Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop gets back to league action as it is on the road at Longwood Friday night in Big South Conference men's soccer action.
| Winthrop Men's Soccer Game Information |
| Matchup |
Winthrop (1-9-2, 1-3-0 Big South) at Longwood (2-8-2, 0-4-0 Big South) |
| Date/Time |
Friday, Oct. 17 | 7:00 p.m. (EST) |
| Location |
Farmville, Va | Longwood Athletics Complex |
| Live Stats |
Sidearm |
| Live Stats |
ESPN+ |
| Series Record |
Winthrop leads 14-3-1 | Streak – W1 |
| First Meeting |
Sept. 16, 1978 (Briston, Tenn.) | Winthrop won 4-3 |
| Last Meeting |
Oct. 4, 2024 (Rock Hill, S.C.) | Winthrop won 2-1 |
| Winthrop All-Time Records |
Overall (463-455-64) | Home (245-166-20) | Away (159-247-36) | Big South (145-141-22) |
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SERIES HISTORY VERSUS LONGWOOD
Winthrop and Longwood meet for the 19
th time. The Eagles earned a 2-1 victory over Longwood in last year's meeting in Rock Hill and lead the all-time series 14-3-1. In this series, 10 of the last 12 meetings have been one goal contests.
BIG SOUTH ROAD GAMES
The Eagles are 80-75-16 all-time in conference road contests and 0-1-1 this season. Over the last three seasons the Eagles are 4-2-2 in road league games. The Eagles last road win in conference play was Oct. 26, 2024 in a 3-1 victory at Radford. Eagles last win at Longwood was 2019 (2-1) and the Eagles got a result in their last trip to Farmville in 2023 with a 1-1 draw.
FOOT NOTES
- On the road in league play for the second straight game, coming off a 1-0 loss at Presbyterian College to fall to 1-3 in the Big South last Saturday
- Eagles were in action on Tuesday with a non-conference matchup at home against the College of Charleston as they scored a second half goal to earn a 1-1 draw
- Eagles earned their first conference and overall win on Oct. 4 with a 3-1 victory over Radford in front as part of "Alumni Weekend"
- Followed that up with a 0-0 draw at an ETSU team coming off a win over 10th-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 Adamson netted his third goal as an Eagle, which was the game-winner while Ethan Marks found the back of the net for the 5th 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 51st season for the program and this game marks the 983rd 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 366-382-52 while in the Big South and the 366 victories are the second-most all-time
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)
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.
FREE ADMISSION
All home men's and women's soccer during the 2025 season are free admission.
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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,
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UP NEXT
The Eagles step away from league play during the midweek as they return to the state of Virginia to take on Virginia Tech in Blacksburg on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 5 p.m.
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