Cougars Play Host To James Madison On Senior Night

Saturday, October 26

Patriots Point

7:00 PM

College of Charleston

James Madison

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10/25/2019 4:33:00 PM | Men's Soccer

GAME INFORMATION
Records: College of Charleston (2-10-2, 1-4-1 CAA) JMU (9-5-2, 4-1-1 CAA)
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SENIOR NIGHT

CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston Men's Soccer will play host to JMU on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. at Ralph Lundy Field at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant, S.C. CofC will honor its seniors prior to kick-off.

Last Outing
The College fell to Coastal Carolina at home by a score of 2-1. Despite getting on the board first, the Cougars let up two unanswered goals to the Chanticleers. Senior Tucker Heffron scored the lone goal of the night for the Cougars in the 7^th minute after receiving a freshman George Maxwell cross before heading it into the back of the net. Freshman keeper Austin Shuping made his fourth consecutive start and recorded a career-high seven saves.

The Opponent
The Dukes come into the match with an overall record of 9-5-2 and a CAA record of 4-1-1. In their most recent matchup, they took on No. 19 Penn State and the match finished with a 1-1 draw. JMU has faced off against three four ranked opponents in 2019 including No. 19 Penn State, No. 1 Virginia, No. 14 Cal State Fullerton and No. 1 Wake Forest with wins over Cal State Fullerton and Wake Forest by scores of 1-0. The team is led by Manuel Ferriol who has scored 12 goals and dished out four assists en route to 28 points which is tied for sixth in the nation.

Notables
• Senior Tucker Heffron leads the team with five 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
• Shuping recorded a career-high seven saves in a 2-1 loss to Coastal Carolina.
• Heffron was named to the Preseason All-Conference Team.
• The all-time series stands at 3-3-1, with the most recent match ending in a 3-1 victory for JMU on Oct. 6, 2018.

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