No. 14 Clemson beat Wofford 4-1 on Sept. 29 at Historic Riggs Field, and thus four match unbeaten run (Georgia State, Upstate, ETSU, Coastal) came to an end. The Terriers move to 5-2-3 overall and 0-0-1 in the Southern Conference. Fabian Menendez scored Wofford’s only goal.
On Senior Day, Sept. 19, Wofford drew ETSU 1-1 in its SoCon opener. Menendez converted a second half penalty after Sam Case was fouled in the box. Jaime Carrillo equalized in the 86th minute.
On Sept. 22, Coastal Carolina also finished 1-1. Coastal scored early. Taylor Bowen equalized late in the first half off a goalkeeper mistake. After an hour long weather delay, Wofford outshot Coastal 6-1 in the second half but did not find a winner.
Through 10 games Wofford has scored 17 goals and allowed 14. Menendez leads with three goals and three assists (nine points). Cheevers has three goals. Celik and Max Talley each have five points. Bowen, Bear Rice and Franklin Spires have two goals apiece. Takamo, Astrup and Menendez lead the assist chart. Hinterschuster has logged nearly every minute in goal.
Wofford was picked fifth in the preseason SoCon poll and has one point from one league match. Next: at VMI on Saturday, Oct. 3 (Lexington, kickoff TBA), at Duke on Oct. 6, at Mercer on Oct. 10. Home SoCon dates include Liberty (Oct. 17) and UNCG (Oct. 24). Regular season finale is at Furman on Oct. 31.