Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop hosts Furman Tuesday night in its first regular season home game of the regular season, in non-conference men's soccer action.
 

Winthrop Men's Soccer Game Information
Matchup	Furman (4-1-1, 0-0-0 SoCON) at Winthrop (0-6-0, 0-0-0 Big South)
Date/Time	Tuesday, Sept. 20 | 7 p.m.
Location	Rock Hill, S.C. | Eagle Field
Live Statistics	Statbroadcast
Live Stream	ESPN+
Social	Twitter - @Winthropsoccer / @WUEagles | Instagram - winthropuniversitysoccer | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand
Promotion	Free Winthrop Soccer T-Shirts | Free Pizza For Winthrop Students
Tickets	Free Admission

SERIES HISTORY VERSUS FURMAN
Winthrop and Furman meet for the 10^th time. The Eagles traveled to Greenville in 2021 and pulled off a 3-1 victory. The Eagles netted two goals in the second half to earn the win. It was the first victory for Winthrop in the all-time series, which Furman now leads 8-1.

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FOOT NOTES

• Eagles coming off a 2-0 loss at 15^th-ranked UNCG, their second loss of the week to a Top 25 team
• The Eagles had a 15-20 minute span in which it applied continued pressure on the Spartans in the second half but were unable to find the equalizer
• Eagles have faced a tough schedule so far this season with three teams currently ranked in the Top 25 across all three polls, one receiving votes and five ranked in their respective region
• The combined record of Winthrop's opponents so far is 29-5-7 overall and the Paladins come in with a 4-1 record
• Freshman Aiden Williams leads the team with two goals, while Louis Danielson, Bryan Marshall and Nick Guido have one goal
• Eagles returned five starters from the 2021 squad that advanced to the Big South Conference Tournament semifinals
• Bryant Jimenez-Pearce is the top returning scorer from last season (5g, 3a) as the Eagles lost three of the top four in points
• Sam Jones led all goalkeepers with 12 starts in 2021 and posted a 1.94 goals against average to go along with three shutouts
• Senior Sean Green and junior Grayson Woodard scored multiple goals last season
• Green had three goals and an assist to finish fifth on the team in scoring and Woodard had two goals and an assist to finish sixth in scoring
• The Eagles finished the 2021 season ranked 23^rd in the country in scoring offense (2.06 goals per game)
• Opening the season with six straight games on the road
• This is the 48^th season for the program and this game marks the 953^rd in the history of the program with 450 wins all-time
• Daniel Ridenhour is in his seventh season as the head coach of the Eagles after serving the previous 12 seasons as an associate/assistant coach
• Winthrop has five Big South Conference Championships, which is the second most by any member in league history
• The Eagles have made six NCAA appearances, also the second-most by any league program
• Winthrop has an all-time record of 353-340-45 while in the Big South and the 353 victories are the second-most all-time

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ROAD TRIPPIN'
The Eagles open the 2022 season with six straight games on the road starting with Mercer. Then they'll head back to the state of Georgia to take on Georgia State (Sept. 2) and then a few days later head up to play Wake Forest. The fourth game of the year will be at South Carolina followed by games at Charlotte and UNC Greensboro before finally playing at home on Sept. 20. Wake Forest, Georgia State and UNCG have appeared in preseason national polls. Five of the six opponents finished among the Top 46 in the nation in scoring and three were in the Top 30.
 
CHAMPIONSHIP ANNIVERSARIES
2022 marks the 20^th Anniversary of the first ever Big South Conference men's soccer championship by the Winthrop program. In 2022 the Eagles hosted the conference tournament and faced 13^th-ranked Coastal Carolina. Winthrop was the top seed for the tournament having defeated Coastal Carolina in the regular season, 2-1 in overtime when the Chanticleers were 10^th in the country. Winthrop captured the Big South Championship with a 1-0 victory in overtime thanks to a goal by Francis Wakhisi. The Eagles finished the season 17-7-1 after playing in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.   It is also the 10^th Anniversary for the 2012 Winthrop men's soccer team that took a different path than the 2002 team to earn a berth to the NCAA College Cup. The Eagles battled through injuries in 2012 as it entered the Big South Tournament as the 6^th seed. Winthrop traveled to 3^rd-seeded Liberty in the opening round and pulled off a 2-1 overtime win. In the semifinals the Eagles took on 2^nd-seeded Radford and entered overtime with only 10 men as Alex Isern saved the day with a goal in the first overtime period to advance to the title game. In the title game, the Eagles scored two goals in the final 3:30 of regulation to advance to the program's 5^th NCAA College Cup Appearance. That year the Eagles advanced to the Round of 32 after knocking off SMU on the road in penalties.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Winthrop stays at home for its next contest as it welcomes High Point to Eagle Field on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. for its Big South Conference opener. The game will be available to watch on ESPN+.
 
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