Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop women's soccer looks for its first 4-1 start to the season since 2013 as it hosts North Florida Sunday afternoon.
| Winthrop Women's Soccer Game Information |
| Matchup |
North Florida (1-3-0, 0-0-0 ASUN) at Winthrop (3-1-0, 0-0-0 Big South) |
| Date/Time |
Sunday, Sept. 11 | 1 p.m. (EST) |
| Location |
Rock Hill, S.C. | Eagle FIeld |
| Live Statistics |
Statbroadcast |
| Live Stream |
None |
| Social |
Twitter - @WinthropWSoccer / @WUEagles | Instagram - WinthropWSoccer | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand |
SERIES HISTORY VERSUS NORTH FLORIDA
This marks the 4
th meeting all-time and second straight season the Eagles and Ospreys face each other. The Eagles traveled to Jacksonville, Fla. last year and fell 3-1. UNF leads the all-time series 3-0.
North Florida (0-3-0)
Date Site Result
8/27/17 Home L, 0-1
8/31/18 Away L, 3-0
9/5/21 Away L, 3-1
FOOT NOTES
- Coming off a season-high seven goals in the 7-0 win at South Carolina State
- Annabel Thomas netted a hat trick, the first by an Eagle since Natalie Royaards had one against UNC Asheville on Oct. 11, 2017 in a 4-1 win
- Thomas leads the team with 10 points and is tied for second in the Big South
- Thomas is tied for the league-lead with four goals
- Katy Feskorn had two goals and two assists in the win over South Carolina State and is second on the team with eight points (5th in the Big South)
- Opened the season with a 2-0 win at Alabama State and followed that up with a 3-1 win over VMI in the home opener
- McCrea leads the team with three assists and is tied for second in the Big South
- Fourteen players and five starters return from the 2021 squad
- The top four scorers from a year ago are gone from a team that had 12 different players score at least one goal
- The Eagles were 3-2-2 in home games in 2021
- Sophomore Emma Smith is the top returning scorer (2g, 1a) as she came off the bench in all 15 games she appeared
- The five returning starters are highlighted by Giarrizzi and sophomore defenders Adelle Pruitt and Lily Meisten
- Pruitt and Meisten were the starting center backs in 2021
- Returning starters also include senior's Bailey Fudala and Leah Greene
- Junior Janae Massey, who missed the 2021 season and started 8-of-9 appearances in 2020, returns from injury
- Giarrizzi was 6-7-2 last season with a goals against average of 1.75 and made 80 saves
- Her 80 saves were the 9th most in a single-season in program history
- She was the first Eagle since Karly Gustafson in 2015 to record at least three shutouts in a season
- Giarrizzi was 3rd in the Big South in saves per game at 5.33, which ranks 7th in a single-season for an Eagle
- This year's squad features eight freshmen, four sophomores, nine juniors and three seniors
- This will be the 352nd game in Winthrop women's soccer program history
- Spencer Smith is in his 13th season as head coach and coached in his 200th game for the Eagles on Sept. 25, 2021 vs. USC Upstate
- Smith is currently fifth all-time in Big South history for victories (four wins behind 4th)
LOOKING AHEAD
Eagles will remain home for their next contest on Friday, Sept. 16 when they host Wofford College at 7 p.m.
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