Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop men's soccer steps away from conference action again as it hosts the College of Charleston Tuesday evening on Eagle Field.
 
 

Winthrop Men's Soccer Game Information
Matchup	College of Charleston (4-8-, 1-3-1 CAA) at Winthrop (1-9-1, 1-3-0 Big South)
Date/Time	Tuesday, Oct. 14 | 6:00 p.m. (EST)
Location	Rock Hill, S.C. | Eagle Field
Live Stats	Statbroadcast
Live Stats	ESPN+
Series Record	College of Charleston leads 23-9-0 | Streak – L1
First Meeting	Oct. 27, 1976 | Charleston, SC | College of Charleston won 4-0
Last Meeting	Oct. 24, 2023 (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) | College of Charleston won 2-0
Winthrop All-Time Records	Overall (463-455-63) | Home (245-166-19) | Away (159-247-36) | Big South (145-141-22)
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SERIES HISTORY VERSUS COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
Winthrop and the College of Charleston meet for the 33^rd time. The Cougars lead the all-time series 23-9-0 and won the last meeting 2-0 in Charleston on Oct. 24, 2023. The Eagles have won the last two meetings on Eagle Field with a 1-0 win in 2022 and a 3-2 overtime victory in 2019. At home the Eagles are 5-10-0 in the series. In the last two meetings the winning team has recorded a shutout and the same has been true for five of the last seven meetings.

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NON-CONFERENCE
The Eagles are 318-314-41 all-time in non-conference action and 79-171-21 in non-conference games on the road. This year the Eagles are 0-6 in non-conference play and the last win came Sept. 6, 2024 at home against Queens (2-1). The last time the Eagles got a result in a road game was Oct. 8, 2025 in a 0-0 draw at ETSU. The last non-conference home win was Sept. 6, 2024 in a 2-1 win over Queens.       

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FOOT NOTES

• Coming off a 1-0 loss at Presbyterian College to fall to 1-3 in the Big South
• Eagles nearly grabbed the lead on two occasions in the first 10 minutes of the match, but could never find the back of the net (3^rd 1-0 setback of the season)
• In their last home game, the Eagles captured a 3-1 victory over Radford
• Followed that up with a 0-0 draw at an ETSU team coming off a win over 10^th-ranked UNC Greensboro
• Jack Kilstrom made five saves in the draw to earn his third collegiate shutout
• It was the first result in a non-conference road game since Sept. 1, 2024 in a 1-1 draw at Jacksonville
• In the win over Radford, Jayco Castro scored his first collegiate goal, which put the Eagles up 3-1 late in the match
• Diomario Adamdson netted his third goal as an Eagle, which was the game-winner while Ethan Marks found the back of the net for the 5^th time as an Eagle
• This game is the second match of a stretch in which Winthrop plays 4-of-5 games on the road
• The Eagles hosted their season opener for the first time since 2018, which also the last time they played their first three matches in a season on Eagle Field
• Eagles return 13 players from last year's roster, which includes seven starters
• This roster has more underclassmen than upperclassmen this year with 12 freshmen, three sophomores, eight juniors and five seniors
• The Eagles had just two freshman last year in comparison to 12 on the roster in 2025
• That is the most freshman on an Eagle roster since 2002 and tied for the second-most in the history of the program
• Four of the team's top five scorers from a season ago return for the Eagles
• Ethan Marks was second on the team with six points (3 goals) as he came off the bench in 10 of the 15 games he appeared
• Starters Ryan Armijo and Bruno Riveron Sagrero each had five points
• Rounding the remainder of the returning starters are Jack Kilstrom (GK), Emory Crichlow, Diego Candia, Diomario Adamson and Sodai Koketsu
• Bernardo Pacheco played significant minutes in 2024 with six starts and 17 appearances
• The Eagles have qualified for the Big South Conference Tournament back-to-back years and four of the last five
• This is the 51^st season for the program and this game marks the 982^nd in the history of the program
• Daniel Ridenhour is in his 10th 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 366-382-51 while in the Big South and the 366 victories are the second-most all-time

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2025 HONORS

• Diego Candia (Big South Preseason Watch List)
• Jayco Castro (Big South Midseason Watch List / Big South Freshman of the Week – Oct. 6)
• Jack Kilstrom (Big South Preseason Watch List / Big South Midseason Watch List)
• Sodai Koketsu (Big South Midseason Watch List)
• Ethan Marks (Big South Preseason Watch List)
• Bernardo Pacheco (Big South Preseason Watch List / Big South Midseason Watch List)

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CHAMPIONSHIP ANNIVERSARY
The 2025 season marks the 10^th anniversary of the 2015 Big South Conference Championship team. In the final year with Rich Posipanko as head coach, the Eagles overcame a 1-4 start to win 10 of its next 12 games on their way to a Big South title. After falling to USC Upstate 5-4, the Eagles bounced back to defeat Appalachian State 2-0 which was the start of a seven-game winning streak. Of the seven straight wins, four of those came in overtime and three of them in double-overtime. The Eagles clinched the Big South regular season title in the final game of the regular season, a 1-0 victory at Longwood. Eagles rolled through the first two rounds of the tournament with a 3-0 win over UNC Asheville and 4-0 win over Campbell. In the Big South title game, the match went to penalties with the Eagles outlasting High Point 3-1. That year Posipanko was voted the Big South Coach of the Year and the Eagles landed just three player on the all-conference teams (Jordi Lluch, Max Hasenstab and Magnus Thorsson). Hasenstab also earned Big South Tournament MVP honors. 

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FREE ADMISSION
All home men's and women's soccer during the 2025 season are free admission.   

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WATCH THE EAGLES ON ESPN+
All of the men's soccer home games during the 2025 season will air live on ESPN+. You can also catch select road games in Big South Conference play on ESPN+. To watch Big South games on ESPN+ you must have a subscription to ESPN+. For more information on how to subscribe, click here.

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BE A BALL RUNNER FOR WINTHROP SOCCER MATCHES
Interested in getting closer to the action of college soccer? Winthrop men's and women's soccer teams are looking for ball runners to help at home games in 2025 and beyond. Become a ball runner for official games and become a part of our game day experience. Sign up as an individual or sign up an entire team/club to attend a match and help the game keep pace as ball runners. Available for grades 3rd thru 8th. If interested please fill out the ONLINE FORM.

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JOIN THE EAGLE CLUB
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By investing in the Eagle Club, you're helping us build a stronger future for Winthrop Athletics—one that prioritizes excellence, opportunity, and a championship culture.
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UP NEXT
Winthrop jumps back in conference play as it heads to Farmville, Va. to take on Longwood on Friday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m.

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