COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina men’s soccer team wraps up its home schedule when the Gamecocks host their Senior Night against in-state rival Coastal Carolina October 27 at 7 p.m. Prior to the match, Carolina will honor its seven seniors: Peter Clement, Will Crain, Kasper Lehm, Laurits Lillemose, Adam Luckhurst, Jaiden Ramsay Kelly, and Brant Zulauf.
The game will also be Camper Reunion night and Military Appreciation night. All military personnel and families can claim their free tickets using this link. Additionally, the concession stand will be selling $1 hot dogs and there will be a postgame autograph session with the team on the concourse.
Gameday Information – #WEareCarolina
When: October 27 | 7 p.m.
Where: Columbia, S.C.
Venue: Stone Stadium (5,700)
Tickets: Gamecocksonline.com
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Broadcast: ESPN+
Series History: Coastal Carolina leads 10-3-2
Last Meeting: South Carolina 1, Coastal Carolina 1 | Oct 14, 2022 | Conway, S.C.
South Carolina Gamecocks 4-7-3, 2-3-2 Sun Belt
Coach: Tony Annan | 3rd Season – 14-24-9
Goal Leader: 6 | Adam Luckhurst
Assist Leader: 3 | Mika Habel
Points Leader: 12 | Adam Luckhurst
Shots Leader: 26 | Ethan Dekel Daks
Saves Leader: 51 | Ben Alexander
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 3-7-3, 1-4-2 Sun Belt
Coach: Shaun Docking | 26th Season
Goal Leader: 3 | Deryn Armstrong
Assist Leader: 2 | Three tied
Points Leader: 8 | Deryn Armstrong
Shots Leader: 12 | Deryn Armstrong and Doug Hainer
Saves Leader: 46 | Kilian Vallant
Taking the Pitch
- This will be the 16th meeting between the Gamecocks and Chanticleers.
- South Carolina is 3-5 all-time in Columbia.
- Carolina’s last victory came on Nov. 7, 2015 in Columbia.
- The first meeting took place on Sept. 26, 1978 in Columbia.
- The Gamecocks won that match 13-2. It remains a program record for goals in a game.
- The Chanticleers have out-scored the Gamecocks 32-27 in the series.
Quick Notes
- South Carolina leads the nation in both cumulative and average attendance (4,364)
- Carolina has hosted three of the top seven highest attended on-campus NCAA men’s soccer home matches this season (#5 – Old Dominion, #6 – Jacksonville, #7 – UNCW).
- They also claim eight of the top 20 spots in highest attended home matches (#10 – Georgia State, #12 – USC Upstate, #13 – Queens, #14 – West Virginia, #20 – UCF), along with their road match at Clemson ranking as #11.
- Only Clemson, Creighton and North Carolina have two matches in the top-20.
- South Carolina is…