Men's Soccer . September 12, 2025

Gamecocks Travel to No. 11 UNCG

South Carolina Gamecocks (4-2)

#11 UNCG Spartans (4-0-1)

Sep 13, 2025 | 7:00 pm Greensboro, N.C. | UNCG Soccer Stadium

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GREENSBORO, N.C. – The South Carolina men’s soccer team looks to continue is winning ways when the Gamecocks travel to 11th ranked UNCG Saturday night for a 7 p.m. kickoff against the Spartans.

Gameday Information – #WEareCarolina
Series History: South Carolina leads 10-0
Trend: Tied 1
Last Meeting: South Carolina 3, UNCG 3 | Sept. 8, 2015 | Columbia
Carolina Win Streak: 2, 1985-2014
UNCG Win Streak: N/A

#11 UNCG Spartans 4-0-1, 0-0 SoCon
Coach: Chris Rich | 7th Season

Taking the Pitch

This will be the 4th meeting between the Gamecocks and Spartans.
This will be the first meeting since a 3-3 double overtime tie in 2015.
This is the first match played in Greensboro.
The two sides first met on Sept. 22, 1985, a match the Gamecocks won 2-1.
All four meetings between the programs have come in the month of September.
All-time, the Gamecocks lead the series in goals scored 7-to-5.

Quick Notes

This is the 48th season of South Carolina men’s soccer.
The Gamecocks currently leads the nation in attendance (4,974).
All four of Carolina’s home matches rank in the top-9 for attendance in DI this season.
The match between Carolina at Clemson is the highest attended match in D1 (6,536).
Carolina has led the nation in attendance the last three seasons, averaging 4,399 fans per game the last two season.
Since the NCAA started tracking attendance in 1998, the last two seasons rank 4th and 6th all-time in average attendance.
They are the first program to lead the NCAA in attendance three straight seasons since UC Santa Barbara led nine straight years (2007-2015.
The Gamecocks have an all-time record of 541-294-87
The Gamecocks begin their fourth season in the Sun Belt Conference.
Carolina ranks 7th in the nation in total goals, 12th in total points and 17th in assists.
Tuesday’s victory was the first since Georgia State (9/30/2014) when making zero saves.
Tyler Trimnal was named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 9.
Yvan Malarte was named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 9.
- It’s the first time since 2017 sweeping the conference Player of the Week honors.
Yvan Malarte and Alejandro Velazquez-Lopez tallied a goal and an assist against Charlotte.
Ethan Ballek tallied a career-high two assists in the win over FIU.
- He finished the night with four points, adding a goal.
Tyler Trimnal scored his first goal as a Gamecock against FIU, tallying a brace that included the game-winner in the 83rd minute.
The win over FIU marked Carolina’s first comeback win since 2022 (USC Upstate, 9/6).
It’s the first time since 2011 Carolina opened the season with back-to-back road matches.
- 1995 is the only other season in which they played back-to-back road matches to start.
Mika Habel has scored in back-to-back matches to start the season after notching his first career goal against the College of Charleston.
Andrew Goldsworthy also tallied his first career goal in the win over CofC.
- Freshman Matthew DeJianne has tallied an assist in his first two collegiate matches, both coming on goals by Habel.
Carolina was picked to finish fifth in the conference by the coaches.
The squad had three players named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Team: Ethan Ballek, Alexander Stjernegaard, and Alejandro Velazquez-Lopez.
Ethan Ballek was named to the United Soccer Coaches Forwards to Watch List.
Alexander Stjernegaard was named to the USC Midfielders to Watch List.
The roster features many new faces from a season ago with 13 newcomers, nine transfers and four true freshmen.
They return eight starters from a season ago, in addition to a duo of Mika Habel and Junior Saint Juste who missed most of last season due to injury.

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