HOMESTAND CONTINUES, SOCCER HOSTS WAKE TECHNICAL ON WEDNESDAY

PETERSBURG, Va., (Sept. 1, 2015) – The Richard Bland College men's soccer team will remain on the friendly confines of Statesmen Field for a second straight Conference X contesT, hosting Wake Technical Community College on Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. Richard Bland sports a 2-1 record at home, having dropped its first game on its home turf Monday afternoon to Spartanburg Methodist, 6-2.

WHO: Wake Technical Community College vs. Richard Bland
WHERE: Petersburg, Va.
WHEN: September 2 at 4:00 p.m.
SITE: Statesmen Field

RECORDS: Richard Bland is 3-2, 1-2, with victories over the University of South Carolina Lancaster (2-0), Union County College (4-2) and Bluefield College (5-1) … On Monday afternoon, the Statesmen fell to a speedy and experienced Spartanburg Methodist team, 6-2, in Conference X action … Wake Tech is 0-2 on the season, having lost to Patrick Henry 4-0 and Oxford Emory 3-0.

LAST SEASON VS. WAKE TECHNICAL: The Statesmen opened up the 2014 season with a 2-1 home victory over Wake Tech … The Eagles jumped out to 1-0 lead at the 21 minute mark, but the Statesmen tied the contest at 1-1 following a goal by then-freshman Godfred Baisel (Cape Coast, Ghana/Patriot) at the 36 minute mark … With 16 minutes to play in the contest, then-freshman Jerry Thomas notched the game winner … On October 19, playing at home, the Eagles evened the season series with a 3-1 victory … Baisel scored Richard Bland's lone goal in that contest.

WHAT'S NEXT: The Statesmen travel to Wilmington, N.C., on Saturday for a 2:00 p.m. Conference X contest against Cape Fear Community College … Cape Fear is 3-0 on the season and plays at USC Lancaster on Thursday afternoon … Wake Tech plays its third straight road game on Saturday, visiting the University of South Carolina Salkenatchie at 2:00 p.m.  

LAST TIME OUT: On Monday afternoon, the Statesmen faced a strong Spartanburg Methodist team and fell behind 3-0 at halftime, making a comeback a tough task … Sophomore center Eduardo Quintanilla (San Salvador, El Salvador/Stonewall Jackson) led a comeback surge, however, scoring both of his team's second half goals off free kicks … Wake Tech was shutout for a second straight game last Friday against Oxford Emory, 2-0.

FROM COACH EDUARDO DE SOUZA: "Spartanburg Methodist was as good as I expected they would be," said Richard Bland head coach Eduardo de Souza. "We reacted a little late in the game with both of the goals from Eduardo. They (Spartanburg Methodist) deserved every goal. We'll watch the video on Tuesday at practice, learn from this game, and correct the mistakes we made. On Wednesday, Wake Technical will be tough. There are no easy games and we play in a tough conference. We still have a young team and it's a learning process for them. To play college soccer at any level takes preparation, concentration and passion in each and every game. We have a good group of players. We will put this game behind us and get ready for Wake on Wednesday and then Cape Fear on Saturday."

LEADING SCORERS: Baisel leads the team with four goals and Quintanilla has three … He got his first goal of the season off a penalty kick against Union County College.