Cougars Dominate Statistically but Fall to Phoenix

Sunday, October 9

Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

1 PM

College of Charleston

8-6-1, 2-3-1

Elon

7-5-2, 3-3-0

Elon

Col. of Charleston

10/9/2022 4:39:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – College of Charleston put on an offensive attack that produced 23 shots, but only one found the back of the net in a 2-1 loss to Elon in a CAA match Sunday at Ralph Lundy Field at Patriots Point.

The Cougars are now 8-6-1 overall and have seven points in the CAA standings with a 2-3-1 record. Elon improved to 7-5-2 and 3-3 in conference play.

The Cougars held the Phoenix to eight shots, including just four on goal, but a Molly Mahoney score in the 84th minute snapped a 1-1 tie. Charleston had evened the game just three minutes earlier when Lilly Smiley corralled a loose ball after a corner by Faith Slimmer and scored her first career goal.

The assist was Slimmer's sixth of the season to keep her in a tie for second in the CAA. Delaney Dawes led the Cougars with five shots, followed by Grace Powell and Olivia Freitas with three. In addition to firing double digit shots in both halves, Charleston also took seven corners to only three for Elon.

Savannah Barron went the distance in goal for the Cougars and made two saves. McKenna Dalfonso had five saves for the Phoenix.

Charleston hits the road for its next two CAA games, visiting Stony Brook on Thursday at 6 p.m. and Hofstra next Sunday at noon. The Cougars then wrap up the regular season with their final home game on October 23 against UNCW.