Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop hits the road for the second straight game as it travels to Campbell for a Saturday night Big South Conference matchup.
Winthrop Women's Soccer Game Information |
Matchup |
Winthrop (3-2-2, 0-0-1 Big South) at Campbell (4-3-2, 0-0-1 Big South) |
Date/Time |
Saturday, Sept. 24 | 7 p.m. (EST) |
Location |
Buies Creek, N.C. | Eakes Athletics Complex |
Live Statistics |
Sidearm |
Live Stream |
ESPN+ |
Social |
Twitter - @WinthropWSoccer / @WUEagles | Instagram - WinthropWSoccer | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand |
Tickets |
Free Admission |
SERIES HISTORY VERSUS CAMPBELL
This is the 15
th meeting all-time between the Eagles and Camels. The Eagles have lost two straight to Campbell, which leads the all-time series 7-4-2. In the last meeting the Camels scored five second half goals en route to a 6-1 victory.
Campbell (4-6-2)
Date Site Result
9/9/05 Away L, 1-2 (OT)
10/24/06 Home W, 1-0
10/1/11 Home L, 1-4
11/4/11 Neutral L, 2-3
9/30/12 Away W, 1-0
10/19/13 Home W. 3-1
10/18/14 Away L, 2-3
10/17/15 Home W, 1-0
10/7/16 Away L, 2-3
10/21/17 Home T, 0-0
9/29/18 Away L, 1-2
9/28/19 Home T, 1-1
4/3/21 Away L, 1-0 (2OT)
10/16/21 Home L, 6-1
FOOT NOTES
- Open Big South play with a 0-0 draw at UNC Asheville on Wednesday
- Eagles are 2-0-1 on the road this season
- Eagles lead the Big South in goals against average (0.71) and is 4th in scoring at 1.86 per game
- Annabel Thomas leads the team in scoring with 12 points, which ranks 4th in the Big South
- Thomas is 2nd in the league in scoring at 1.71 points per game, which is tied for 25th in the nation (NCAA D1)
- Thomas has five goals on the year, which is third in the league for total goals and she ranks 2nd in goals per game (0.71)
- Katy Feskorn is second on the team in scoring at 1.14 points per game, which ranks 8th in the Big South
- Abbie McCrea and Emma Smith lead the team with three assists as both are tied for 9th in the league in assists per game (0.43) and are tied for 7th in total assists
- Izzy Giarrizzi leads the Big South in goals against average (0.73) and first in save percentage (.889)
- Her .889 save percentage is tied for the 15th best nationally
- Giarrizzi is also second in the conference in saves per game at 5.71
- 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
- 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 355th 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 (three wins behind 4th)
LOOKING AHEAD
Winthrop will return home for a midweek contest against Radford on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 5 p.m. The game is part of a doubleheader with the men's soccer team who will face Gardner-Webb at 7:30 p.m.
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