Match Information
Opponent: South Carolina Gamecocks (5-3-0)
When: Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium, Columbia, S.C.
Follow: @HPUMSoccer on Twitter
Live Stats: GamecocksOnline.com (
LINK)
Live Video: SEC Network+ (
LINK)
High Point Notes:
• High Point dropped to 5-2-1 overall and 0-1-0 on the season with a 2-1 loss in double overtime at Presbyterian College on Saturday.
• Freshman
Jaime Vasconcellos scored his first collegiate goal late in regulation to force overtime but the Panthers fell in the second OT period. HPU outshot Presbyterian by a margin of 26-7 but allowed goals on the Blue Hose's only two shots on target.
• High Point has dropped its last two games by scores of 1-0 and 2-1 despite outshooting its opponents, 42-12, and putting 14 shots on goal. The team has had double-digit shots in all eight games this season.
• Senior
Chris Ramsell and freshman
Siggi Benonysson are tied for the team lead with 10 points on four goals and two assists on the season. Freshman
Bana Ganidekam leads the squad with three assists through eight games.
• Redshirt-freshman
Keegan Meyer has started seven games in goal for the Panthers and has a 1.08 goals-against average with a .600 save percentage.
South Carolina Notes:
• South Carolina enters the week on a four-game winning streak with victories over Georgia Southern, Florida Atlantic, No. 18 Furman and Georgia State. The Gamecocks are now 5-3-0 overall and 1-0-0 in Conference USA.
• Three South Carolina players have combined to score 10 of the team's 14 goals this season. Kevin Walker leads the way with four goals followed closely by Luca Mayr and Danny Deakin, who both have three tallies. Deakin also leads the team with three assists.
• South Carolina has allowed just nine goals in eight games, with just two coming during USC's recent four-game winning streak.
• William Pyle has played six games between the pipes for the Gamecocks and is 5-1-0 with a 0.66 goals-against average and an .826 save percentage.
Series Notes:
• High Point is 0-2-0 in two all-time meetings with South Carolina.
• The two teams last faced off in 2013 when South Carolina picked up a 5-2 win over the Panthers in Columbia, S.C.
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