Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop women's soccer is on the road Thursday, Sept. at it travels to Macon, Ga. to take on Mercer.
| Winthrop Women's Soccer Game Information |
| Matchup |
Winthrop (2-2-2, 0-0-0 Big South) at Mercer (4-2-0, 0-0-0 SoCON) |
| Date/Time |
Thursday, Sept. 11 | 5:00 p.m. (EST) |
| Location |
Macon, Ga. | Betts Stadium |
| Live Stats |
Statbroadcast |
| Live Stats |
None |
| Series Record |
Tied 1-1-0 | Streak - L1 |
| First Meeting |
Oct. 31, 2003 (Rock Hill, S.C.) | Winthrop won 1-0 |
| Last Meeting |
Oct. 30, 2004 (Macon, Ga.) | Mercer won 4-0 |
| Winthrop All-Time Records |
Overall (155-194-48) | Home (67-106-15) | Away (64-111-15) | Big South (78-96-24) |
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SERIES HISTORY VERSUS MERCER/SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
Winthrop and Mercer meet for just the third time. The only two regular season meetings came in 2003 and 2004 with each team winning on its home field. The Eagles are facing their 6
th Southern Conference opponent this season as they are 1-2-2 in those meetings and 19-27-6 all-time.
FOOT NOTES
- Eagles unbeaten streak came to an end at four games after falling 2-0 to Western Carolina
- The Eagles were 2-0-2 in that stretch which included three consecutive shutouts
- It was the first time since the 2013 season in which an Eagle team has recorded three consecutive shutouts
- Dating back to the 2024 season, four of the last five victories have been shutouts
- It was the 13th time in program history the Eagles have been in a scoreless draw and the first time in a non-conference match since the 2007 season
- The 2-1-2 start matched the 6th best start in program history through the first five contests
- Looking to extend the unbeaten streak to four games, which was last accomplished during the 2019 season with four straight wins
- Eagles are second in the Big South Conference with a 1.17 goals against average and tied for second in shutouts (3)
- This game marks the lone road game in a stretch of 4-of-5 matches at Eagle Field
- This is just the third road game of the season where the Eagles are currently 0-1-1
- The last non-conference road win was Aug. 29, 2024 in a 1-0 victory at S.C. State
- Eagles are 3-6-1 in their last 10 non-conference away games, 6-8-1 in their last 15 and 9-10-1 in their last 20
- Eagles are 2-1-1 at home this season and are 6-1-1 in their last eight home games versus non-conference opponents
- Over the last 16 home games against non-conference opponents the Eagles are 9-3-4
- Posted back-to-back wins after a late goal to pull off a win over Southern Wesleyan
- Despite dominating the game, the Eagles had a hard time finding the back of the net but eventually did in the 80th minute as Monssi Avila-Gutierrez knotted her second of her season to grab the win
- In the win over The Citadel, the Eagles scored two goals in the final 10 minutes to earn 2-1 victory
- Cordelia McIntosh came off the bench for three points as she netted the game-winner in the 88th minute and helped set up the game-tying goal in the 80th minute
- Avila-Gutierrez scored the game-tying goal, which is the 7th 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 20th 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 7th in the 2025 Big South Conference Preseason Poll
- Eagles are in their 23rd season overall and this will mark the 398th game in program history
- The Eagles are 155-194-48 all-time
- Spencer Smith is in his 16th season as head coach and coached in his 200th game for the Eagles on Sept. 25, 2021 vs. USC Upstate
- Smith is 4th all-time in Big South history for victories and captured his 100th win at Winthrop in the 2-0 victory over VMI (9/12/24)
- It is Smith's 37th season overall as he posted a career record of 274-311-59
- He is 102-121-31 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 5th all-time in Big South history
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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UP NEXT
Winthrop will have back-to-back home contests beginning on Sunday, Sept. 14 as it will take on Queens at 2 p.m.
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