ROCK HILL, SC—Winthrop men's soccer suffered a 1-0 setback against Wofford College Sunday evening at Eagle Field.
 
Winthrop (1-2) 0, Wofford College (1-2-1) 1
Sept. 2, 2018
Rock Hill, SC (Eagle Field)
 
Winthrop Starters: Pondy (GK), Rapp, Orfanidis, Ramirez, Mola, Bryan, Carvajal, Estevez, Anselmo, Luscher, Walshaw
Wofford Starters: Berson (GK), Velazco, Altman, Aversano, Donohue, Ross, Anyagr, Nelson, Akinjogbin, Willie, Kelly 
Goals
72' – MERCER – Donohue (Stevens)
 
Game Recap

• For the second straight match the Eagles generated a good number of scoring opportunities but were unable to find the back of the net
• The Eagles created three corner kicks in the first 10:15 of the match and nearly got on the board in the 18^th minute
• Jordan Walshaw served a corner and Davis Bryan headed the ball toward the right corner but it was cleared away by a Wofford defender
• Michael Smith had a good opportunity in the 62^nd minute as he made a run to the front post and tried to bury a cross on the ground but was bumped as he made contact and the shot sailed just high and wide of the top right corner
• The only goal of the match came in the 72^nd minute when Connor Donohue netted his second of the season
• The Terriers got the ball wide and Walt Stevens played a ball on the deck in front to Donohue, who hit the shot first time toward the right corner of the goal
• Winthrop's Jack Pondy committed to the shot and looked to be in position to make the save but the shot deflected off the leg of a defender on its way to goal and into the open frame
• There was a good chance for the equalizer in the 75^th minute as the ball deflected out toward the top of the 18 after a cross and Marc Carreras had a good open look at goal as he fired a shot first time but a Wofford defender was able to close in and block the shot
• Pondy finished the game with five saves for the second straight game
• Wofford finished with an 11-9 edge in shots while the Eagles had nine corners to Wofford's four

 
Notables

• The Eagles have now been shutout at home in five of the last six contests dating back to 2017
• The Eagles had 16 corners combined in the two games over the weekend
• Winthrop's nine corners in a game were the most since Oct. 1, 2016 at Presbyterian College when they had 10

 
 
Looking Ahead
Winthrop looks to bounce back next weekend as it remains at home to take on Georgia State at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8.