Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop makes its first Big South Conference Tournament semifinal appearance since 2015 as it travels to Buies Creek to take on top-seeded Campbell Wednesday night.
 

Winthrop Men's Soccer Game Information
Matchup	(4) Winthrop (8-9-0, 4-4-0 Big South) at (1) Campbell (13-3-2, 7-0-1 Big South)
Date/Time	Wednesday, Nov. 10 | 6 p.m.
Location	Buies Creek, N.C. | Eakes Athletic Complex
Live Statistics	Statbroadcast
Live Stream	ESPN+
Social	Twitter - @Winthropsoccer / @WUEagles | Instagram - winthropuniversitysoccer | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand

WINTHROP – BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Eagles are in the Big South Conference Tournament for the first time since 2019. That year the Eagles were the 4^th seed and faced 5^th-seeded Presbyterian College. The Eagles fell 2-1 in double overtime. All-time the Eagles are 29-22-8 in the conference tournament. Eagles advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 2015 and the 21^st time where they are 6-9-4 all-time. Winthrop is 5-4-3 all-time as the 4^th seed and won the conference tournament in 2009 seeded 4^th.

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SERIES HISTORY VERSUS CAMPBELL
This will be the 28^th meeting between Winthrop and Campbell. The Camels lead the all-time series 6-21 and 16-4 in league matchups. The last time these two teams met in the spring the Eagles fell 6-0. The last home games Campbell was in 2019 as the Eagles found the net in the 15^th minute for the lead, but Campbell scored three goals in the final 25 minutes for a 3-1 victory.

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FOOT NOTES

• Eagles received a handful of Big South honors that were announced on Monday
• Brigham Larsen was named All-Big South First Team and voted the Big South Freshman of the Year
• Larsen also earned a spot on the All-Freshman Team and was joined by teammates Ethan Stevenson and William Cardona
• Sean Green was named to the All-Big South Second Team and Cardona earned Honorable Mention
• Ben Goodman was named the Big South Scholar Athlete of the Year
• Larsen leads the league with 11 goals and is second in scoring with 23 points
• Larsen is tied for 16^th nationally in total goals and 21^st nationally in goals per game
• Stevenson is second on the team in scoring with 16 points
• Eagles as a team rank 22^nd nationally in scoring (2.18 goals per game) while Campbell is 8^th in the country at 2.44
• This game marks the 938^th in the history of the program with 454 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 Nov. 9, there are six opponents ranked in the Top 50 in scoring in UNC Greensboro (1^st), Campbell (8^th), Georgia State (29^th), Mercer (37^th), Virginia Tech (39^th) and Stetson (49^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 WEEKLY AWARDS
Bryant Jimenez-Pearce – Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 1)

• Scored two goals, including the game-winner in the win over Radford
• Cut the Radford lead in half in the 86^th minute when he converted a penalty
• Scored the game-winner on a corner kick in the 103^rd minute
• It was his second golden goal of the season

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

 
LOOKING AHEAD
If the Eagles advance, they'll take on the winner between 6^th-seeded Gardner-Webb and 2^nd-seeded High Point on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. The highest remaining seed will host the contest.
 
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