CofC Downs Previously Unbeaten Penn, 3-1 - CofCSports.com--Official Web site of College of Charleston Athletics

Sunday, September 18

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CofC Downs Previously Unbeaten Penn, 3-1 - CofCSports.com--Official Web site of College of Charleston Athletics

9/18/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

#articleRelated { display: none !important; } Junior Jeremy Gold added a goal and an assist to lead the College of Charleston men's soccer team to the 3-1 victory over Pennsylvania to win the adidas/Gamecock Classic held this weekend at Stone Stadium in Columbia, S.C.

The Cougars improve to 3-3-1, while the Quakers lose for the first time this season to go to 4-1 on the year. The Cougars earn the tournament title with a 1-0-1 mark this weekend, beating out USC and Pennsylvania, who both had 1-1 records. Loyola finished the tournament with a 0-1-1 mark after falling to the Gameocks this afternoon.

Darren Toby scored first for Charleston just 1:52 into the match. Gold set up his corner kick perfectly to Toby, who headed the ball into the back of the net. Red-shirt Freshman Matt Morris turned in the game-winner at 11:56, taking the ball in from the right post. Wes Knight picked up the assist on the play.

Late in the first half at 44:42, Pennsylvania avoided the shut-out as Andrew Ferry took a corner kick into the back of the net to make the score 2-1. The Cougars responded in the second half at 61:42, when Gold went one-on-one with the goalkeeper and won to send the game to the final 3-1 score.

Charleston out-shot Pennsylvania 14-8, while the Quakers held the 9-3 advantage in saves. Toby led the Cougars with four shots, while eight different Quakers each had a shot in the game.

The College of Charleston travels to Conway, S.C., Sept. 23rd- Sept. 25th to take part in the Coastal Carolina Tournament. The Cougars face Brown the 23rd at 5:00 PM, before taking on the Chanticleers the 25th at 5:00 PM.