Hurricane Ian hitting the southern region causes the SoCon opener versus VMI to be rescheduled  

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 28, 2022) – Due to possible weather threats from Hurricane Ian, the men’s soccer SoCon opener against VMI has be moved up to a 2 p.m. kickoff on Friday at Summers-Taylor Stadium. The contest was originally scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

The game will serve as “Senior night” for ETSU and the players will be honored 10 minutes prior to the 2 p.m. kickoff. 

THE MATCHUPS

ETSU vs. VMI

Friday, Sept. 30 |2 p.m. | Summers-Taylor Stadium 

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ABOUT ETSU

• The Bucs enter the matchup with a 4-3-1 overall record after defeating Radford, 3-0, on Tuesday night.
• ETSU has a plus-seven goal difference, scoring a total of 13 goals.
• The Bucs enter the contest allowing one goal at Summers-Taylor and only one goal in the first half all season.
• Five different Bucs have scored multiple goals for ETSU, with Kieran Richards (Hamilton, New Zealand) leading the way with four goals.
• Friday afternoon will be first time since 2017 that the Bucs open their SoCon slate at home.

ABOUT VMI

• VMI enters the matchup with a 2-6-1 overall record.
• The Keydets have a -13 goal difference, scoring nine goals.
• Nathan Lam leads VMI with a pair of goals and assists.
• VMI has won their previous two matchup’s heading into Friday.

SERIES HISTORY

• Friday afternoon will be the 15^th matchup between the teams.
• The Bus are 14-0 against VMI, allowing a total of four goals.
• ETSU defeated VMI, 3-0, the last the teams met a year ago in October.

 For more information on Buccaneer men’s soccer, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men’s soccer tab.