College of Charleston
Coastal Carolina
Four Unanswered Goals Best Women's Soccer
8/29/2010 1:47:00 AM | Women's Soccer
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - The College of Charleston women's soccer team allowed four unanswered goals in falling to the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. CofC struck early with a pair of quick goals but allowed the Chants to battle back and eventually come away with the 4-2 win.
The loss drops CofC to 1-2-0. The win was Coastal's first of the season and the Chants also sit at 1-2-0.
"It was a good start with two excellent goals," said head coach Christian Michner. "All credit goes to Coastal for coming in with the right mentality, playing hard and getting the win."
The opening minutes of the game were played mostly in the center third of the field with the teams exchanging runs toward the opposing team's box.
The Chanticleers saw the first quality chance of the game with a shot from the top of the box from the boot of Ashley Day but a charging Cricket Wise (Walhalla, S.C.) was able to stifle the attempt. Alyssa Clark controlled the rebound but the Cougar defense was able to take away her angle.
CofC countered the attack and forced the ball deep into the other end of the field. The Chanticleers regained control of the ball but Morgan Benz (Clifton, Va.) intercepted their clearing attempt out of midair. Benz made a simple move and ripped a shot from 20 yards out which found the upper right corner of the net for the 13th minute goal, her first of the season.
The Cougars padded their lead roughly 15 minutes later when McCallie Jones (Charlotte, N.C.) made a run into the attacking third and served a ball into the box for Maryam Buazza (Katy, Texas). Buazza corralled the ball and chipped over the keeper on her second touch. The goal was Jones' third assist and Buazza's third goal, both of which are team highs.
CofC looked to go into the locker room with the two-goal advantage but the Chanticleers stormed back with a pair of goals separated by just 2:18 of game time. The first came when Wise did well to punch a crossing attempt away from the net but unfortunately it went to an unchallenged Anna Tupy who had a clean look at a gaping net.
Coastal then equalized moments later when Hannah Brown also controlled a rebound in the box and capitalized on an equally clean opportunity to score.
At halftime, the Chants controlled a 10-8 shot advantage but seven of their shots were on target, compared to just three for the Cougars.
Coastal continued its charge in the second half and finally gained the lead in the 58th minute of the match. Ashley Day gained control in the box and fired a shot through traffic which somehow trickled off the back post and into the net.
The Chants then extended the lead to 4-2 in the 73rd minute when Sara Niles fired what looked to be a cross into the box but the ball was never played by either team and somehow crossed the goal line.
"We were outshot on our home field which should not happen," said Michner. "We need to get tougher defensively. When that starts to happen, we will be a very tough team."
The Cougars will now embark on their longest road trip of the season with a trip to Cincinnati, Ohio to face Cincinnati and Xavier on Sept. 3 and Sept 5, respectively.
