Cougars Fall to Furman on the Road

Thursday, September 13

Greenville, SC - Stone Soccer Stadium

7:00 PM

College of Charleston

5-4-0

Furman

5-2-0

Charleston

Furman

9/13/2018 10:13:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score PDF Box

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston women's soccer team fell 2-1 to Furman on Thursday evening in Greenville, S.C.

Charleston started on the front foot with Ana Lesmes having an effort at goal inside the first minute. The shots continued for the Cougars offense with Talia Colchico, Alyssa Beck, Laura Ortega and Lesmes all seeing sights of goal, but only Beck tested the Paladins goalkeeper.

Furman took a 1-0 lead in the 32^nd minute with a set-piece ending in a volley into the far-right corner.

The Paladins doubled their lead late in the second half by breaking the Cougars backline and finishing into the right corner.

Mackenzie Crittenberger grabbed her second career goal for Charleston as the game entered the final minutes, Ortega setting her up from a cross, but the Cougars ran out of time with Furman taking the 2-1 victory.

Notables
• Mackenzie Crittenberger scored her second collegiate goal
• The Cougars out-shot Furman 14-7 with five efforts on target
• Genevieve Henderson was only tested twice in the Cougars goal
• Five Charleston student-athletes played the full 90 minutes (Henderson, Kim, Tunney, L. Deutsch, S. Deutsch)
• Meredith Tunney continues to be the only Charleston student-athlete to play every minute of every game this season (821)
• Laura Ortega grabbed her third assist of the season to join Alyssa Beck in a team-leading seven points
• Ortega (19 assists) is now three career assists from tying the all-time record of 22 set by Sarah Cardamone (2010-14)

Next Up
Charleston take a week off and are scheduled to face William & Mary in the CAA opener on Thursday Sept. 20, at Patriots Point.