Winthrop Eagles Fall To High Point Panthers Tuesday Evening

Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop fell 2-0 to High Point in a Big South Conference men’s soccer matchup, Tuesday evening.

Winthrop (4-4-1, 1-1-0 Big South) 0, High Point (5-3-1, 2-0-0 Big South) 2
Sept. 29, 2026 | Eagle Field

Scoring Summary
53′ – HIGH POINT – Lugo (Rekka)
68′ – HIGH POINT – Lugo (Baafi, Ramirez)

Game Recap

• Eagles earned a penalty in the 8^th minute as Daniel Restrepo just beat the keeper to a through ball inside the box to draw the foul in the box
• Juma Baden stepped in to take the kick but his attempt was low and wide to the left
• The teams went into halftime scoreless
• Panthers opened the scoring in the 53^rd minute as Enzo Rekka’s cross in front of goal was headed home by Daniel Lugo
• Shion Hayashi had free look on goal from about 25 yards out straight on as he fired a shot on frame but Josh Caron was there for the save
• Panthers doubled their lead in the 68^th minute as Anthony Ramirez sent a long ball to the edge of the box as Alfred Baafi headed the ball down to Lugo who placed a shot into the lower right corner
• Jorge Perez tried to get the Eagles on the board as he was free down the middle and fired a shot toward goal that was saved by Caron

Notables

• The Panthers finished with a 12-11 edge in total shots and 5-4 in shots on goal
• Caron had four saves for the Panthers while Kevin Christensen finished with three for the Eagles

Looking Ahead
Eagles host back-to-back home games for the first time this season as they welcome Presbyterian College to Eagle Field on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m.

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Story courtesy of Winthrop Athletics.