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NCAA SOCCER: Aug 29 Winthrop vs University of South Carolina
Jeff Sochko
2
Winthrop WINTHROP (4-4-0, 1-1-0)
3
Winner Longwood LWU (3-5-2, 2-0-1)
Winthrop WINTHROP
(4-4-0, 1-1-0)
2
Final
3
Longwood LWU
(3-5-2, 2-0-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Winthrop WINTHROP 1 1 2
Longwood LWU 3 0 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Eagles Fall 3-2 On The Road At Longwood Wednesday

Farmville, Va. – Winthrop men's soccer dropped a hard fought Big South Conference road game 3-2 at Longwood Wednesday night.
 
Winthrop (4-4-0, 1-1-0 Big South) 1, Longwood (3-5-2, 2-0-1 Big South) 3
Oct. 6, 2021 | Longwood Athletic Complex         
Winthrop Starters: Jones (GK), Mace, Oh, Cardona, Larsen, Jimenez-Pearce, Jung, Stephens, Green, Floyd, Stevenson
Longwood Starters: Reimers (GK), Wilkinson, Ahrens, Gronli, Etxaniz, Butcher, VanSlyke, Caspar, Kalchner, Ortner, Fitzer
Goal Summary
1' – WINTHROP – Larsen (unassisted)
24' – LONGWOOD – Etxaniz (unassisted)
34' – LONGWOOD – Butcher (Gronli)
37' – LONGWOOD – Ayokunle (Wilkinson)
81' – WINTHROP – Foster (Hornsby)
Game Recap
  • Winthrop struck just 27 seconds into the match as Brigham Larsen made the Longwood defense pay for a mistake
  • Preston Floyd hit a long ball that was mishandled by the Longwood defense as Larsen collected the ball, dribbled toward goal and placed a shot by the keeper into the left corner
  • Suhong Jung made a huge defensively play in the 19th minute as he held his ground at the near post on a corner kick and was in position to head a ball off the line to keep the Eagles on top 1-0
  • Longwood was pressing and earned three corners in a three minute span and on the third took advantage in the 24th minute
  • Sam Jones came out to catch the corner but couldn't hold on as the ball bounced into a crowd as players from both sides kicking at the ball and it eventually popped out to Ander Etxaniz ripped a shot into the open net to tie the match
  • Jones made a diving save in the 29th minute to keep the match tied when Markus Gronli curled a shot over the wall on a free kick about 20 yards out straight from goal
  • In the 34th minute Longwood made the Eagles pay for failing to be able to clear the ball off a free kick and Gronli laid a back pass to Mason Butcher as he crossed into the box and he rifled a shot into the top left corner for the lead
  • The Lancers caught a break in the 37th minute when a cross from Ben Wilkinson went off the leg of a sliding Preston Floyd as he and Tosin Ayokunle made contact with the ball and past Jones at the near post
  • Eagles drew within a goal in the 81st minute when Jung won the ball near midfield and switched fields to Tyler Hornsby
  • Hornsby then hit a lead pass to Jonathan Foster running into the box and he finished on his first touch to make it a 3-2 lead for Longwood
Notables
  • Larsen scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season
  • Longwood finished with a 21-11 advantage in shots (10-4 in shots on goal)
Looking Ahead
Winthrop returns home on Saturday, Oct. 9 at 5 p.m. to take on Presbyterian College.
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