Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop will host its Big South Conference home opener on Wednesday against Radford.     
 

Winthrop Women's Soccer Game Information
Matchup	Radford (5-1-4, 1-0-1 Big South) at (Winthrop (3-3-2, 0-1-1 Big South)
Date/Time	Saturday, Sept. 28 | 5 p.m. (EST)
Location	Rock Hill, S.C. | Eagle Field
Live Statistics	Statbroadcast
Live Stream	ESPN+
Social	Twitter - @WinthropWSoccer / @WUEagles | Instagram - WinthropWSoccer | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand
Tickets/Promotions	Free Admission | "WHITE OUT" - All Eagle Fans Wear White!

SERIES HISTORY VERSUS RADFORD
This marks the 21^st meeting between Winthrop and Radford. The Eagles have dropped six straight meetings against the Highlanders, who lead the all-time series 12-5-3.   
Radford (5-12-3)
Date                       Site            Result
10/5/03                  Away         W, 5-3
10/24/04                Home        L, 3-2
9/24/05                  Away         L, 1-0
10/28/06                Home        W, 2-0
10/31/07                Away         W, 2-1 (OT)
10/29/08                Home        L, 2-1 (2OT)
10/16/09                Away         L, 2-1 (OT)
10/15/10                Home        W, 1-0
10/13/12                Home        T, 1-1 (2OT)
11/4/12                  Neutral      L, 1-0
10/26/13                Away         L, 2-1
11/8/13                  Neutral      T, 1-1 (2OT)
10/25/14                Home        W, 1-0
10/24/15                Away         T, 1-1
9/24/16                  Home        L, 5-2
9/23/17                  Away         L, 5-2
10/6/18                  Home        L, 2-1
9/21/19                  Away         L, 1-0
4/8/21                     Home        L, 3-0
10/9/21                  Away         L, 2-0

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FOOT NOTES

• The game is part of a doubleheader with the men's soccer team, which is schedule to take on Gardner-Webb at 7:30 p.m.
• Coming off a 2-1 loss at Campbell, which netted the game-winning goal in the 89^th minute
• Looking for first league win after the draw at UNC Asheville and loss at Campbell
• In 2021 the Eagles were 2-2-1 in home league games
• Eagles still lead the Big South in goals against average (0.88) and is 4^th in scoring at 1.75 per game
• Annabel Thomas leads the team in scoring with 14 points, which is tied for 3^rd in the Big South
• Thomas is 2^nd in the league in scoring at 1.75 points per game, which ranks 21^st in the nation
• Thomas has six goals on the year, which is tied for 2^nd in the Big South and 2^nd for goals per game
• In goals per game Thomas is tied for 20^th in the nation and tied for 37^th in total goals
• Katy Feskorn is second on the team in scoring at 1.0 points per game
• Emma Smith leads the team with four assists as she is tied for 1^st in the league in assists per game (.50) and tied for 5^th in total assists
• Smith's assists per game (.50) is tied for 39^th nationally
• Izzy Giarrizzi leads the Big South in goals against average (0.89) and first in save percentage (.875)
• Her .875 save percentage is tied for the 14^th best nationally
• Giarrizzi is also second in the conference in saves per game at 6.12 and ranks 16^th nationally
• 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 356^th game in Winthrop women's soccer program history
• Spencer Smith is in his 13^th season as head coach and coached in his 200^th 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 be back on the road this weekend as it heads to Farmville, Va. to take on Longwood on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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