Gamecocks Travel to Take on Chanticleers Friday Night

CONWAY, S.C. – The South Carolina men’s soccer team hits the road for a Sun Belt Conference match at in-state rival Costal Carolina Friday, October 14, at 7 p.m.

Gameday Information – #WEareCarolina
When: October 14 | 7 p.m.
Where: Conway, S.C.
Venue: CCU Soccer Stadium (500)
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Broadcast: ESPN+
Series History: Costal Carolina leads 10-3-1
Last Meeting: Coastal Carolina 4, South Carolina 1 | September 11, 2021 | Columbia, S.C.

South Carolina Gamecocks 5-4-2, 1-1-1 Sun Belt
Coach: Tony Annan | 2nd Season – 10-13-4
Goal Leader: 3 | Adam Luckhurst
Assist Leader: 2 | Four tied
Points Leader: 8 | Adam Luckhurst
Shots Leader: 15 | Adam Luckhurst
Saves Leader: 32 | Ben Alexander

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 3-3-4, 0-0-3 Sun Belt
Coach: Shaun Docking | 25th Season
Goal Leader: 7 | Alvaro Garcia-Pascual
Assist Leader: 4 | Noah Glorioso
Points Leader: 14 | Alvaro Garcia-Pascual
Shots Leader: 27 | Alvaro Garcia-Pascual
Saves Leader: 29 | Joey Batrouni

Taking the Pitch

• This is the 15th meeting between the two programs.
• The two teams met during South Carolina’s inaugural season on Sept. 26, 1978.
  • The Gamecocks won 13-2.
  • The 13 goals are a Carolina team record that still stands to this day.
  • In the match, Brian Winstead scored five goals and had two assists (12 pts), both of which are still program records.
• Coastal has won the last three meetings.
• The Gamecocks last earned three points on Nov. 7, 2015 at Stone Stadium, 1-0.
• The Gamecocks are 0-3-1 in Conway.
• The lone tie in the series came in 1980 in Conway, a 2-2 draw.

Quick Notes

• Two Gamecocks have now scored a brace this season, Adam Luckhurst and Logan Frost.
• Adam Luckhurst became the first player since 2018 to record a goal and two assists in a match when he did so against Winthrop.
• Rocky Perez and Bryce Griffith were named to the Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team.
• Freshman goalkeeper Ben Alexander was named to the Canadian U-20 team, where he started three matches during the 2022 Concacaf Men’s U-20 Championship.
• The roster features 17 newcomers; five transfers and 12 true freshmen.
• The team returns 10 players from the 2021 squad, including All-Conference performers Peter Clement, Logan Frost, and Harrison Myring.

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