Men's Soccer . October 25, 2025

Men’s Soccer Wraps Up Homecoming Weekend Against Chanticleers Sunday

South Carolina Gamecocks (7-6-2, 1-3-2)

vs.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (2-8, 1-5)

Oct 26, 2025 | 7:00 pm Columbia, S.C. | Stone Stadium

TV: ESPN+

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina men’s soccer team wraps up Homecoming Weekend when the Gamecocks host Coastal Carolina Sunday at 7 p.m.

Gameday Information – #WEareCarolina
Series History: Costal Carolina leads 10-5-2
Trend: South Carolina won 2
Last Meeting: South Carolina 2, Coastal Carolina 1 | Sept. 28, 2024 | Conway, S.C.
Carolina Win Streak: 2, 2023- present
CCU Win Streak: 6, 2002-2014

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 2-8, 1-5 Sun Belt
Coach: Chris Fidler | 1st Season

Taking the Pitch

This will be the 18th meeting between the Gamecocks and Chanticleers.
The two sides have played every season from since 2012 as both were previously members of the Conference USA.
Coastal was the Gamecocks third opponent in program history. The 13 goals on Sept. 26, 1978 still holds the South Carolina record for a single match.
South Carolina is 4-5 all-time in Columbia.
All-time, the Chanticleers have out-scored the Gamecocks 36-32

Quick Notes

This is the 48th season of South Carolina men’s soccer.
The Gamecocks currently leads the nation in attendance (4,211).
Six of Carolina’s home matches rank in the top-25 for attendance in DI this season.
The match between Carolina at Clemson is the fourth 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 seasons.
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 544-298-89
South Carolina is in its fourth season in the Sun Belt Conference.
The Gamecocks has their four-match winning streak snapped against UNF, it was their longest since winning seven straight in 2016.
Carolina took down No. 11 UNCG, its first ranked win since Nov. 2023.
Filip Versterre ranks 13th in the nation in goalie minutes played.
Ethan Ballek ranks 24th in the nation in shots per game.
Carolina ranks 35th in the nation in fewest fouls per game.
Mika Habel was named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 30.
Carolina’s victory over Winthrop was the first since Georgia State (9/30/2014) when making zero saves.
Ethan Ballek was named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 16.
William Nilsson was named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 16.
It’s the first time in program history the Gamecocks swept Player of the Week awards in back-to-back weeks.
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.

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