Men’s Soccer To Hit The Road For FIU
Second-to-last regular season match of the year.
MIAMI, Fla. —- South Carolina men’s soccer is set to hit the road for the final time this regular season when it travels to FIU on Saturday. Kick is set for 12:00 p.m. ET and will stream on C-USA TV. Live stats will be provided through gamecocksoline.com.
The Gamecocks come into the match fresh off a 6-0 victory over UAB this past Saturday at Stone Stadium. It was the most goals in a regular season match since 2000 in the win. Carolina scored three goals in each half on its way to its largest margin of victory since the 2000 season and scored six goals or more in a match for the 45th time program history.
Christian Kraus led the way with a goal in each half as the Gamecocks had three different freshmen recorded goals on Saturday while fellow freshman Athan Cosse finished with an assist.
After his efforts in Saturday’s win over UAB, Kraus was named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week. A freshman from Fenton, Mo., he scored a pair of goals in the match. Kraus scored just four minutes into the match and added his second in the 56th minute of play. His first goal was his third game winner of the season. He finished with two shots (both on goal) in 63 minutes of work and now has eight points in 13 games for the Gamecocks.
For fans at home games this spring, the University of South Carolina announced changes to the ticketing process for the 2021 spring soccer season this past Thursday. Stone Stadium will continue to have a reduced seating capacity of approximately 675 seats, which was approved by the South Carolina Department of Commerce prior to the fall portion of the season and will open tickets to the general public for the spring contests.
Tickets are available for $5 each and must be purchased online. All tickets will be mobile and walk-up tickets are not available for sale during the spring.
Fans must purchase tickets in pods of two or pods of four to adhere to our social distance policy. Tickets for the spring will be general admission. However, fans with tickets will be required to sit in sections two, three or seven. Stickers will be placed in the stands to designate available pods of two or pods of four seats.
To purchase tickets, visit GamecocksOnline.com/SoccerTix. To purchase a pod of two tickets, use promo code Soccer2 and to purchase a pod of four tickets, use promo code Soccer4. Additional instructions can be found on the purchase site.
Students will not be required to claim tickets for the spring contests. Student tickets are available on a first-come, first-serve basis at the gate beginning one hour prior to kick-off. Students must bring their CarolinaCard and enter through the Whaley Street side of the stadium. Students will receive a reward point for attending and must sit in sections eight or nine in pods of 2.
Concessions stands at Stone Stadium will not be open for the 2020-21 season. Fans will be permitted to bring in one sealed bottle of water.
Game day parking is available for fans in the Heyward Street Garage located at 1300 Heyward Street. Parking is free of charge in this location and is available on all levels on a first-come, first-served basis. Handicap parking is also located at designated spaces within the Heyward Street Garage. An elevator is located within the garage for fans who will need to access the elevator to get to the ground level.
South Carolina men’s soccer will be honoring legendary head coach Mark Berson throughout the spring as he’s set to retire after 43 years leading the program. He is the winningest active coach in NCAA Division I men’s soccer and one of only four coaches in Division I history to achieve 500 wins. Under his direction, South Carolina has earned 21 NCAA Tournament appearances in 42 seasons. The Gamecocks have been to four NCAA Quarterfinals, two College Cups, and one College Cup Final. They have advanced to the second round 13 times.
