CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston men's soccer team fell 3-0 to UMBC in Baltimore, Md., on Friday evening.
The Retrievers found the back of the net inside the opening ten minutes before doubling their lead in the 25
th minute through a header.
A rain and lightning delay halted play seconds later with the teams finally reemerging to finish the game after a two hour wait.
Charleston tried to push forward in the opening minutes of the second half but couldn't find a way through the UMBC defense with the Retrievers wrapping the game up via the penalty spot in the 83
rd minute after a handball in the Charleston box.
Notables
• Charleston out-shot the Retrievers, 9-8
• The Cougars offense forced the UMBC goalkeeper into three saves
•
Tucker Heffron led the offense with three shots, one on target
• Freshman midfielder
Steven Cahill made his debut for Charleston
Next Up
Head coach
Ralph Lundy and his squad now look to Sunday's matchup against Navy. The Cougars face the Midshipmen on the road in Annapolis with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.
