Men's Soccer Southern Conference

Furman To Host Coastal Carolina in Exhibition

GREENVILLE, SC -- The Furman men's soccer team will host Coastal
Carolina Friday, August 24 at Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium. The match is set for 5:00
p.m. and admission is free.

Furman, which returns seven starters from last year's team, is coming
off a 17-5 season, three consecutive undefeated records in Southern
Conference regular season and tournament play, and three consecutive trips
to the NCAA tournament. In addition, the Paladins enter the 2002 season
looking to improve on a 33-match conference unbeaten streak that dates back
to the start of the 1999 season.

Coastal Carolina is coming off a 10-8-3 record in which it finished
tied for third in the Big South conference, and won the Big South
conference tournament, before falling to Seton Hall in the first round of
the NCAA tournament.

"We are very excited to see this 2002 season draw closer," said head
coach Doug Allison. "Hopefully we will be able to use this exhibition
match to evaluate our progress and identify areas that need improvement
before we start regular season play next week."

The Paladins, who have been on campus participating in preseason
workouts for almost two weeks, will open the regular season on August 30
against The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.