Cougars Travel to Hofstra For Must-Win CAA Game

Saturday, October 27

Hempstead, N.Y.

6:00 PM

College of Charleston

Hofstra

10/26/2018 10:59:00 AM | Men's Soccer

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (5-8-2; 1-4-1 CAA) vs. HOFSTRA 7-5-4 (4-2-1 CAA)
Game #16 • Sat. Oct. 27, 2018 • 6:00 p.m. ET
Hempstead, N.Y. • Hofstra Soccer Stadium
Series: Charleston trail 1-2-2 all-time
Last: Sept. 23, 2017; 0-0 draw at Patriots Point

Watch: Hofstra Sports Network
Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: @CofCSoccer

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Riding a two-game unbeaten streak, the College of Charleston men's soccer team look to make a late Colonial Athletic Association Championship push with back-to-back road games beginning with a Saturday night matchup at Hofstra. The 6 p.m. kickoff in Hempstead, N.Y., is a must-win game for the Cougars who are currently on four CAA points with two conference matches remaining.

Scouting Hofstra
The Pride, currently at third position in the CAA standings, have a 4-2-1 conference record and have qualified for postseason play after picking up wins over Drexel, William & Mary, Delaware and Elon. The two conference losses have come against the leaders James Madison and Northeastern while the Pride drew 0-0 with nationally ranked UNCW.

Series History
This will be the sixth meeting in history between the programs with Hofstra holding a one game advantage over the Cougars who trail 1-2-2 overall. The lone victory for Charleston came in 2015, a 1-0 victory at Patriots Point, while the last win for Hofstra came in 2016 with a 4-0 win in Hempstead.

Last Meeting with the Pride
Last season the teams battled through 110 minutes of action to a 0-0 draw. Charleston held a 14-4 shot advantage over the Pride but couldn't find a way through with Eli Dent coming closest with a shot that eventually found the crossbar. Kevin Shields grabbed his third clean sheet of the season in goal, making only one save over the course of the game.

Quotable – Head Coach Ralph Lundy
"Saturday's game at Hofstra is so important. We must win to stay in the race for the conference tournament… Our last two games have been very positive with excellent play and we must continue that quality to pick up the win at Hofstra."

Notables
• Charleston are on a two-game unbeaten streak
• With two wins in the final two CAA games, the Cougars can drag themselves into the CAA Championship picture
• Victor Oladipo and Curren Page scored their first goals of the season against Winthrop; Tucker Heffron scored his team-leading sixth against the Eagles
• Cornell Holland scored his second goal of the season with Tucker Heffron grabbing the game-winner to give Charleston their first CAA victory of the year against Northeastern
Tucker Heffron also scored at ACC powerhouse Clemson
• Smith made three key saves, six overall, to earn his first clean sheet as a Cougar against Drexel
• Rio Murray grabbed his second goal of the season against UNC-Wilmington
• Marcelo Malpartida got his first assist of the season on Murray's goal
• Tucker Heffron scored his team-leading third goal of the season against Delaware with Jake Nicholson getting his second assist of the season
• Kevin Harris scored his first goal for Charleston and first of the season against North Florida
• Cornell Holland got his first assist, first goal, and first game-winner of the season against Fairfield
• Murray scored his first goal of the season and his first for The College against UNC Asheville
• Scotty Frantz scored his first of the season against Fairfield
• Charleston were crowned champions of the UNCW SpringHill Suites Classic after defeating UNC Asheville and Fairfield in Wilmington
• Cole Gulledge was named Defensive MVP and also named to the All-Tournament team with Temi Adosudun, Scotty Frantz and Cornell Holland