COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (3-3-0) vs. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (2-0-1)
Game #7 • Thurs. Sept. 6, 2018 • 7:00 p.m. ET
Charleston, S.C. • Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Series: Charleston lead 17-5-4 overall; 10 game win streak
Last: Sept. 3, 2017; Charleston won 2-0
 
Stats: CofCStats.com
Twitter: @CofCWSOC
 
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The College of Charleston women's soccer team welcome in-state and in-city rivals, Charleston Southern, to Patriots Point on Thursday evening. The teams will compete for the annual Silver Cup with The College currently on a 10 year, nine-game win streak and 19-game unbeaten streak against the Buccaneers.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. with tickets set at $6 for adults and $3 for youth (18 & under). Student entry is free with a valid form of ID. 
 
Scouting Charleston Southern
CSU bring an undefeated record to Patriots Point after defeating both Wofford and Florida International 1-0, either side of a 1-1 draw with Mercer. The Buccaneers have scored three goals this season, all from different scorers. Notably, in preseason they travelled to Daytona Beach, Fla., for a matchup against Miami, drawing 0-0.

Series History
This will be the 27^th meeting between the programs and the eighth under head coach Christian Michner. Michner is 8-0 against the Buccaneers with his teams scoring 20 goals against CSU and only conceding six. Charleston are currently on a 10 year, 19-game unbeaten and nine-game win streak against Charleston Southern, the last loss coming in Oct. 1998.
 
Quotable – Head Coach Christian Michner
"We always love our inner-city rivalry with Charleston Southern. We enjoy tangling with them and it'll be another great one on Thursday night at Patriots Point. Both teams playing well and doing their best to win the Silver Cup… hopefully the Cougs will keep it."

Notables
• Meredith Tunney is the lone Charleston student-athlete to play every minute so far this season (551 minutes)
• Laura Ortega is five goals from tying the career program record and four points from the most in program history
• Preseason All-CAA selection, Maddy Brill-Edwards, got her first assist of the season against Coastal Carolina before getting her second against Florida International
• In her debut for CofC, freshman Hannah Farmer got her first career assist by setting up Laura Ortega in the 2-0 win over North Florida
• Kacey Smekrud scored her first collegiate goal on the road against Wake Forest
• Genevieve Henderson continues to climb the goalkeeper career record books in minutes played, save percentage and goals against average
• Senior forward Laura Ortega was named CAA Preseason Co-Player of the Year
• Ortega and senior defender Maddy Brill-Edwards were named CAA Preseason All-CAA selections

Last Time Out
The College got back to winning ways on day two of the Charleston Classic, comfortably defeating Florida International with a goal of the year candidate from Leah Deutsch. Alyssa Beck opened the scoring after Meredith Tunney had played Maddy Brill-Edwards in on the right wing. Brill-Edwards crossed for Beck to tap in two yards from goal. Beck then turned provider for Laura Ortega with a cross from the left wing. Ortega controlled eight yards from goal and slotted bottom left to push the lead to two. Deutsch then scored the goal of the game with a mazy 40-yard run from the right wing, beating four FIU players, before whipping a left-footed effort from 20 yards that hit the post and went bounced across the goal line.   
 
Record Hunting
CAA Preseason Co-Player of the Year Laura Ortega continues to edge closer to program history. Ortega is five goals from tying the career record of 24 set by Kristin Rhyne (2003-05) and just four points from tying the points record (59, also set by Rhyne). Ortega is currently second in career points with 55, tied fourth in goals with 19 and is tied-third all-time in assists with 17 (five from the career record).
 
Cougars Summary
The College was picked to finish sixth in the Colonial Athletic Association by the league's coaches. Charleston returns 24 letterwinners, including nine starters, while adding 11 newcomers to the roster. The 2018 squad will be led by 2017 All-CAA selection Laura Ortega who led the offense last season with eight goals and five assists; good for 21 points. Senior defender Maddy Brill-Edwards is a Preseason All-CAA selection alongside Ortega.