Freshman move-in day is tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 19. Once the newest Winthrop student’s get moved in they can head to Eagle Field and get their first glimpse of Winthrop Athletics when the Eagles face Georgia Southern in women’s soccer action at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the Big South Network for fans who cannot attend in person.
Both soccer teams have played at least one exhibition match. The women have had two victories. A 2-0 win over Wofford and a 6-0 win at Catawba. It is good to see the ladies scoring goals which was an issue last season. Senior Courtney Durbin will be the main focus of the attack up front but freshman Krystyna Freda showed promise in the preseason. Freshman Grace Radler also has had productive minutes in the attack along with junior Allie VandeWater and senior Rachel Webster. The Eagles have always been strong in the back and with red-shirt senior Kelsey Weavil and junior Sarah Schippers sharing time in net this year should be no different.
The Men’s team dropped its home exhibition last night 2-0 to Charlotte and play at Clemson on Sunday. It looks like the goalkeeping that troubled the Eagles last season has been a point of emphisis. Both Enrique Miranda and Patrick Walsh made good saves holding the 49ers scoreless for the first hour of the match. Each goalkeeper played 30 minutes in the exhibition. The Eagles had problems moving forward as it was difficult to judge the attack against a formidable Charlotte squad. On Sunday, Winthrop may run into a similar problem against the Tigers but the Eagles will hopefully have a few more players as some guys had visa issues as international students.
The crowd last night for the men’s game was terrific for an exhibition game, hopefully a good crowd will make it out tomorrow for the season opener. Live stats for the game will be available at winthropeagles.com and of course the previously mentioned video stream at bigsouthsports.com.
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