College of Charleston
South Carolina
College of Charleston Men?s Soccer Team Falls to South Carolina, 4-0
9/19/2008 4:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. --- Three goals in the first period paced the South Carolina Gamecocks to a 4-0 victory over the College of Charleston Cougars in men's soccer action on Friday night at Patriots Point Soccer Stadium.
With the loss, the Cougars fall to 4-3-0 on the season, while South Carolina improves to 4-2-1 with the win.
“South Carolina played an excellent game, made plays and scored goals,” said head coach Ralph Lundy. “We just couldn't make a play and made mistakes. When you make mistakes against a good team like South Carolina, you're going to pay for it and we did.”
The Gamecocks got off to a fast start in the match when Sam Arthur scored a goal off a free kick from Jeff Scannella at the 3:42 mark. Arthur scored his second goal of the match in the 30th minute off an assist from Danny Cates to make the score 2-0.
Kevan Hawkins ended the half with a goal in the 44th minute off an assist from Schuyler Reardon. Going into the half, South Carolina led 3-0, despite the fact that the Cougars outshot them 7-6 in the period.
In the second half, Charleston once again outshot the Gamecocks (5-3), but could not register a goal. Hawkins added another goal in the 76th minute to make the final tally 4-0. Reardon was credited with another assist on the play. Goalie Jimmy Maurer earned a shutout victory and made six saves between the net for the Gamecocks.
For the Cougars, Matt Morris led the team, recording three shots on the night.
The Cougars will return to action on Thursday, September 25 when they host the Saturn of Charleston/Nike Soccer Classic. The Cougars will host Jacksonville at 7:30 p.m., while Alabama A&M and Stetson will face off in the first game of the day at 5 p.m.
