Cougars Conclude Battle Of The Beaches With Matchup Against MTSU

Sunday, September 15

Wilmington, N.C.

11:00 AM

College of Charleston

Middle Tennessee

Photo by: Michael Wiser

Cougars Conclude Battle Of The Beaches With Matchup Against MTSU

9/14/2019 8:51:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Game Information:
College of Charleston (2-3-0, 0-0-0 CAA) Middle Tennessee State (3-4-0, 0-0-0 C-USA)
Live Stats
Twitter: @CofCWSOC

CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston Women's Soccer will face off against Middle Tennessee State on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. in Wilmington, N.C. to conclude the UNCW Battle of the Beaches.

Last Outing
CofC fell to a solid Virginia Tech team by a score of 1-0 on Friday, Sept. 13. Senior Alyssa Beck logged a game-high five shots with two of them registering as shots on goal. Beck, along with freshman Caitlyn Gonzalez were the long Cougars to take a shot in the match.

The Opponents

Virginia Tech – Virginia Tech has gone a perfect 6-0 so far this season, outscoring its opponents 14-2. The Hokies recorded four shutouts and have not allowed more than one goal in any game. Charles Adair is in his 9^th season as head coach of the Hokies and has logged an overall record of 112-48-18 and a 37-35-11 record in ACC play. Nicole Kozlova leads the Hokies in goals with four, while Emmalee McCarter has dished out a team-high four assists.

Middle Tennessee – MTSU finished the 2018 season with a 10-7-1 overall record and a 5-4-1 conference record. This season, the Blue Raiders currently stand at 3-3-0 but have outscored their opponents 14-8. Head Coach Aston Rhoden is in the midst of his 18^th season at the helm of the program, logging a 181-129-33 overall record. MTSU is led by Peyton DePriest (five goals) and Hannah Tillet (three goals, five assists).

UNCW – UNCW is coming off a season in which they recorded an overall record of 9-6-1 and a 3-5-1 record in conference play in 2018. The Seahawks are led by first year head coach Chris Neal, who spent five months as an assistant women's soccer coach at Arkansas before finishing a 10-year stint as head coach of CAA member Elon. This season, the Seahawks have logged a 3-2 overall record, with wins over Furman (2-1), Stephen F. Austin (3-0) and Coastal Carolina (3-1).

Notables
• Sophomore Hannah Farmer has recorded a team-high two goals and dished out one assist.
• Seniors Rachel Kim and Talia Colchico, along with juniors Katrina Koomen and Haley Mannetta and freshman Grace Powell have logged one goal each.
• Kim was named to the CAA Preseason All-Conference Team.
• The all-time series between the Cougars and the Blue Raiders stands at 0-0-1 with the last meeting ending in a 2-2 tie on Nov. 2, 1997.
• Head Coach Christian Michner needs 11 wins (76) to tie former Head Coach Kevin Dempsey's record for the most wins in program history (87).