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Tuesday, October 1

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Cougars Down UNCG, 4-2 - CofCSports.com--Official Web site of College of Charleston Athletics

10/1/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

#articleRelated { display: none !important; } Tony Myers scored two goals and added an assist while teammates Marc Gaskins and Tyler Beckstead recorded their first goals of the season as the College of Charleston defeated UNC Greensboro, 4-2, in Southern Conference men's college soccer action before 318 at Patriots Point Field on Tuesday.

Charleston improved to 5-4-1 overall and 1-1-0 in league play. The Spartans fell to 5-4-0 and 0-2-0.

Charleston grabbed the lead just 4:49 into the match when Myers scored his fourth goal of the season for a 1-0 CofC advantage.

Myers made it 2-0 with 25:34 left in the opening half when he found the back of the net from about 15 yards out off a pass from Ricardo Diaz Granados.

Marc Gaskins scored off an assist from Ben Hollingsworth to stretch Charleston's lead to 3-0 with 10:43 left in the first half.

UNCG's Cliff Patterson cut the margin to 3-1 at the 50:44 mark off an assist from Chris Goos.

Beckstead scored at the 57:14 mark off a deflection after Myers' shot was knocked away by UNCG goalie Charlie DeMello for a 4-1 lead.

Goos scored on a penalty kick goal for UNCG at the 74:26 mark cutting the margin to 4-2.

Both teams are in action again on Tuesday, October 8th. The Cougars play host to league member Georgia Southern at 6:00, while UNC Greensboro plays at Virginia Tech at 7:00.