Thursday, August 29
Spartanburg, S.C.
7:00 PM
College of Charleston
2-0-0, 0-0-0
5
at
1
USC Upstate
1-2-0, 0-0-0
1
2
F
Col. of Charleston
4
1
5
USC Upstate
0
1
1
Men's Soccer Defeats Spartans On the Road
8/29/2024 10:29:00 PM | Men's Soccer
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The College of Charleston men's soccer team defeated USC Upstate on the road 5-1, to advance to 2-0 on the season.
The Cougars came out hot, scoring in the 6th minute to get on the board with a long shot from Ezra White. Leonardo D'Ambrosio doubled the lead in the 14th minute, sneaking the ball into the net from the right post.
Charleston tallied two more goals in the first half, with a shot in the 30th minute from Etienne Julien and from Chris Elliott in the 41st minute.
Matt Lenert finished the day off for the Cougars in the second half with a one-touch volley into the back of the net in the 62nd minute to give the Cougars a 5-0 lead. The Spartans were able to get on the board in the 83rd minute to end the game.
Charleston outshot USC Upstate 19-3 in the matchup, with 13 shots on goal. Through two games, the Cougar offense has tallied nine goals to start the season.
The Cougars return to Charleston for their home opener at Patriots Point on Monday, September 2 to face Stetson at 6:00 p.m. The matchup will be livestreamed on FloFC.
For complete coverage of Charleston men's soccer, follow us on X (@CofCSoccer) and Instagram (@CofCSoccer).
The Cougars came out hot, scoring in the 6th minute to get on the board with a long shot from Ezra White. Leonardo D'Ambrosio doubled the lead in the 14th minute, sneaking the ball into the net from the right post.
Charleston tallied two more goals in the first half, with a shot in the 30th minute from Etienne Julien and from Chris Elliott in the 41st minute.
Matt Lenert finished the day off for the Cougars in the second half with a one-touch volley into the back of the net in the 62nd minute to give the Cougars a 5-0 lead. The Spartans were able to get on the board in the 83rd minute to end the game.
Charleston outshot USC Upstate 19-3 in the matchup, with 13 shots on goal. Through two games, the Cougar offense has tallied nine goals to start the season.
The Cougars return to Charleston for their home opener at Patriots Point on Monday, September 2 to face Stetson at 6:00 p.m. The matchup will be livestreamed on FloFC.
For complete coverage of Charleston men's soccer, follow us on X (@CofCSoccer) and Instagram (@CofCSoccer).
Team Stats
CofC
UPST
Goals
5
1
Shots
20
3
Shots on Goal
14
1
Saves
0
9
Corners
7
1
Fouls
7
11
Scoring Plays
Ezra White (1)
GOAL by CofC White, Ezra.
05:20
Leonardo D'Ambrosio (2)
GOAL by CofC D'Ambrosio, Leonardo.
13:47
Etienne Julien (1)
Assisted By: Chris Cushing
GOAL by CofC Julien, Etienne Assist by Cushing, Chris.
29:42
Chris Elliott (2)
Assisted By: Mikey Saunders
GOAL by CofC Elliott, Chris Assist by Saunders, Mikey.
40:33
Matt Lenert (2)
Assisted By: Mikey Saunders
GOAL by CofC Lenert, Matt Assist by Saunders, Mikey.
61:31
Luke Halkett (1)
Assisted By: Carlos Lopez
GOAL by UPST Halkett, Luke Assist by Lopez, Carlos.
82:44
Game Leaders
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
mid
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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