College of Charleston
Lehigh University
Women's Soccer Clinches Davidson Tournament Title with 1-0 win over Lehigh
9/7/2008 4:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
DAVIDSON, N.C.--- A first half goal by Megan Manthey, along with another shutout performance by goal keeper Erin Smith, paced the College of Charleston's women's soccer team to a 1-0 win over Lehigh on Sunday afternoon at the Adidas/Davidson Soccer Tournament in Davidson, N.C
The Cougars were awarded the Davidson Tournament Championship for going 2-0 over the weekend.
With the win, the Cougars move to 6-0-0 on the year to continue their best start in program history. Lehigh falls to 1-2-1 with the loss.
"To pull out a victory like this today really shows the experience our team has," said head coach Kevin Dempsey. "We came out here today in some hot weather, against a very good Lehigh squad and hung on to win after scoring early in the match. It once again shows what kind of experience we have on this team."
In the first half, the Cougars got on the scoreboard when Manthey scored her fourth goal of the season in the 28th minute. Freshman Hope Atkinson picked up an assist on the goal, which is her second of the year.
In the second half, Lehigh had a scoring chance with four minutes left, only to have the Cougars Emily Morgan make a save on the shot after Smith was forced out of the goalie box.
With the win, Smith earns her fourth shutout victory in five starts after making a total of seven saves. After five matches, her goals against average sits at 0.40, while she has made a total of 31 saves.
The Cougars will return to the pitch on Saturday, September 13th when they host High Point at Patriots Point. The match is set to start at 7:00 p.m.
