SPARTANBURG, S.C. – After earning the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye, the Wofford men's soccer team will face off against No. 3 UNCG on Sunday afternoon at home at Snyder Field in the Southern Conference Tournament Semifinals. The game is set for Sunday at 5 pm and will be streamed on ESPN+.
Matchup Information
Opponent: No. 3 UNCG (6-2-9, 2-0-4 SoCon)
Location: Snyder Field – Spartanburg, South Carolina
Date/Time: Sunday, November 8, at 5 pm
Broadcast: ESPN+
Live Stats:
https://woffordterriers.com/sidearmstats/msoc/summary
Tournament Information:
https://soconsports.com/feature/mens-soccer-championship?path=msoc
Tournament History
Since joining the SoCon in 1997, Wofford has a 9-25 record in the conference tournament, with their lone conference tournament win coming in 2009. The last time the Terriers were the 2 seed or higher in the tournament was in 2023, when Wofford went 3-0-2 in conference play. In 2025, Head Coach
Ryan Osborne claimed his first SoCon tournament win in his first season, with a 2-1 overtime win against ETSU. In the conference tournament, UNCG leads over Wofford with a record of 1-5.
The Terriers in 2026
In 2026, Wofford finished with a record of 8-4-4 and a conference record of 3-1-2, which won them a share of the SoCon Regular Season Championship; their first since 2013. The Terriers won five postseason awards, with Coach
Ryan Osborne winning Coach of the Year, center back
Scott Cheevers making first-team all-conference, and midfielder
Fabian Menendez, center back
Adam Celik, and goalkeeper
Pepe Hinterschuster earning second-team all-conference honors. 11 different players scored goals for Wofford in 2026, with 15 recording a point.
Fabian Menendez led the Terriers in goals this year with five, and Menendez and freshman
Clemens Astrup tied for the lead in assists with four.
Scouting the Spartans
UNCG comes into the game after a 4-1 win over No. 6 VMI on Thursday night. Junior Sho Haggerty led the Spartans to victory with a hat trick and an assist, which were his career firsts in both categories. SoCon Newcomer of the Year Keaviano Francis leads UNCG in both points and goals with 17 and seven, respectively. Midfielder Caleb Borneo and Midfielder Filipe Matos are right behind Francis, with Borneo producing six goals and two assists, and Matos putting up two goals and five assists. UNCG Seth Wilson was named SoCon Goalkeeper of the Year after a year in which he put up 43 saves and a 0.717 save percentage with five shutouts.
Up Next
A win over UNCG would send Wofford to the SoCon Championship, where they would play the winner of the game between No.5 Liberty and No. 1 Furman. The game will be streamed on ESPN+, and live updates will be available at woffordterriers.com or @WoffordMSOC on X (formerly Twitter) and @WoffordMSOC on Instagram.
