Rock Hill, S.C.— Fresh off a midweek victory the Winthrop men's soccer team is set to host its Big South Conference opener as it welcomes UNC Asheville to Eagle Field on Saturday Oct. 2.
 

Winthrop Men's Soccer Game Information
Matchup	UNC Asheville (1-6-0, 0-1-0) at Winthrop (3-3-0, 0-0-0 Big South)
Date/Time	Saturday, Oct. 2 | 5 p.m.
Location	Rock Hill, S.C. | Eagle Field
Live Statistics	Statbroadcast
Live Stream	None
Social	Twitter - @Winthropsoccer / @WUEagles | Instagram - winthropuniversitysoccer | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand

SERIES HISTORY VERSUS UNC ASHEVILLE
Winthrop and Asheville meet for the 46^th time as the Eagles lead the all-time series 27-15-3. Bulldogs have won four of the last five meetings including last year with a 2-1 overtime win. Winthrop grabbed the lead before half and Asheville tied the game a minute into the second half and then won the game in the 100^th.  

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BIG SOUTH OPENERS
Winthrop is 20-15-1 all-time in Big South openers and have dropped its last five. The last league-opening win came Sept. 26, 2015 at Liberty with a 2-1 victory in double overtime.  

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FOOT NOTES

• Coming off a 3-1 win over Mercer after scoring three straight goals
• Eagles are third in the league in scoring at 2.17 goals per game and second in assists per game (1.5)
• The offense is ranked 28^th nationally
• Sophomore Bryant Jimenez-Pearce ranks 4^th in the league in scoring (1.50 points per game) and is tied for second in assists per game (0.50)
• Jimenez-Pearce and teammate Brigham Larsen are tied for 5^th in the league with three goals
• Jimenez-Pearce leads the team with nine points followed by Larsen with seven points
• Ethan Stevenson and Jonathan Foster are tied for third on the team with five points
• Jimenez-Pearce ranks 37^th nationally in points per game
• This game marks the 926^th in the history of the program with 450 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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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
Brigham Larsen – Freshman of the Week

• 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

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