ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop men's soccer is seeded fourth for the Big South Conference Tournament and is set to host 5
th-seeded Presbyterian College Sunday evening in the quarterfinals.
GAME SNAPSHOT VS (5) PRESBTYTERIAN COLLEGE
WHO: Winthrop (5-9-3, 3-3-2 Big South) vs. Presbyterian College (5-12-1, 3-4-1 Big South)
WHEN: Nov. 10, 2019 / 6 p.m.
WHERE: Rock Hill, SC (Eagle Field)
BROADCAST: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: Statbroadcast
FOLLOW ON TWITTER: @Winthropsoccer
TICKETS: $5 public, $2 students
SERIES HISTORY VERSUS PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
Eagles and Blue hose meet for the second time this season and it's the 22
nd meeting all-time. The Eagles lead the all-time series 17-3-1, but have not beaten the Blue Hose in four games. Winthrop is 9-1-1 all-time at home against PC.
LAST TIME THESE TEAMS MET
These two teams met just a few weeks ago on Winthrop's "Senior Day" and played to a 1-1 draw. The Eagles played a man down for over 70 minutes and took the lead in the 50
th minute on a
Marc Carreras goal. PC found the equalizer in the 84
th minute that came off a corner kick.
SCOUTING PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
Coming off a 3-2 double overtime loss at UNC Asheville and have dropped two in a row. All-Big South Conference selection's Sergio Pinto and Adrian Edo Martin lead the Blue Hose midfield. Cesar Sancho leads the team with six goals while Pinto has five goals. Blue Hose are 6
th in the league in scoring (1.24 per game) and 6
th in goals against average (1.89). Sancho and Luca Ziegler were also named to the all-conference teams.
A GLANCE AT WINTHROP
Eagles pushed their unbeaten streak to six games at Gardner-Webb in the final game of the regular season with a 1-1 draw. The Eagles unbeaten streak has led them to the four-seed in the Big South Tournament and hosting a quarterfinals game. The offense is led by All-Conference selections
Jordan Walshaw and
Marc Carreras. Walshaw led the team with 19 points (5g, 9a) and Carreras second with 11 points (5g, 1a). This is the first trip to the conference tournament since 2015 for the Eagles. In 2015 the Eagles won a penalty shooting over High Point to capture the Big South Championship.
10th YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF 2009 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
This season the Eagles celebrate the 10
th anniversary of the 2009 Big South Conference Championship team. The Eagles were coming off a championship in 2008 as it lost some of the greatest players in the history of the program. The Eagles were still loaded with talent and after dropping the opener 3-1 at North Carolina State, they won five in a row. Heading into the Big South Tournament the Eagles were struggling, having lost three straight (outscored 10-1). Winthrop, seeded fourth, defeated Gardner-Webb in penalties to advance to the semifinals and then advanced to the championship after defeating top-seeded Coastal Carolina 4-2 in penalties. The Eagles went on to defeat Liberty 2-1 in the championship game, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for a second straight season. Winthrop went on to lose 3-2 at 20
th-ranked Duke in the opening round of the NCAA College Cup.
BIG SOUTH PRESEASON POLL
The Eagles were voted 7
th in the 2019 Big South Conference preseason poll. Winthrop returns nine players that started at least eight games from a team that was 3-5 in the league last year. The Eagles finished in 7
th last season, a point out of tying Longwood and USC Upstate for 6
th. Defending regular-season champion High Point is the preseason favorite while Radford and Campbell tied for 2
nd in the poll..
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