College of Charleston
Richmond
Women's Soccer Blanks Richmond, 3-0, to Remain Unbeaten
9/5/2008 4:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Davidson, N.C.--- Three first period goals, along with another solid performance by goalkeeper Erin Smith, paced the College of Charleston's women's soccer team to a 3-0 victory over Richmond on Friday afternoon at the adidas Davidson Soccer Tournament in Davidson, N.C.
With the win, the Cougars remain unbeaten at 5-0-0 to continue their best start in program history. Richmond falls to 3-1 with the loss.
"This was a huge win for us tonight against a great Richmond team," said head coach Kevin Dempsey. "But, more importantly, it was a team-win as everyone came in and contributed from the start. Our back line played outstanding tonight and Erin continued her great play in goal. It just feels great to be 5-0."
"We came out tonight with a lot of confidence and played extremely hard throughout the match, " said junior Christy Barrow. "We were also very consistent throughout the match. That has been the biggest difference between this year and last year, we're just playing more consistent and it is showing."
In the first half, the Cougars got off to a quick start when Barrow scored her third goal of the season in the 11th minute of the match off an assist from Megan Manthey. Manthey's assist was her third of the year.
"The goal I scored brought the confidence for the team up sky high," Barrow continued. "We all knew after the goal we had the game in our hands."
After a Richmond foul in the 24th minute, Manthey scored on a penalty kick to record her third goal in as many games to make the score 2-0.
The Cougars rounded out the scoring in the period in the 36th minute when Amanda Raymond scored, unassisted, to record her first goal of the season and make the score 3-0 going into halftime.
In the second half, Smith took center stage as she preserved the shutout making a total of ten saves. Smith earned a shutout despite the fact that Richmond fired 19 shots and out shot the Cougars by 10.
The Cougars conclude their play in the Davidson Tournament on Sunday when they take on Lehigh at 1:00 p.m. Richmond will take on host Davidson at 3:00 p.m.
