Charleston Hits the Road for Sunday Matchup at Winthrop

Sunday, September 9

Rock Hill, SC - Eagle Field

1:00 PM

College of Charleston

Winthrop

Charleston Hits the Road for Sunday Matchup at Winthrop

9/8/2018 12:48:00 PM | Women's Soccer

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (4-3-0) vs. WINTHROP (4-1-1)
Game #8 • Sun. Sept. 8, 2018 • 1:00 p.m. ET
Rock Hill, S.C. • Eagle Field
Series: Charleston lead 3-0-0 overall
Last: Aug. 28, 2011; Charleston won 1-0

Watch: ESPN (online only)
Stats: StatBroadcast.com

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The College of Charleston women's soccer team look to continue their good run of form when they travel to Rock Hill, S.C., for a Sunday matchup at Winthrop. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. with the game broadcast live on ESPN (online only).

Scouting Winthrop
The Eagles are 4-1-1 on the season with wins over South Carolina State, East Tennessee State, Jacksonville and most recently, Alabama A&M. The lone loss for Winthrop is against North Florida, who The College defeated 2-0 in this seasons home opener. Another line of form Charleston look to is the Eagles 1-1 draw with Coastal Carolina who CofC defeated on the road 1-0 back on Aug. 23.

Series History
This will be the fourth meeting in history and the second under head coach Christian Michner. The Cougars have won all three previous meetings, two at Patriots Point and one in Rock Hill.

Last Meeting with the Eagles
The Cougars defeated Winthrop 1-0 back on Aug. 28, 2011; Michner's second season in charge. Maryam Buazza scored the only goal of the game.

Quotable – Head Coach Christian Michner
"We're in a great rhythm right now, the kids are training and recovering well. The time between games is crucial so we're gonna be ready for the next one… Winthrop will be a tough one on the road, so we've got to be ready to go on Sunday."

Notables
• Maddy Brill-Edwards scored her first goal of the season against Charleston Southern
• Leah Deutsch scored her second goal in two games and Mackenzie Crittenberger scored her first collegiate goal against CSU
• Meredith Tunney continues to be the only Cougar to play every minute of every game this season (641 minutes)
• Laura Ortega is five goals from tying the career program record and three 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 dominated Charleston Southern at Patriots Point to retain the Silver Cup for the 20^th straight season. Charleston are now on a 10-win, 20-unbeaten, streak against the Buccaneers. Maddy Brill-Edwards scored another goal of the year contender, a 25-yard top corner strike, after Leah Deutsch had opened the scoring. Mackenzie Crittenberger sealed the victory 30 seconds from the end of the game with a smart finish across the goalkeeper from eight yards.

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 three points from tying the points record (59, also set by Rhyne). Ortega is currently second in career points with 56, tied fourth in goals with 19 and is third all-time in assists with 18 (four 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 who is also the Preseason Co-Player of the Year.