Tuesday, October 26
Ralph Lundy Field at Patriots Point
7:00 PM
College of Charleston
5-6-3, 1-5-1
2
vs
1
Winthrop
6-8-0, 3-3-0
1
2
F
Winthrop
1
0
1
Col. of Charleston
0
2
2
Murray's Header Lifts Cougars Over Winthrop, 2-1, in Home Finale
10/26/2021 9:11:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Box Score
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston men's soccer team (5-6-3, 1-5-1) played host to Winthrop (6-8, 3-3) on Tuesday night to close out its nonconference slate. It was also the final home match of the regular season for the Cougars.
The first part of the opening half was dominated by defense, but CofC took six of the first seven shots of the match. In the 33rd minute, the Eagles fired a shot that was deflected and then cleaned up by a Winthrop player, putting the visitors on the scoreboard first. The half ended with the Cougars taking eight shots to Winthrop's five, but the Eagles carried a 1-0 lead into the halftime break.
Charleston came out of the locker room on the attack. In the 53rd minute, the Cougars broke through. Conner Walmsley sent a perfect cross acorss the pitch, setting up Jake Nicholson. The senior sent the ball into the back of the net to give CofC the equalizer and knot the match up at 1-1.
Charleston goalkeeper Cameron Smith kept the Eagles at bay throughout the second half, finishing with two saves. The entire CofC defense did a fantastic job of keeping the ball out of the scoring area.
In the 77th minute, Jake Nicholson took a corner kick. Nicholson sent a shot across the pitch that was headed into the goal by Rio Murray. The header gave CofC the lead and the Cougars never looked back. Charleston closed out the match and its home schedule with a 2-1 victory.
Game Notes
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston men's soccer team (5-6-3, 1-5-1) played host to Winthrop (6-8, 3-3) on Tuesday night to close out its nonconference slate. It was also the final home match of the regular season for the Cougars.
The first part of the opening half was dominated by defense, but CofC took six of the first seven shots of the match. In the 33rd minute, the Eagles fired a shot that was deflected and then cleaned up by a Winthrop player, putting the visitors on the scoreboard first. The half ended with the Cougars taking eight shots to Winthrop's five, but the Eagles carried a 1-0 lead into the halftime break.
Charleston came out of the locker room on the attack. In the 53rd minute, the Cougars broke through. Conner Walmsley sent a perfect cross acorss the pitch, setting up Jake Nicholson. The senior sent the ball into the back of the net to give CofC the equalizer and knot the match up at 1-1.
Charleston goalkeeper Cameron Smith kept the Eagles at bay throughout the second half, finishing with two saves. The entire CofC defense did a fantastic job of keeping the ball out of the scoring area.
In the 77th minute, Jake Nicholson took a corner kick. Nicholson sent a shot across the pitch that was headed into the goal by Rio Murray. The header gave CofC the lead and the Cougars never looked back. Charleston closed out the match and its home schedule with a 2-1 victory.
Game Notes
- The Cougars held an 18-10 advantage in shots and a 5-3 advantage in shots on goal
- CofC took eight corners while Winthrop attempted five
- Charleston inched closer to its first winning season since 2017
- Jake Nicholson totaled three points in the match after scoring a goal and supplying an assist. The senior now has 10 points this season, good for second on the team
- The goal by Rio Murray was his second of the season
- Conner Walmsley has three assists in his last three matches
- Charleston will be back in action on Saturday, October 30 as it travels to Boston to take on Northeastern. The match will kick off at 1:00 p.m.
Team Stats
WIN
COC
Goals
1
2
Shots
10
18
Shots on Goal
3
5
Saves
3
2
Corners
5
8
Fouls
11
9
Scoring Plays
Ethan Stevenson (4)
Assisted By: Sean Green
GOAL by WIN Stevenson, Ethan Assist by Green, Sean.
33:32
Jake Nicholson (2)
Assisted By: Connor Walmsley
GOAL by COC Nicholson, Jake Assist by Walmsley, Connor.
53:32
Rio Murray (2)
Assisted By: Jake Nicholson
GOAL by COC Murray, Rio Assist by Nicholson, Jake.
77:58
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
1
fwd
Shots
7
SOG
4
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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