Home Is Where We Start: Saturday ends an extended home stretch of seven matches at The Stadium at Memorial Field in the first nine overall matches of the year (including two of three US Open Cup matches at home) for WSC. It will also be the club’s first match of the season in the Prinx Tires USL Cup Series, after going 0-4 in USL Cup Group play last season. In USL League One home play thus far, WSC enters Saturday with a three match unbeaten streak and a 2-1-1 mark with the only loss being a tight 3-2 loss to defending champion One Knoxville on opening night, March 7. Since then WSC has outscored its league opponents at home 8-2, which includes the club’s two year high mark for goals in a single game, 5 vs. Corpus Christi on April 4.
Boise Snaps WSC Streak: Denys Kostyshyn scored a pair of goals on either side of halftime, at 21 minutes and the 54 minute mark to lead Athletic Club Boise to a 4-0 home win last Saturday night over WSC. Robinson Moshobane beat keeper Andrew Hammersley 16 minutes into the contest to give Boise a 1-0 lead, and Luan Brito’s score in the 69th minute closed out the onslaught, as Boise outshot WSC 13-9 and blanked them for the first time this season. WSC is now 0-2 on the road in league play thus far, having dropped their opener 4-2 at Greenville on March 29. It was just the fourth time in the two seasons of play WSC had allowed 4 or more goals in a game…the most was a 5-2 home loss to AV Alta last June.
Despite the shutout, WSC as a team still leads the league in scoring with 12 goals, and are tied in conversion rate at 22%
Last Season vs. Portland: Portland went 1-0-1 vs. WSC in ’25. JC Obergon’s direct kick in the 90th minute gave WSC a 2-2 tie at the Portland Hearts of Pine on October 18. In their first matchup, WSC drew first blood at Memorial Stadium on August 24, with Ermin Mackic beating keeper Hunter Morse just 16 minutes into the match to give the home standers the early lead. Portland countered just ten minutes later when Titus Washinton beat Andrew Hammersley off a scramble in the front of the net, and Portland grabbed the lead ten minutes later on a Oliver Ephraim Wright shot in the 36th minute. They extended the lead to 3-1 eight minutes later on a Nathan Igor Messer shot, but WSC countered when play came back, with Prince Saydee scoring on a 35 yard strike in the 45th minute, his fourth goal of the season, cutting the deficit to 3-2 at the break. WSC played the last 19 minutes of the match down a man, and could not find the equalizer.
McGlynn, Guezen Burst Through: WSC’s early season growth has been fueled by its young players, as both midfielders Conor McGlynn (Middle Village, NY) and Guezen (Amsterdam, Netherlands) continue to emerge as the leaders on the young WSC squad. Guezen was voted Player of the Week presented by Konami eFootball after recording a pair of goals in his side’s victory against Sarasota Paradise . The Dutch midfielder recorded his first two-goal game for the club against Sarasota, striking twice in the second half to lead his side to a 2-0 win. Guezen’s goal vs Charlotte earlier in the season just 45 seconds into the match was the fastest in club history. Both now have four goals in league games, which are tied for second on the scoring table in the early going. McGlynn’s pair at home vs Corpus Christi was his first two goal game.
Other Early Season Honors: WSC placed four members on the USL League One Team of the week in week five, the first time in club history, following their 5-1 home win over Corpus Christi, the most goals scored in their short club history. They were: D – Noah Powder, (Edison, NJ) : The Trinidad and Tobago international recorded one assist and recorded 39 of 44 passes while winning 3 of 4 ground duels and making four recoveries, two interceptions and three clearances in Westchester’s victory against Corpus Christi. M – Conor McGlynn, (Middle Village, NY) : The 27-year-old scored a pair of goals and completed 35 of 37 passes while making six clearances, two interceptions and two recoveries in Westchester’s 5-1 victory against Corpus Christi FC. McGlynn now has four goals in league games, which is atop the scoring table in the early going. Saturday was his first two goal game of his career, and M – Jonathan Jiménez, (Jiquilpan, Mexico): The 24-year-old scored once and notched two shots overall while completing 28 of 33 passes, recording one chance created and winning one penalty kick in WSC’s club-record victory against Corpus Christi FC. Additionally George Gjokajwas named Coach of the Week for his first career USL League One win.
Youngest, Fastest and First: The early season has brought WSC some new milestones. Kyle Evans became the youngest goalscorer in club history with his stoppage-time finish against One Knoxville in the opener, notching his first professional goal aged 20 years, 146 days old, surpassing the mark of Ermin Mackic (20 years, 174 days). Andrew Hammersley also notched his first career clean sheet against NY Renegades in US Open Cup play and followed that up with his first in League play against Sarasota on April 8 and Matias Molina had his first career clean sheet at Vermont in Round Two.
League Leaders; Hammersley’s 20 saves are second in the league at this early stage.
Close Shaves Still Cut Deep: The one goal loss in the opener to Knoxville continued a pattern for WSC from their inaugural season, when they went 2-14-7 when they entered the second 45 either tied or behind and were 2-11 in one goal w/l decisions. WSC was 2-14-7 when they entered the second 45 either tied or behind. They were 2-11 in one goal w/l decisions, and were blanked five times, three times time at home. WSC’s longest winless streak (excluding their 3-0 forfeit win over Spokane on July 16) was a 12 match streak which started after a 2-1 win at Forward Madison on June 18 and ended with a 2-1 win over Texoma on Sept. 21. That stretch included six one goal losses and three ties.
New Faces Making Contributions: Westchester Soccer Club has a decidedly young and local look in 2026 as new Head Coach and General Manager George Gjokaj has at least 14 athletes with local roots on the roster. Kyle Evans (Rock Hill, NY/Marist), has started all six matches thus far, while Maximus Jennings (Montclair, NJ/Georgetown) and Tim Timchenko (Kyiv, Ukraine/Iona), have started all five they have played in, with Daniel Burko (Løvenstad, Norway/Hofstra) and Charlie Dickerson (Norwich, England/Providence) starting five of six matches, and Aleksei Armas (Floral Park, NY/Hofstra and Adelphi) has played in all six USL League One matches thus far.
The others: Goalkeeper: Mattias Molina (Rosario, Argentina/Seton Hall), Mo Williams (West Orange, NJ/Notre Dame/Seton Hall), Midfielders: Aiden Borra (Syosset, NY/Sacred Heart and St. John’s), and Miguel Diaz (Brooklyn, NY/St. John’s).
The 10 newcomers join 14 returnees on the WSC preseason roster. Amongst the returning players, Goalkeeper Hammersley (Garden City, NY/Sacred Heart), Defender Noah Powder (Edison, NJ), Midfielder McGlynn (Middle Village, NY/Siena College), and Forwards Mackic (Yonkers NY/SUNY Purchase), and Samory Powder (Edison, NJ) also have ties to the New York area.
Partners for ’26: WSC’s list of partners for the season include: Northwell (Healthcare), Healthfirst (Health Insurance), Leros Transportation Group (Transportation), Meagher & Meagher, Attorneys at Law (Personal Injury Law), Breezemont Day Camp (Summer Camp), RXR (Real Estate Development), MSG Networks (Media & Broadcasting), The Taco Project (Restaurant & Food), Duck Donuts (Restaurant & Food), Score PT (Physical Therapy), Walter’s (Restaurant & Food), Keller Williams (Real Estate), ICE AIR (HVAC), Westchester Smoothie (Restaurant & Food), Saw Mill Stone & Masonry Supply (Masonry/Retail), Floor & Décor Flooring & Home Improvement (Home Improvement/Retail), The Gentleman’s Lab (Men’s Grooming / Barbershop), Agora (Social Group), CPR Foundation (Non-Profit/Foundation), Velvet Llama (Liquor), Rory Dolan’s Restaurant & Bar (Restaurant & Food), and Strategic Security Corp (Security Services).
Up Next: WSC travels to Richmond on May 1 and then Ft. Wayne on May 9 in their next two matches.
