Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop women's soccer has won two straight as it hits the road to take on VMI Thursday afternoon in non-conference action.
 

Winthrop Women's Soccer Game Information
Matchup	Winthrop (2-1-0, 0-0-0 Big South) at VMI (0-3-0, 0-0-0 SoCON)
Date/Time	Thursday, Aug. 28 | 4 p.m. (EST)
Location	Lexington, Va. | Patchin Field
Live Statistics	Sidearm
Live Stream	ESPN+
Series Record	Winthrop leads 11-5-1 Streak - W3
Last Meeting	Sept. 5, 2024 (Rock Hill, S.C.) | (Winthrop won 2-0)
First Meeting	Oct. 19, 2004 (Lexington, Va.) | (Winthrop won 4-0)
Winthrop All-Time Records	Overall (155-193-46) | Home (67-105-14) | Away (64-111-14) | Big South (78-96-24)
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SERIES HISTORY VERSUS VMI
Winthrop and VMI meet for the 18^th time as the Eagles hold an 11-5-1 lead in the all-time series. Winthrop won last year's meeting 2-0 in Rock Hill and have won three straight in the series. The last loss came on Aug. 28, 2021 in Lexington, Va., 1-0. Winthrop is 5-3-0 all-time on the road at VMI.

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FOOT NOTES

• Coming off a second straight win as the Eagles netted another late goal to pull off a win
• Looking to win three straight games for the first time since late August, early September of the 2023 season
• Despite dominating the game, the Eagles had a hard time finding the back of the net but eventually did in the 80^th minute as Monssi Avila-Gutierrez knotted her second of her season to grab the win
• In the previous game, the Eagles scored two goals in the final 10 minutes to earn 2-1 victory over The Citadel
• Cordelia McIntosh came off the bench for three points as she netted the game-winner in the 88^th minute and helped set up the game-tying goal in the 80^th minute
• Avila-Gutierrez scored the game-tying goal, which is the 7^th of her career
• It is the second time in her collegiate career that Avila-Gutierrez has scored in back-to-back games
• Eagles opened the season with a 4-0 loss at UT Chattanooga on Aug. 14
• Eagles return seven starters and a total of 18 players from last year's squad
• Among the returning starters are the team's top four scorers
• Junior Sophia Balliet led the team in points (7) for a second straight season
• Mia Vrataric played every second of every contest last season, finishing the year with a 1.64 goals against average and three shutouts
• Allowed just 23 goals, the seventh fewest in a single-season in program history
• In her first two seasons, Balliet has eight goals, which are tied for 20^th all-time by an Eagle
• In her first two years she posted 18 points and right behind her is Avila-Gutierrez with 15 points (6g,3a) who now has 17 after the goal against The Citadel
• Eagles have Winthrop was voted to finish 7^th in the 2025 Big South Conference Preseason Poll
• Eagles are in their 23^rd season overall and this will mark the 395^th game in program history
• The Eagles are 155-193-46 all-time
• Spencer Smith is in his 16^th season as head coach and coached in his 200^th game for the Eagles on Sept. 25, 2021 vs. USC Upstate
• Smith is 4^th all-time in Big South history for victories and captured his 100^th win at Winthrop in the 2-0 victory over VMI (9/12/24)
• It is Smith's 37^th season overall as he posted a career record of 274-310-57
• He is 102-120-29 with Winthrop soccer and posted a 172-90-28 mark coaching collegiate men's soccer
• Smith earned 137 of those wins at Radford, where he was two-time Big South Coach of the Year and led the Highlanders to two NCAA College Cup appearances
• The 137 wins at Radford rank 5^th all-time in Big South history

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2025 HONORS

• Cordelia McIntosh – Sophomore
  • Big South Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 25)
    • Game-winning goal and assisted on game-tying goal vs. The Citadel
• Evyn Schokora – Sophomore
  • Big South Preseason Returning Players Watchlist – Midfielders
• Monssi Avila-Gutierrez - Junior
  • Big South Preseason Returning Players Watchlist – Midfielders
• Kylie Full - Senior
  • Big South Preseason Returning Players Watchlist – Defenders
• Sophia Balliet - Junior
  • Big South Preseason Returning Players Watchlist – Forwards

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WATCH THE EAGLES ON ESPN+
Select women'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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UP NEXT
Eagles return home on Thursday, Sept. 4 to host Wofford College at 7 p.m. on Eagle Field.

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