The Basics
Game 9
Charleston Southern (2-3-3), (1-0-0) vs Winthrop (2-4-3), (0-0-1)
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 24 / 3 p.m.
TV/Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: CSU Athletics
Location: CSU Soccer Field

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Charleston Southern women's soccer team returns home Wednesday afternoon to take on Winthrop at 3:00 p.m. from CSU Soccer Field.
 
Fans can watch the contest live on ESPN+ or follow @csubucs_wsoccer on X for live updates and information.

Quick Hits 

• The Buccaneers are coming off a 1-0 road win at UNC Asheville, secured by a 70th-minute own goal and backed by sophomore goalkeeper Avery Mason, who tallied seven saves to earn her second shutout of the season.
• Mason, the reigning Big South Defensive Player of the Week, has 41 saves this season with a .759 save percentage.
• Jenéa Knight leads the CSU attack with two goals and five points on the year, while Hailey Swenson and Claire DeAngelis each have a goal and an assist.
• Freshman Rachel Gopalakrishnan and sophomore Cadance Bell have also opened their collegiate accounts with goals this season.
• As a team, CSU averages 9.8 shots per game with 35.9% on frame, while holding a slight possession edge across its first eight contests.
• The Bucs enter the week at 2-3-3 overall and 1-0-0 in Big South play, seeking their second straight conference victory.
• Knight, Swenson, Mason, and Amélie Boyle were named to the Big South Midseason Watch List Wednesday afternoon.
• Charleston Southern was picked to finish fifth in the Big South preseason poll.
• The Buccaneers return 12 players from a 2024 squad that finished with a 5-7-3 record and missed out on the Big South Tournament.
• Ahead of the 2025 season, Jenéa Knight, Jessica Boyle, Kiah Cirino, Claire DeAngelis, and Delaney Evers were all named to the Big South Top Returners to Watch List.
• CSU welcomed 12 talented newcomers to the 2025 roster this summer, 10 of which are freshmen.
• Head Coach Jose Gomez enters his sixth season at the helm for the Buccaneers.

Opponent Information

• The Eagles (2-4-3, 0-1-0 Big South) dropped their league opener 3-2 to USC Upstate last Saturday.
• Lindsay Sheets, the reigning Big South Freshman of the Week, leads Winthrop with five points on two goals and one assist.
• CSU leads the all-time series 10-7-7.
• Head Coach Spencer Smith is in his 16^th season in Rock Hill.

For the latest information on CSU women's soccer, follow @csubucs_wsoccer on X and Instagram or go to www.CSUSports.com.