The Eight Goals Are The Most By The Eagles Since 2008
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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Story courtesy of Winthrop Athletics.
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Thomas Hyslip
Thomas Hyslip lives in Tega Cay with his wife and daughter. After 27 years in the U.S. Army and Federal Law Enforcement, he retired to pursue his passion for teaching. Tom is now an Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of South Florida. In 2 short years he has won 10 awards from the South Carolina Press Association, including first place in column writing, education beat reporting and best podcast.
