Cougars Return Home To Face Off Against Coastal Carolina

Wednesday, October 23

Patriots Point

7:00 PM

College of Charleston

Coastal Carolina

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Cougars Return Home To Face Off Against Coastal Carolina

10/22/2019 4:21:00 PM | Men's Soccer

GAME INFORMATION
Records: College of Charleston (2-9-2, 1-4-1 CAA) Coastal Carolina (5-6-2, 1-1-0 Sun Belt)
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CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston Men's Soccer returns home to face off against Coastal Carolina on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at Ralph Lundy Field at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Last Outing
The College earned its first win in CAA play with a 2-0 victory over Drexel on the road on Oct. 19. Senior Tucker Heffron scored the Cougars two goals with junior Cole Gulledge and freshman Connor Walmsley credited with assists. Freshman keeper Austin Shuping recorded five saves in the shutout, marking his career-high in only his third ever start.

The Opponent
Coastal Carolina comes into the match with an overall record of 5-6-2 and a 1-1-0 conference record. In the Chanticleers most recent matchup, they took down Appalachian State by a score of 4-2. CCU took on No. 8 Kentucky earlier in the season and lost by a score of 1-0. Head Coach Shaun Docking is in the midst of his 22^nd season at the helm of the program, registering an overall record of 276-125-35 record. The team is led by Sam Smaith who has four goals on the season.

Notables
• Senior Tucker Heffron leads the team with four goals on the season.
• Junior Jake Nicholson has logged two goals on the season.
• Juniors Rio Murray and Cole Gulledge scored their first goals of the season in a 3-2 loss against Winthrop.
• Junior Chris DeMartino and sophomore Steven Cahill logged an assist each in a 4-2 loss to Northeastern.
• Nicholson has taken a team-high 19 shots with seven registering on target.
• Freshman keeper Austin Shuping was named CAA DPOTW after logging five saves against Drexel in a 2-0 win on Oct. 19
• Heffron was named to the Preseason All-Conference Team.
• The all-time series stands at 4-11-3 in favor of the Chanticleers, with the most recent match ending in a 2-1 victory for Coastal Carolina on Sept. 20, 2017.