Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop men's soccer heads to the College of Charleston for its final non-conference match of the regular season Tuesday evening.
SERIES HISTORY VERSUS COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
Eagles and Cougars meet for the 30
th time. Charleston owns a 21-8 lead in the all-time series. The last time these two teams met was 2019 in Rock Hill as the Eagles earned a 3-2 win in double overtime after a Cameron Thayer goal in the 103
rd minute. That goal ended a seven-game losing streak against the Cougars. The Eagles dropped their last visit to Charleston (1-0) and last earned a road wins in this series in 2009 (1-0).
FOOT NOTES
- Eagles looking to end a three-game skid and a three-game scoring drought as well
- Winthrop is 3-4 in non-conference action and 3-4 on the road this year
- Have scored multiple goals in four of the road contests
- Hold a 5-3-2 mark in the last 10 meetings with programs from the state of South Carolina
- Despite being shutout in the last three games, Winthrop ranks 2nd in the Big South in goals per game (2.0) and tied for 33rd nationally
- Freshman Brigham Larsen leads the team in scoring at 1.15 points per game which is tied for second in the conference
- Larsen's seven goals on the year rank second in the league
- Ethan Stevenson and Jonathan Foster are second on the team in scoring with 0.77 points per game and rank 9th in the Big South
- This game marks the 933rd game in the history of the program with 452 wins all-time
- Daniel Ridenhour is in his sixth season as the head coach of the Eagles after serving the previous 12 seasons as an associate/assistant coach
EAGLES FEATURE TOP OFFENSE, BUT SO DOES MANY OF ITS OPPONENTS
While the Eagles have boasted one of the top scoring teams in the country this season, their defense has had to endure its share of facing opponents among the top scoring teams nationally. As of Oct. 25, there are six opponents ranked in the Top 50 in scoring in UNC Greensboro (1
st), Campbell (4
th), Georgia State (27
th), Virginia Tech (31
st), Stetson (36
th) and Radford (47
th). And Mercer is lurking at 51
st. Winthrop's defense was able to hold Campbell to a goal each.
ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS
Sean Green's goal on the kickoff following the Stetson goal is ranked in the Top 5 all-time at the NCAA D1 level for the fastest consecutive goals by opposing teams. In the spring of 2021, Winthrop scored 12 seconds into the game at South Carolina as
Jonathan Foster netted one of the quickest goals in program history.
BIG SOUTH AWARDS
Ethan Stevenson – Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 4)
- Had a hand in five of the team's seven goals on the week in two victories
- Scored the game-winner in the win over Mercer and set up the third goal of the match
- In the 4-0 win over Asheville he was involved with three of the goals
Brigham Larsen – Freshman of the Week (Sept. 13 / Oct. 11 / Oct. 18)
- Scored two second half goals in the 3-1 win over Furman that included the game-winner in the 58th minute
- Continuing to apply pressure offensively, Larsen added an insurance goal in the 89th minute
- Earned Freshman of the Week honors a second time when he scored in a 3-2 loss at Longwood and then netted the game-winning goal in the 4-0 win over PC
- Garnered a third freshman of the week honor after scoring two goals in a 3-2 overtime road win against USC Upstate
- Both goals came in the final 22 minutes including the game-tying goal in the 83rd minute
LOOKING AHEAD
Eagles have two Big South Conference matches remaining starting with Radford on Saturday, Oct. 30 at 5 p.m. The Eagles will hold a pregame ceremony to recognize its senior class of
Preston Floyd,
Jonathan Foster,
Carter Jefferies and
Conor Stephens.
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