FLORENCE, S.C. – The Erskine College men's soccer team (0-3, 0-1 CC) dropped its 2023 Conference Carolinas opener against Francis Marion University (1-0-1, 1-0-0 CC) by a score of 11-1 at Hartzler Field on Friday night.

THE ESSENTIALS 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Francis Marion opened the scoring in the 4th minute and led 3-0 at the halftime break. The Patriots scored seven more goals in the second half before Isaac Santiago-Melendez got the Fleet on the board. After the initial chance by Jeff Gulish was saved, Santiago-Melendez was right there on the rebound to redirect it back on target and find the back of the net. FMU added its final goal in the 84th minute.

THE TEAM
Erskine goalkeepers made a combined 12 saves and the Fleet totaled 5 shots, including 3 on target in the match.
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
Erskine wraps up its four-match road trip to begin the 2023 season with a non-conference bout against Bob Jones University (0-1-1) on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.
 
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