDAY

PETERSBUIRG, Va., (Aug. 28, 2015) – The Richard Bland College men's soccer team will put its 3-0 record on the line when the Statesmen travel to Patrick Henry Community College for a key early season Conference X contest on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. The Statesmen are coming off an impressive 5-1 victory over NAIA Bluefield College on Wednesday evening.

WHO: Richard Bland at Patrick Henry Community College
WHERE: Axton, Virginia
WHEN: 6:00 p.m.
SITE: Smith River Sports Complex

RECORDS: Richard Bland is 3-0, with victories over the University of South Carolina Lancaster (2-0), Union County College (4-2) and most recently Bluefield College (5-1) … Patrick Henry enters Saturday's game with a 1-2 record, having defeated Wake Tech 4-0 on Wednesday.

WHAT'S NEXT: Richard Bland returns home to Statesmen Field on Monday, August 31 for another important Conference X game against Spartanburg Methodist at 4:00 p.m. … Monday's contest is an All Campus Game with free pizza available for students, faculty and staff … Patrick Henry next hosts University of South Carolina Lancaster, a team Richard Bland defeated 2-0 to open the season, on Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT: Against the Bluefield College, the Statesmen jumped out to a 3-0 halftime lead on the strength of goals from freshman winger Lorenzo Romero (Manassas, VA/Stonewall Jackson) and two from sophomore forward Godfred Baisel (Cape Coast, Ghana/Patriot).  Baisel would add a third goal in the second half. Freshman forward Leonard Oballa (Nairobi, Kenya) scored his first goal of the season in the first half off a penalty kick … Patrick Henry dropped its first two games of the season to Broward (6-0) and Andrew (2-1) before earning the season's first win against Wake Tech.

FROM THE COACH: "It was a nice win on Wednesday because Bluefield is an NAIA four-year school, but we have our feet on the ground," said head coach Eduardo de Souza. "We have tough games ahead of us against Patrick Henry on Saturday and Spartanburg Methodist on Monday. Both teams are among the best in the conference, so we're going to have to defend very well and play together."

HAT TRICK FOR BAISEL: With his three goals against Bluefield College, Baisel now leads the Statesmen in goal scoring this season with four. He has 25 goals in his Richard Bland career, most in school history.

PATRICK HENRY SCORING: In its 4-0 victory over Wake Tech, forward Graham Holey had two goals.