Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop hosts Longwood Monday afternoon on Eagle Field in a Big South Conference men's soccer matchup.
The game was originally scheduled for Sunday, Mar. 28 at 3 p.m. but pushed to Monday for severe weather forecast.
GAME SNAPSHOT VS. LONGWOOD
WHO: Winthrop (0-6-0, 0-5-0 Big South) vs. Longwood (1-4-1, 0-3-1 Big South)
WHEN: Mar. 29, 2021 / 3 p.m.
WHERE: Rock Hill, S.C.
| Eagle Field
BROADCAST: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: Statbroadcast
FOLLOW ON TWITTER: @Winthropsoccer
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST LONGWOOD
Winthrop and Longwood meet for the 14
th time and the 9
th time since the Lancers joined the Big South. Eagles have won the last six meetings with five of the meetings by a single goal. In seven meetings all-time on Eagle Field, Winthrop is 7-0 against the Lancers. The last time Longwood came to Eagle Field the Eagles scored three second half goals to earn a 4-1 victory in the team's final game of the 2018 season.
Michael Smith and
Andreas Jackson both start in that meeting and Smith finished with two assists in the game.
A GLANCE AT WINTHROP
Winthrop will be in action for the first time since Mar. 17 when it hosted High Point. Winthrop is coming off a 3-0 loss to High Point at home on Wednesday in a match that got away from the Eagles late. It was a game in which the Eagles got forward a lot and dumped a lot of services into the box but just couldn't connect.
Jackson is set to make his 35
th appearance (28
th start) while Smith is making his 56
th appearance (46
th start).
Conor Maher could make his 39
th appearance and 22
nd career start come Sunday.
BIG SOUTH PRESEASON POLL
The Eagles were voted 7
th in the 2020-21 Big South Conference preseason poll. Campbell is the preseason favorite receiving five first-place votes while High Point is second, just six votes behind. Gardner-Webb was voted third followed by Presbyterian College, USC Upstate, Winthrop, Radford and UNC Asheville.
WHAT'S AHEAD
Next up for the Eagles will be the make-up date against Gardner-Webb when the two teams square off on Eagle Field, Wednesday, Mar. 31 at 6 p.m.
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SPECTATOR POLICY
Admission is free for the 2020-21 season and spectators are allowed to attend contests. All patrons that enter the facility must wear a mask the entire time in accordance with Winthrop University policies and procedures. We also ask that fans adhere to the university social distancing guidelines. NO spectators are allowed to enter the field of play at ANY time. Spectators must remain on the side of the field across from the team benches as the opposite side of the field is closed to the public. When the contest has concluded we ask that all fans exit the facility immediately.