Patriots Point, S.C. – Winthrop men's soccer suffered a 4-1 loss at the College of Charleston, Tuesday night in non-conference action.
Winthrop (3-2-0, 0-0-0 Big South) 1, College of Charleston (3-1-1, 1-1-0 CAA) 4
Sept. 8, 2026 | Ralph Lundy Field
Scoring Summary
40' – COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON – Lenert (Boer)
54' – COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON – Alibaruho (Killeen)
72' – COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON – Lenert (unassisted)
72' – WINTHROP – Baden (penalty kick)
77' – COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON – Gill (Rambert)
Game Recap
- Cougars grabbed the lead just before the half
- Henrik Boer sent a long ball behind the Eagle defense and Matt Lenert beat everyone to the ball and placed a shot over the head of Euan Brindley and into the net
- Winthrop had a couple of shots on frame in the first 45 minutes but were right at the keeper
- Cougars doubled their lead in the 54th minute as Paul Killeen dribbled into the box and played a pass in front of goal
- Bemanzi Alibaruho collected the pass with his back to goal, spun and fired a low shot into the corner
- The lead was extended to 3-0 after Lenert found his second goal of the match in the 72nd minute
- Eagles finally broke through in the 72nd minute, less than a minute following the Cougars third goal
- Juma Baden stepped up and converted a penalty to get Winthrop on the board
Notables
- It was a physical game as the teams combined for 35 fouls in the match
- Baden scored his fourth goal of the season and has a goal in four straight matches
- Cougars had an 11-10 edge in total shots and 6-5 in shots on goal
Looking Ahead
Eagles have a week off from games until back in action on Tuesday, Sept. 15 as they travel just over the state line into Charlotte, N.C. to take on Charlotte at 7 p.m.
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