Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop men's soccer scored five first half goals en route to an 8-0 victory over Johnson & Wales, Saturday evening in its home opener on Eagle Field.
Winthrop (2-0-0, 0-0-0 Big South) 8, Johnson & Wales (0-0-0, 0-0-0 C2C) 0
Aug. 20, 2026 | Corbett Stadium
Scoring Summary
'15 – WINTHROP – Restrepo (unassisted)
'18 – WINTHROP – Lindstrup (Restrepo)
'20 – WINTHROP – Jelaca (Baden, Kawagoe)
'30 – WINTHROP – Baden (penalty kick)
'45 – WINTHROP – Ortega (Kawagoe)
'48 – WINTHROP – Ortega (Jelaca)
'62 – WINTHROP – Perez (unassisted)
'68 – WINTHROP – Humphrey (Willis)
Game Recap
- Eagles opened the scoring in the 15th minute as Daniel Restrepo fought and won the ball from a Wildcat player, took a couple of dribbles and then fired a shot into the lower right corner from just outside the 18
- Winthrop doubled its lead in the 18th minute as Restrepo's corner found the head of Lucas Lindstrup at the back post he directed it into the net
- Teo Jelaca in the 20th minute for a 3-0 lead
- Shota Kawagoe won the ball on a tackle that set Juma Baden into open space in the box
- Baden found Jelaca in front of goal who placed a first touch shot into the far left corner
- Baden made it 4-0 in the 30th minute as he drew a penalty and then stepped up and converted the penalty
- Pablo Ortega scored with just seconds remaining in the first half to give the Eagles a 5-0 advantage at the break
- Kawagoe served a free kick into the box and Ortega won a header in a crowd as it found the back of the net
- Ortega netted a second goal in the early going of the second half (48')
- Jorge Perez scored in the 62nd minute followed by a goal from Alfie Humphrey just under six minutes later to push the lead to 8-0
Notables
- The Eagles are 2-0 to start the season for the first time since 2014
- The eight goals scored are the most by the Eagles since 2008 when the Eagles won 7-1 over VMI in the Big South quarterfinals
- It's the game with eight or more goals since 2007 in a 9-1 win over Brevard College
- The goals by Jaleco and Humphrey were the first of their collegiate careers while Dominic Willis picked up his first collegiate point with an assist on the 8th goal
- Ortega's two-goal game is the first by an Eagle since Bernardo Pacheco on Oct. 17, 2025 at Longwood
- The last shutout by an Eagle squad came on Oct. 12, 2024 with a 2-0 victory over UNC Asheville
Looking Ahead
Eagles hit the road for the first of six straight on Tuesday, Sept. 1 when they head to Spartanburg, S.C. to take on Wofford College at 6 p.m.
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