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Rock Hill, S.C. \u2013 Winthrop men’s soccer ends the regular season with back-to-back road contests beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 28 as it heads to Greenville, S.C. to take on 8th-ranked Furman. SERIES HISTORY VERSUS FURMAN NON-CONFERENCE
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\n\t\t\tWinthrop (1-11-3, 1-4-1 Big South) at #8 Furman (11-1-4, 3-0-1 SoCON)
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\n\t\t\tTuesday, Oct. 25 | 7:00 p.m. (EST)
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\n\t\t\tGreenville, SC. |\u00a0 Stone Stadium<\/a>
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\n\t\t\tFurman leads 11-1-0 | Streak \u2013 L3
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\n\t\t\tFirst Meeting
\n\t\t\tSept. 25, 1985 (Greenville, S.C. | Furman won 3-1)
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\n\t\t\tLast Meeting
\n\t\t\tAug. 25, 2024 (Rock Hill, S.C.) | Furman won 2-1
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\n\t\t\tWinthrop All-Time Records
\n\t\t\tOverall (463-457-65) | Home (245-167-20) | Away (159-248-37) | Big South (145-142-23)
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\nThis marks the 13th matchup all-time between Winthrop and Furman. The Eagles have lost three straight in the series, including back-to-back one goal losses as the Paladins lead the all-time series 1-11-0. Winthrop’s lone win in the series came on Sept. 6, 2021 at Furman with a 3-1 victory.<\/p>\n
\nThe Eagles are 318-314-42 all-time in non-conference action and 79-171-21 in non-conference games on the road. This year the Eagles are 0-7-2 in non-conference play and the last win came Sept. 6, 2024 at home against Queens (2-1). In the last non-conference contest the Eagles fell 2-0 at Virginia Tech and earned a 1-1 draw with the College of Charleston and 0-0 draw at ETSU prior to that loss.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
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\n\tComing off a 2-0 home loss to UNC Asheville at home
\n\tThis is the first of back-to-back road games to end the regular season
\n\tIn the last non-conference contest, freshman Charles Barnes<\/a> made his first collegiate start finishing with nine saves in a 2-0 loss at Virginia Tech
\n\tThe Eagles last result was Oct. 17 in a 2-2 road draw at Longwood
\n\tBernardo Pacheco<\/a> scored a brace at Longwood, with his first goal making SportsCenter Top 10 (#3)
\n\tEagles earned their first conference and overall win on Oct. 4 with a 3-1 victory over Radford in front as part of “Alumni Weekend”
\n\tFollowed that up with a 0-0 draw at an ETSU team fresh off a win over 10th-ranked UNC Greensboro
\n\tJack Kilstrom<\/a> made five saves in the draw to earn his third collegiate shutout
\n\tIn the draw at Longwood, Kilstrom finished with a career-high 13 saves
\n\tThe tie at ETSU was the first result in a non-conference road game since Sept. 1, 2024 in a 1-1 draw at Jacksonville
\n\tIn the win over Radford, Jayco Castro<\/a> scored his first collegiate goal, which put the Eagles up 3-1 late in the match
\n\tCastro also scored against the College of Charleston and is tied with Pacheco for the team lead with two
\n\tDiomario Adamson<\/a> netted his third goal as an Eagle, which was the game-winner while Ethan Marks<\/a> found the back of the net for the 5th time as an Eagle
\n\tEagles are tied for 6th in the Big South standings with Radford and with UNC Asheville (3rd) and league-leading High Point remaining
\n\tThe Eagles hosted their season opener for the first time since 2018, which also the last time they played their first three matches in a season on Eagle Field
\n\tEagles return 13 players from last year’s roster, which includes seven starters
\n\tThis roster has more underclassmen than upperclassmen this year with 12 freshmen, three sophomores, eight juniors and five seniors
\n\tThe Eagles had just two freshman last year in comparison to 12 on the roster in 2025
\n\tThat is the most freshman on an Eagle roster since 2002 and tied for the second-most in the history of the program
\n\tFour of the team’s top five scorers from a season ago return for the Eagles
\n\tEthan Marks<\/a> was second on the team with six points (3 goals) as he came off the bench in 10 of the 15 games he appeared
\n\tStarters Ryan Armijo<\/a> and Bruno Riveron Sagrero<\/a> each had five points
\n\tRounding the remainder of the returning starters are Jack Kilstrom<\/a> (GK), Emory Crichlow<\/a>, Diego Candia<\/a>, Diomario Adamson<\/a> and Sodai Koketsu<\/a>
\n\tBernardo Pacheco<\/a> played significant minutes in 2024 with six starts and 17 appearances
\n\tThe Eagles have qualified for the Big South Conference Tournament back-to-back years and four of the last five
\n\tThis is the 51st season for the program and this game marks the 986th in the history of the program
\n\tDaniel Ridenhour<\/a> is in his 10th season as the head coach of the Eagles after serving the previous 12 seasons as an associate\/assistant coach
\n\tWinthrop has five Big South Conference Championships, which is the second most by any member in league history
\n\tThe Eagles have made six NCAA appearances, also the second-most by any league program
\n\tWinthrop has an all-time record of 366-384-53 while in the Big South and the 366 victories are the second-most all-time
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\n\tDiego Candia<\/a> (Big South Preseason Watch List)
\n\tJayco Castro<\/a> (Big South Midseason Watch List \/ Big South Freshman of the Week \u2013 Oct. 6)
\n\tJack Kilstrom<\/a> (Big South Preseason Watch List \/ Big South Midseason Watch List)
\n\tSodai Koketsu<\/a> (Big South Midseason Watch List)
\n\tEthan Marks<\/a> (Big South Preseason Watch List)
\n\tBernardo Pacheco<\/a> (Big South Offensive Player of the Week \u2013 Oct. 20 \/ Big South Preseason Watch List \/ Big South Midseason Watch List)
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\nThe 2025 season marks the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Big South Conference Championship team. In the final year with Rich Posipanko as head coach, the Eagles overcame a 1-4 start to win 10 of its next 12 games on their way to a Big South title. After falling to USC Upstate 5-4, the Eagles bounced back to defeat Appalachian State 2-0 which was the start of a seven-game winning streak. Of the seven straight wins, four of those came in overtime and three of them in double-overtime. The Eagles clinched the Big South regular season title in the final game of the regular season, a 1-0 victory at Longwood. Eagles rolled through the first two rounds of the tournament with a 3-0 win over UNC Asheville and 4-0 win over Campbell. In the Big South title game, the match went to penalties with the Eagles outlasting High Point 3-1. That year Posipanko was voted the Big South Coach of the Year and the Eagles landed just three player on the all-conference teams (Jordi Lluch, Max Hasenstab and Magnus Thorsson). Hasenstab also earned Big South Tournament MVP honors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\nWinthrop heads to High Point, N.C. on Saturday, Nov. 1 to take on nationally-ranked High Point at 6 p.m. in the final contest of the regular season.
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