ROCK HILL, SC—Winthrop men's soccer hosts the College of Charleston Wednesday evening in its final non-conference match of the season. It is the first of three straight home games for the Eagles.
 
GAME SNAPSHOT
WHO: Winthrop (3-8-1, 1-3 Big South) vs. College of Charleston (6-5-2, 3-1-2 CAA)
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Rock Hill, SC (Eagle Field)
BROADCAST: Big South Network (Click Here)
LIVE STATS: Statbroadcast (Click Here)
TWITTER: @WUGameDay / @Winthropsoccer / @WUEagles
TICKETS:  $5 General Admission (12 & under free)/$3 Seniors (55 & over) 

SERIES HISTORY VERSUS THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
Winthrop and the College of Charleston meet for the 27^th time as the two teams have had some battles through the years with 13 of the matches decided by one goal. Winthrop has lost the last five meetings after having won three straight. The Cougars have won the last two games 2-1 and have won three straight meetings at Eagle Field. The Eagles are 2-1 against teams from the state of South Carolina this season and are 2-4-1 in non-conference games (all four losses by a single goal).    
  
A GLANCE AT WINTHROP
The Eagles are coming off their biggest loss of the season with a 4-0 defeat at High Point. Winthrop has dropped two straight games and is about to hit the stretch run in Big South play with four conference games remaining (two at home, two away). The Eagles finished the High Point game with nine shots (three on goal) but suffered their fourth shutout of the year. Through Oct. 16, the Eagles are 4^th in the Big South in goals per game at 1.27 and sixth in goals against (1.49). Max Hasenstab ranks 5^th in the league in scoring while Rasmus Arousell is 10^th. Nil Vinyals leads the team with three assists, which is tied for 9^th in the league. The Eagles need a win against the Cougars to ensure having a chance at finishing the season with a winning record at home.
 
A GLANCE AT COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
The Cougars enter the game on a four-game winning streak, which puts them over .500 for the first time since Sept. 1. In all four wins, the Cougars won by a score of 2-1, including their last outing at Drexel in overtime. During the winning streak they earned a win at 15^th-ranked UNC Wilmington and three of the four have come on the road. So far this season CofC sports a 4-3-1 road record and has been involved in six overtime games (five of them on the road). The offense is led by Eli Dent (3g, 4a) while Jake Nicholson (3g, 1a) and Tucker Heffron (3g, 1a) are second on the team in points. Kevin Shields has played every second in goal for the Cougars as he's 6-5-2 with a 1.03 goals against average and has four shutouts on the year (two of them on the road).       
 
HASENSTAB ONE OF NATION'S TOP SCORING THREATS
Redshirt senior Max Hasenstab has had a decorated career and enters the 2017 season among some of the NCAA Division I active scoring leaders. Hasenstab entered the season third among active players with 1.67 points per game and currently sits in 3^rd at 1.63 per game. He now trails UNLV's Danny Musovski (42) for most career goals with 41.  He began the year 3rd in goals per game at .71 and currently sits 3^rd at .69 goals per game. Through 11 games played he is 32^nd nationally in goals per game and 41^st in points per game. He is a three-time All-Big South selection and the 2015 Big South Conference Tournament MVP. He has 96 career points, which ranks 2^nd among active players and is 7^th all-time in Winthrop history.
 
HASENSTAB TABBED BIG SOUTH ATTACKING PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR A SECOND TIME
Max Hasenstab was named the Big South Attacking Player of the Week for a second time this season (Sept. 18) after he helped the team to a 1-1 record the week before with two goals and two assists. He earned his first one of the season with his hat trick in the win over Wofford. It was his third career hat trick and the third time in his career to capture the honor.     
  
WHAT'S AHEAD
Winthrop returns to Big South action as it hosts defending-league champion Radford on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. Of the four league games remaining for the Eagles, 3-of-4 are ahead of the Eagles in the standings as they look to gain ground and qualify for the six-team Big South Tournament.     
 
BIG SOUTH PRESEASON POLL
Winthrop was picked fifth in the Big South Preseason Poll as it was tied with Campbell with 45 votes. The Eagles captured their final two league games of 2016, but did not advance to the conference tournament. Winthrop and Campbell were just seven votes behind Longwood in 4^th. The Highlanders received 7-of-9 first-place votes while High Point was picked second and Liberty third.