Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop fell 1-0 to ETSU Tuesday evening in a non-conference men's soccer matchup.
Winthrop (5-7-1, 2-2-0 Big South) 0, ETSU (7-6-2, 2-0-1 SoCON) 1
Oct. 13, 2026 | Eagle Field
Scoring Summary
63' – ETSU – Kwende (unassisted)
Game Recap
- Eagles nearly found the first goal of the match in the 11th minute as a ball sent in front of goal was redirected on frame with a shot from Pablo Ortega from inside the six but the keeper made the save
- The rebound came back to Ortega who put another shot on frame that was saved, bounced around and somehow stayed out of the goal
- In the 17th minute Juma Baden had a free header from about 10 yards out from goal but the ball sailed just over the bar
- ETSU was able to find the target on a couple of shots in the half, but Euan Brindley was well positioned on all to secure the save
- Despite a couple of good scoring chances the game was scoreless at the half
- The game was back and forth for the first 15 minutes of the second half and in the 63rd minute ETSU got on the board
- Off a corner kick the ball was bouncing around off bodies in the box and popped in front to Micah Kwende who reached out and placed a shot into the lower right corner around the edge of the six
- Eagles continued to push to try and find the equalizer and nearly did in the 67th minute as Josh Murray's header just missed the top left corner
Notables
- The game stats were nearly identical across the board as each team finished with 14 shots and ETSU had a 4-3 edge in shots on goal
- Winthrop keeper Euan Brindley and ETSU keeper Sam McGee each finished with three saves
- The teams combined for 35 fouls (ETSU 18, Winthrop 17)
Looking Ahead
Winthrop remains at home as it will host Longwood on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 4:30 p.m. It is Alumni Weekend as well the game will be the 1,000
th in the history of the men's soccer program.
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