College of Charleston
Presbyterian (Exhibition)
Men's Soccer Downs Presbyterian in Exhibition
8/18/2011 1:34:00 AM | Men's Soccer
CLINTON, S.C. - The College of Charleston men's soccer team impressed in its opening exhibition of the 2011 season with a 3-0 victory over Presbyterian College on Edens Field on Wednesday night.
The match featured two 45 minute periods and one 30 minute period to allow the teams extended time to experiment with formations.
"This was a solid start to our 2011 season, but there is still a lot of work to do," said head coach Ralph Lundy. "I thought we showed a lot of determination in our defending but we must be sharper when we are in possession."
The Cougars outshot the Blue Hose by an 18-17 margin and benefited from an 11-5 corner-kick advantage. The Cougars put 12 of their shots on frame.
Connor Coons (Alpharetta, Ga.), Andy Craven (St. Simon's Island, Ga.) and Tanner Clay (Gilbert, Ariz.) scored goals for the Cougars. Coons' and Clay's goals were their first in a CofC uniform.
Sean de Silva (Port of Spain, Trinidad) picked up two assists on the night. Troy Peterson (Federal Way, Wash.) picked up the Cougars' third assist.
Coons opened the scoring in the 29th minute when de Silva crossed a ball through the box and Coons rose to head it into the left side of the net.
Less than two minutes later, de Silva found Craven in the right side of the box where he booted it into the near side of the net to put CofC up 2-0.
The freshmen duo of Peterson and Clay hooked up in the 68th minute when Peterson crossed a ball into the box where Clay collected it and scored back across the goal to the far side.
Lundy checked 25 players into the match for CofC.
Sophomore goalkeeper Kees Heemskerk (Zaandam, Holland) played 90 minutes in net and registered three saves. Freshman Alex Young (Greenville, S.C.) played the final 30 minutes and picked up a save.
The Cougars play a final exhibition match when they host Mercer on Saturday, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. at Patriots Point before the highly touted season opener against South Carolina on Friday, Aug. 26. The South Carolina game at Patriots Point will be the National Soccer Coaches Association Game of the Week and be televised nationally on the FOX Soccer Channel.
