2018 South Carolina Men’s Soccer Team Twitter/Instagram: @GamecockMSoccer | Web: GamecocksOnline.com | Team Facebook: facebook.com/GamecockMSoccer CAROLINA VS. CHARLOTTE Game 10 | Sun., Oct. 7 | 8 PM | Stone Stadium | Columbia, S.C. STATISTICAL COMPARISON SC Records/Rankings CHAR South Carolina Charlotte 3-6-0 Record 5-2-1 2-3-0/1-3-0 Home/Away 4-0-0/1-2-1 GAMECOCKS AT 49ERS NR United Coaches Poll Ranking RV 3-6-0 (0-3-0 C-USA) 5-2-1 (1-2-0 C-USA) 2018 Schedule/Results Date Opponent W L T Score/Time Head Coach: Mark Berson (@MarkBersonSC on Twitter) Head Coach: Kevin Langan 8/15 No. 10 Duke (exhib) T 1-1 Record at SC: 492-241-73 (41st season) Record at CHAR: 77-31-19 (7th season) 8/18 Gardner-Webb (exhib.) W 4-2 Overall Record: 503-246-73 (42nd season) Overall Record: 77-31-19 (7th season) 8/24 No. 13 Georgetown L 0-1 (OT) Series History: Carolina leads, 15-8-4 8/27 Lipscomb W 2-1 Trend: 49ers have won three of the last four dating back to 2014 8/31 Clemson L 0-2 Last Meeting: SC - 1 CHAR - 1 (2OT) • 10/20/17 • Charlotte, N.C. 9/7 at FAU* L 0-1 (OT) Live Stats and Stream: GamecocksOnline.com 9/11 at Furman L 1-2 9/19 Wofford W 5-0 Quick Hits 9/23 No. 20 Old Dominion* L 0-1 • Mark Berson is the winningest active NCAA Division I men’s soccer coach, and he ranks fourth on the all- 9/29 No. 7 Kentucky* L 1-2 time NCAA D1 wins list in his 41st seaon leading South Carolina men’s soccer 10/2 at No. 19 Virginia Tech W 2-1 (2OT) • He tallied his 500th career win last year at UAB (11/4/17) in the regular season finale in 2017, 1-0, to became 10/7 Charlotte* 8 p.m. 10/13 at New Mexico* 8 p.m. just the fourth coach ever in NCAA DI men’s soccer to tally 500 career wins 10/16 No. 1 Wake Forest 7 p.m. • Berson ranks second amongst active NCAA D1 coaches with 22 NCAA Tournament appearances 10/20 USC Upstate 7 p.m. • The Gamecocks bring back 14 letterwiners and eight starters from their 2017 squad 10/23 Georgia State 7 p.m. • Carolina returns 53 of its 66 offensive points (80 percent) from a year ago, including 19 goals and 15 assists 10/26 UAB* 6 p.m. • Eleven newcommers joined the Gamecocks in the offseason (7 freshmen, 4 transfers) 10/30 Marshall* 5 p.m. • Seven teams on South Carolina’s 2018 schedule played in the 2017 NCAA Tournmaent 11/2 at FIU* 7 p.m. • Junior striker Luca Mayr scored his first goal of the season (10th career) in the team’s 5-0 win against Wofford (Sept. 19); 11/7-11 Conference USA Tournament! TBD he tallied the game-winner with 19.4 seconds left in double OT at No. 19 Virginia Tech (Oct. 2) from 30-yards out • Mayr is tied for the team lead with seven points (2G, 3A); he ranks fourth in C-USA with 30 shots so far this season Bold indicates home game • All times Eastern • Sukow leads the team in goals (3) and is tied for the team lead in overall points (7) -- he scored the team’s * - Conference USA match first goal of the season vs. Lipscomb (Aug. 27) ! - Conference USA Tournament (Charlotte, N.C.) • Junior forward Tucker Monheimer ranks second on the team with two goals -- he recorded the game- Rankings used are United Coaches Top-25 Poll winner in the second half against Lipscomb (Aug. 27), he also has one assist on the year • Senior captain Peyton Ericson scored his first career game-winner vs. Wofford (Sept. 19) on a PK in the 11th minute of the match, it marked his second career goal Gamecock Staff • The Gamecocks five goals vs. Wofford mark the most in a single-game by Carolina since a 5-4 win at FIU on Head Coach: Mark Berson (North Carolina, 1975) Oct. 8, 2014 -- it marked the 75th time in program history the Gamecocks tallied five or more goals Assistant Coach: Justin Cook (Ohio State, 2005) • Sophomore Justin Bauer started his first career match at goalie for Carolina in the team’s match at ODU (Sept. 23) Assistant Coach: Tyler Kettering (Gardner-Webb, 2007) -- Bauer is third in C-USA in goals against average (1.06) Keith Scruggs (UNC-Asheville, 2010) Strength & Conditioning: • Senior Bjorn Gudjonsson scored his first goal of the 2018 season late in the second half against No. 7 Kentucky Volunteer Assistant: Johnnie Keen (The Citadel, 2001) Administrative Assistant: Allison Orvin (Sept. 29) -- it was the 11th goal of his career and put the Gameccocks in front 1-0 in the match, the goal was just Athletic Trainer: Bryan Wells the third score all season given up by the Wildcats who lead the nation with eight shutouts • Seven different players have scored goals for Carolina so far during the 2018 season • As a team, the Gamecocks rank third in C-USA in goals allowed (11) and goals against average (1.19) • Carolina’s leads the league in corner kicks per game (5.11) and ranks third in shots per game (12.89) SCOUTING Charlotte The 49ers had no midweek game, but are fresh off consecutive shutout wins at home vs. Wofford (2-0, Sept. 25) and UAB (1-0, Sept. 29). Tommy Madden leads the team with eight points (3G, 2A). He also leads the team with 24 shots and 13 shots on goal. Charlotte’s offensive attack has been well-balanced, as 10 different players have found the back of the net. Redshirt junior goalkeeper Elliot Panicco is one of the best in the country, ranking 12th nationally in goals against average (.608) and 15th in save percentage (.833). His five shutouts in eight games are 10th in the nation. Panicco has allowed just five goals all season. The 49ers come into Sunday night’s conference battle with a 1-2-1 record in road games this year. Charlotte has wins in their last two trips to Stone Stadium dating back to 2014. GAME #10 - VS. CHARLOTTE - SUNDAY, OCT. 7, 2018 - GAMECOCK MEN’S SOCCER National Rankings (as of Oct. 2) UNITED SOCCER COACHES POLL Rk Team Points Prev. Record 1 Wake Forest (26) 696 1 10-0-0 2 Indiana (1) 673 2 9-1-0 3 North Carolina 643 3 7-1-0 4 Kentucky 594 7 8-0-1 5 Denver 566 4 8-0-2 6 Louisville 554 6 6-1-2 7 Air Force 516 8 10-1-0 8 Creighton 499 9 7-1-1 9 Saint Mary’s 482 10 11-0-0 10 Virginia 432 11 5-0-2 11 Portland 428 13 8-0-2 12 UNC-Wilmington 383 14 7-1-1 13 Michigan State 373 5 8-1-2 14 Michigan 351 19 7-1-2 15 Notre Dame 296 20 5-3-1 16 UC-Davis 273 17 7-1-2 17 N.C. State 221 12 7-1-1 18 Stanford 201 RV 5-1-3 TOP FANS IN THE COUNTRY 19 Virginia Tech 172 21 6-2-2 20 Colgate 156 24 5-1-4 South Carolina has arguably the best fans in the nation in collegiate soccer as both the 21 Fordham 145 25 5-1-2 men’s and women’s programs have ranked in the top-10 nationally for four consectuive 22 Wright State 111 RV 8-0-1 seasons in attendance average. 23 Duke 78 15 4-3-1 24 Cornell 63 NR 7-2-0 The men’s program ranked third in the country last season in attendance average (2,900 25 Seattle 47 RV 8-3-0 fans per game). The Gamecocks set a new single-game Stone Stadium attendance record when 6,892 fans attended the season opener vs. No. 3 Clemson on Aug. 26, 2016. Also receiving votes: UCF (27), Coastal Carolina (25), Connecticut (20), High Point (18), Wisconsin (14), Charlotte (12), Missouri State (8), Vermont (8), Pacific (4), SIU-Edwardsville (4), Oregon State (3), Saint Louis (2), Rhode Island (1), Massachusetts- Lowell (1). OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH FOUR GOALS IN FOUR MINUTES C-USA PRESEASON POLL ANNOUNCED The South Carolina men’s soccer team supported In South Carolina’s 5-0 shutout win against Defending champion No. 20 FIU was voted by the Ovarian Cancer Awareness all month long in Wofford (Sept. 19), the Gamecocks scored four league’s coaches to repeat. The Panthers’ Santiago September by wearing teal warmup jerseys for their times in a 4 minute and 15 second stretch midway Patino, a United Soccer Coaches First Team matches. In addition to the teal warm up jerseys, through the second half to break the game wide All-American in 2017, was voted the Preseason the Gamecock coaching staff and support staff wore open. All five goals were scored by different players Offensive Player of the Year. Callum Montgomery teal polo shirts. and two were unassisted. of Charlotte was voted the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Carolina was picked to finish The team’s hope is to promote awareness for this It marked the most goals scored in a match by seventh out of the league’s nine teams. cancer and encourage women to get regular check Carolina since a 5-4 win at FIU on Oct.