ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop men's soccer suffered a 3-0 loss to Furman in its home opener, Sunday evening in the final game of the Big South/SoCON Challenge. .
Winthrop (1-3, 0-0 Big South) 0, Furman (2-0-1, 0-0 SoCON) 3
Sept. 8, 2019
Rock Hill, SC (Eagle Field)
Winthrop Starters: McCormick (GK), Floyd, Jackson, Rapp, Smith, Carvajal, Jacobsen, Foster, Estevez, Walshaw, Vicaria Barker
Furman Starrters: Fisher (GK), Ross, Altman, Tuggle, Velasco, Berg, Sjoberg, Oddy, Roseth, Van Buskirk, Fowler
Goals
37' – FURMAN – Joash (Sloan)
55' – FURMAN – McLagan (none)
70' – FURMAN – May (Diaz-Santillan)
Game Recap
- Jordan Walshaw tried to give the Eagles an early lead as he struck a shot in the run of play from about 25 yards that screamed by the left post in the 27th minute
- Just over 10 minutes later Furman struck first as Shuan-Chris Joash took a pass from Conor Sloan, cut back to his left around the edge of the box and ripped a shot into the right corner
- In the 59th minute, the Paladins doubled their lead as Cole McLagan placed a free kick from about 25-30 yards out into the top left corner
- Furman added insurance in the 70th minute when Alfredo Diaz-Santillan played a ball backwards to the top of the box and Emery May buried a shot into the lower right corner
Notables
- Leif Estevez made his 50th appearance as an Eagle
- This was the 8th meeting all-time as the Eagles are now 0-8 against the Paladins
Looking Ahead
The Eagles remain at home as they'll host Stetson on Friday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.
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