Final Score: College of Charleston 2, Stephen F. Austin 1
Location: Mount Pleasant S.C. (Patriots Point Soccer Complex)
Records: Charleston (1-0-0) CAA (0-0-0), SFA (0-1-0) Southland (0-0-0)
The Short Story: Freshman Grace Powell and senior Rachel Kim propel Cougars past SFA in season opener. Powell records her first official goal in her collegiate career.
 
QUICK FACTS
• Powell and Kim score a goal apiece. Powell scores first ever collegiate goal
• Goalkeeper Meredith Holton allowed zero goals and registered one save in the 45 minutes she played
• CofC held the edge in shots 17-5 and in shots on goal with nine compared to SFA's two
• Powell, along with Olivia Freitas and Talia Colchico logged three shots each to lead both teams
• Overall, nine different Cougars took a shot at goal
• SFA's Katie Jennings received the sole yellow card of the night in the 89^th minute
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Powell received a Leah Deutsch cross from the right side of the box, ran in from the top of the 18 and one touched it into the back of the net to score her first official collegiate goal of her career to put CofC up 1-0 in the 17^th minute
• Kim settled the corner after it deflected off of a Ladyjack defender and rocketed the ball into the top left upper 90 to extend the Cougar lead to 2-0 in the 64^th minute
• SFA cut the lead to 2-1 in the 74^th minute after a miscue on the back end of the pitch
• Senior Alyssa Beck attempted to put the Cougars up 3-1in the 77^th minute but her shot was saved by the Ladyjack defender
• SFA nearly leveled the score in the 90^th minute when Mari Gillespie's header hit the post
 
HEAD COACH CHRISTIAN MICHNER
"We were tested tonight by a very good Stephen F. Austin team. I was proud of our approach to the game and how we managed it through 90 minutes. It's great to get an opening win to start the season and we will carry this momentum forward into Sunday. We will face a solid Furman team that will test us and we will need to go deeper on Sunday to get a win. Overall, a great start for the Cougs!"
 
WHAT'S NEXT
CofC will conclude the Charleston Under Armour Invitational on Sunday, Aug. 25 when it faces off against Furman at 1:30 p.m. at Patriots Point Soccer Complex in Mount Pleasant, S.C.