Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop men's soccer hosts Radford Saturday afternoon in a key Big South Conference matchup as both teams vie for a spot in the conference tournament.
 

Winthrop Men's Soccer Game Information
Matchup	Radford (5-9-0, 3-3 Big South) at Winthrop (6-7-0, 3-3-0 Big South)
Date/Time	Saturday, Oct. 29 | 5 p.m.
Location	Rock Hill, S.C. | Eagle Field
Live Statistics	Statbroadcast
Live Stream	ESPN+
Social	Twitter - @Winthropsoccer / @WUEagles | Instagram - winthropuniversitysoccer | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand

SERIES HISTORY VERSUS RADFORD
Eagles and Highlanders meet for the 41^st time and 19^th time in Rock Hill. Radford holds a 19-17-4 lead in the all-time series and won the previous meeting in the spring, 4-1. The last time these two teams met in Rock Hill the Eagles scored with 43 seconds to play in regulation and then knotted a golden goal in the 97^th minute on a blast from Marc Carreras.

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FOOT NOTES

• Eagles hoping to end a four-game losing streak as a victory will put them a spot good spot to qualify for the Big South Conference Tournament
• Winthrop is currently 4^th in the league at nine points (3-3), trailing Longwood that has 10 points in seven games
• This season the Eagles are 3-3 at home
• Eagles have won three of their last four home contests
• Offensively the Eagles are averaging 1.93 goals per game, which ranks 38^th in the nation and second in the league
• Radford is third in goals per game (1.71)
• Freshman Brigham Larsen is tied for 4^th in the league in points per game (1.07) and is second in goals (7)
• His 1.07 points per game are the second-most by a freshman in the league as Campbell's Kemy Amiche leads all freshmen with 1.12 points per game
• Ethan Stevenson is tied for 7^th in the league in points per game and ranks 3^rd among freshmen
• Stevenson and Jonathan Foster are tied for 8^th in the conference with four goals
• This game marks the 935^th 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 

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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. 29, there are five opponents ranked in the Top 50 in scoring in UNC Greensboro (1^st), Campbell (4^th), Georgia State (26^th), Virginia Tech (30^th), Stetson (38^th) and Radford (47^th). Mercer sits at 57^th while Radford (which started the week 47^th) now sits at 59^th.

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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.
 
 

Let's take a look at how the Eagles tied the game pic.twitter.com/sOSh3BiURw

— Winthrop Men's Soccer (@WinthropSoccer) August 27, 2021

 

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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 58^th minute
• Continuing to apply pressure offensively, Larsen added an insurance goal in the 89^th 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 83^rd minute

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SENIOR DAY
Saturday's match is "Senior Day" as the Eagles will hold a pregame ceremony to recognize Preston Floyd, Jonathan Foster, Carter Jefferies and Conor Stephens.

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LOOKING AHEAD
Winthrop has one game remaining as it hits the road to Boiling Springs, N.C. to take on Gardner-Webb on Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m.

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