The College of Charleston women's soccer team retained the Silver Cup Tuesday afternoon by earning a tie in their match at Charleston Southern, 1-1. The Cougars will keep the Cup for the sixth consecutive year.
Freshman
Chrissy Caruso scored the first goal of the match in the first minute of action to give CofC (2-4-2) an early, 1-0 advantage. Senior
Teryn Schuetz received credit for the assist.
CofC had an active offensive first half, attempting nine shots and gaining four corner kicks in the first 45 minutes of the match. Charleston Southern (3-4-2) was only able to gain four shots and one corner kick in the first half.
The game was played at a slower pace in the second half and both teams only attempted five shots combined.
Lindsey Trexler scored the equalizer for Charleston Southern in the 56th minute of action, through an assist by Alyssa Clay.
Neither team was able to gain the advantage through the next 34 minutes, or in either overtime period.
"Every year we play Charleston Southern, it's a battle every minute of the match," said CofC head coach Kevin Dempsey. "I'm proud of our effort, especially because we're shorthanded right now with injuries and we never gave up."
CofC had fifteen shots overall in the match, while Charleston Southern had 8. CofC also had 7 corner kicks in the match, while Charleston Southern had 1.
Freshman
Sarah Wiggers had four saves in the match.
"This match was good preparation for our conference season, which starts in a few days," said Dempsey. "I'm very proud to retain the Silver Cup for the College of Charleston and our fans."
The two schools have faced each other every year since 1993.
CofC beat Charleston Southern 1-0 on Oct. 16, 2001, to gain possession of the Silver Cup. The last time Charleston Southern beat CofC in a match was on Oct. 21, 1998.
The matches in the years 1999 and 2000 ended in ties; hence Charleston Southern retained the Cup after those matches.
The Cougars return to action on Sept. 29 when they take on the Elon Phoenix in Elon, N.C. It will be the College of Charleston's first SoCon match of the season. Kickoff will be at 3 p.m.
