HIGH POINT, N.C.— High Point University men's soccer heads to Johnson City, Tenn. for a matchup with ETSU this Friday at 7 p.m., searching for its third straight win to start the year.

Having given up just a single goal thus far this season, the Panthers enter Friday's contest after dropping in-state rival Davidson 2-1 on the road this past Monday. ETSU has yet to earn a victory in 2018, but have faced some top-level competition in No. 3 UNC Chapel Hill and No. 5 Wake Forest.
 
High Point (2-0-0) at East Tennessee State (0-2-0)
When: Friday, August 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Johnson City, Tenn. | Summers-Taylor Stadium
All-Time Series: ETSU leads, 2-1-0 | Match Notes
Last Meeting: Win 5-1, on Aug. 26, 2016 in High Point, N.C.
Watch Live: SoCon Digital Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
On the Panthers
• A pair of newcomers scored their first goals in Purple & White against Davidson last week, as junior Ilias Kosmidis and freshman Tony Pineda each hit the back of the net
• Kosmidis and Pineda are both tied with junior Siggi Benonysson for a team-high in points (3), while Pineda leads HPU in shots this year (5)
• Benonysson earned Big South Attacking Player of the Week honors this past Monday, after scoring his side's first goal of the season at Wofford, and assisting on a tally from teammate Bana Ganidekam later in the match
• Defenders Johnny Fenwick and Nick Phipps have collected 180 and 179 minutes respectively over two matches played, allowing opponents just a single goal against this year
• Junior goalkeeper Keegan Meyer posted the 14th clean sheet of his career against Wofford to start the season, and has allowed just a single goal on 17 shots faced in 2018
• The Panthers' 2.00 goals per game rank 34th in the country, while their .500 shutout percentage is tied for 23rd
 
On the Buccaneers
• ETSU has scored just two goals on the year thus far, with both coming against No. 5 Wake Forest the previous Sunday
• The Buccaneers have been outshot 26-14 on the year, while getting outscored 5-2
• Redshirt-freshman goalkeeper Josh Perryman has earned a start for the Bucs in both games this year, holding No. 3 North Carolina scoreless until the 80th minute of their opening day match
 
Series Notes:
• ETSU currently leads the all-time series by a slim margin of 2-1
• The Panthers were dominant in the pair's most recent meeting however, finishing off the Buccaneers by a final of 5-1
• Neither team has won on the road when playing one another, as HPU attempts to beat ETSU in Johnson City for the first time in program history
 
Coming Up Next:
• The Panthers take a short trip up to Greensboro to face UNCG next Tuesday at 7 p.m.
• HPU is 10-14 against the Spartans all-time, but is currently on a six-game winning streak against the side
• The last time the Spartans beat the Panthers (2008), HPU's current head coach EJ O'Keeffe was in the UNCG starting XI
 
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