Box Score Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop women's soccer captured its second straight win after a 9-0 victory over Southern Wesleyan, Wednesday evening at Eagle Field.
Winthrop (2-1-1, 0-0-0 Big South) 9, Southern Wesleyan (0-0-0) 0
Aug. 30, 2023 | Eagle Field
Scoring Summary
37' – WINTHROP – Balliet (Radvanski)
39' – WINTHROP – Balliet (Melin)
41' – WINTHROP – Brown (unassisted)
50' – WINTHROP – Thomas (Bender)
56' – WINTHROP – McCrea (Avila-Gutierrez, Thomas)
63' – WINTHROP – Avila-Gutierrez (Full)
69' – WINTHROP – Smith (unassisted)
75' – WINTHROP – Smith (Balliet)
83' – WINTHROP – Radvanski (Smith)
Game Recap
- Winthrop had a few good chances over the first 35-plus minutes, but Southern Wesleyan's Amanda Magnin made a number of diving saves to keep the slate clean
- Eagles finally broke through in the 37th minute as Bryn Radvanski's cross in front was put away by Sophia Balliet for a 1-0 lead
- Balliet made another good run in the 39th minute as she got on the end of a Camdyn Melin cross at the back post and redirected it into the top corner from inside the six
- Winthrop added a third goal before the half as Erika Brown dribbled into the box, dribbled by a defender and the goalkeeper before firing a shot from a tough angle into the far left corner
- Annibel Thomas made it 4-0 in the 50th minute as Ally Bender split the defense to Thomas running behind into the box and she beat the keeper for her first of the season
- Leading 5-0, Avila-Gutierrez netted her second goal of the season off a service from Kylie Full
Notables
- Balliet and Emma Smith each finished with two goals and an assist
- Eagles finished with seven different players scoring a goal
- This was the first shutout of the season and the 8th for Izzy Giarrizzi in her career as she finished with two saves
- Winthrop finished with a 34-3 advantage in shots and a 24-2 advantage in shots on goal
- The nine goals are the most by a Winthrop team in a game since a 9-0 win over Alabama A&M on Sept. 6, 2014
Looking Ahead
Eagles stay at home for a second straight contest as they host South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. The game will air on ESPN+.
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