CofC Falls on the Road to Coastal Carolina, 2-1

Sunday, August 29

Conway, S.C.

6:00 PM

College of Charleston

0-3-1, 0-0-0

Coastal Carolina

2-0-0, 0-0-0

Col. of Charleston

Coastal Carolina

8/29/2021 8:55:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. --- The College of Charleston women's soccer squad jumped in front early in its first road match of the season, but Coastal Carolina came storming back to prevail, 2-1.

Freshman Delaney Dawes took advantage of a great chance and scored her first career goal in the 28^th minute. She finished with a team-high four shots, including four on goal. The Cougars held Coastal Carolina scoreless in the opening half.

Coastal fought back late, knotting the score at 1-1 in the 67^th minute. CofC kept battling, out-shooting the Chanticleers, 17-9 overall on the night, but Coastal Carolina scored the go-ahead goal in the 87^th minute to seal a come-from-behind victory.

Key Cougars

Freshman Delaney Dawes led the Cougars' effort, scoring her first career goal and finishing with a career-high seven shots. She has 16 shots through her first four career games.
After scoring in the Cougars' last game, Grace Powell manufactured a season-high four shots on Sunday night at Coastal.
Senior goalkeeper Meredith Holton matched her season-high with five saves and now has 113 in her career.

Game Notes

Junior Jenna Snead, who earned a spot on the roster in early August, earned her first career start. Freshman Emmie Wannemacher also had her first career start on Sunday night.
Sunday marked the first time in the all-time series between CCU and CofC in which the home team won. The Chanticleers now lead the series, 5-3-2.

Up Next

CofC continues its four-match road trip when the Cougars face Appalachian State in Boone, N.C., on Thursday. The match kicks off at 1 p.m. ET.