Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop women's soccer hits the road for a midweek Big South Conference matchup at Gardner-Webb Wednesday night.
 

Winthrop Women's Soccer Game Information
Matchup	Winthrop (2-2-2, 0-0-1 Big South) at Gardner-Webb (3-6-0, 1-0-0 Big South)
Date/Time	Wednesday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m.
Location	Boiling Springs, N.C. / Greene-Harbison Stadium
Live Statistics	Statbroadcast
Live Stream	ESPN+
Social	Twitter - @WinthropWSoccer / @WUEagles | Instagram - WinthropWSoccer | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand

GARDNER-WEBB SERIES HISTORY
Winthrop and Gardner-Webb meet for the 20^th time as the Eagles have dropped three of the last four meetings. This will be the Eagles fourth trip in the last five meetings to Boiling Springs, N.C. for this matchup. The Eagles have lost three straight trips to Gardner-Webb with the last win coming in 2017, 2-1.
 
Gardner-Webb (8-10-1)
Date                       Site            Result
9/17/03                  Away         L, 1-2
8/31/04                  Home        L, 2-5
8/30/05                  Away         L, 0-2
8/25/06                  Home        L, 0-2
10/14/08                Home        W, 2-1
10/3/09                  Away         L, 0-2
10/2/10                  Home        W, 2-1
9/27/11                  Away         W, 7-2
10/23/12                Home        W, 5-0
9/25/13                  Away         W, 4-1
9/24/14                  Home         L, 0-3
9/26/15                  Away          W, 2-1
10/15/16                Home         L, 1-2
10/4/17                  Away          W, 2-1
9/26/18                  Home         W, 1-0
10/28/18                Away          L, 0-4
9/25/19                  Away          L, 1-3
11/1/19                  Away          L, 1-2
3/21/21                  Home         T, 0-0

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FOOT NOTES

• Winthrop is coming off back-to-back shutouts including a 0-0 tie with Longwood in its league opener
• The last time Winthrop and Gardner-Webb met the two teams battled to a scoreless tie, which was the first draw in the history of the series
• Izzy Giarrizzi has recorded a career-high eight saves in each of the back-to-back shutouts
• Giarrizzi ranks 4^th in the league in shutouts and 5^th in save percentage
• Freshman Valentina Mosquera leads the team in scoring at 0.83 points per game and 10^th in the league
• Winthrop is tied for fourth in the league in scoring while Gardner-Webb is tied for 7^th
• This will be the 340^th game in Winthrop women's soccer program history
• Spencer Smith is in his 12^th season as head coach and is coaching in his 199^th game for the Eagles
• Smith is currently fifth all-time in Big South history for victories

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TEAM CAPTAINS
Senior's Laurin Uptegrove and Bella Hovis have been named team captains for the 2021 season. Both Uptegrove (43 career games) and Hovis (42 career games) have been regulars either off the bench or in the starting lineup in their first three seasons.

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BIG SOUTH AWARDS
Jessica Gengler – Defensive Player of the Week

• Scored the game-winning goal (golden goal) in the 3-2 win over Alabama State in the season opener
• Played outside back in the game as she netted her first collegiate goal 

Emma Smith – Freshman of the Week

• Came off the bench to score the team's second goal for a 2-0 lead
• Played a total of 40 minutes in the game, including starting the second half 

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UP NEXT
Eagles return home for a weekend conference matchup with USC Upstate on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m.

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