
Cougars Defeat Stony Brook in Conference Opener
9/14/2024 4:18:00 PM | Men's Soccer
The Seawolves were the first to strike, scoring in the 15th minute to take the lead. The Cougars answered in the 24th minute when a cross from Ezra White found the head of Matt Lenert, tying the game heading into the break.
Charleston came out in the second half scoring in the 53rd minute, when a set piece corner kick resulted in a header from Noah Gold into the back right corner of the net. Leonardo D'Ambrosio reentered the game, immediately making an impact and scoring in the 63rd minute on a through ball behind the Seawolves' back line. D'Ambrosio wrapped up the scoring for the Cougars with a header into the net in the 71st minute, giving the Cougars a 4-1 lead after four unanswered goals.
Stony Brook scored in the final minutes of the game to bring the score to 4-2 by the final whistle.
The Cougars outshot their opponent 7-5 in the second half, leading to the winning result that improves their record to 6-0 on the season.
Charleston will return home on Tuesday, September 17 to host Furman at Patriots Point. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. and will be livestreamed on FloFC.
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Team Stats

Caleb Danquah (1)
Assisted By: Lorenzo Selini , Alex Fleury
GOAL by SBU Danquah, Caleb Assist by Selini, Lorenzo and Fleury, Alex.
14:15

Matt Lenert (5)
Assisted By: Ezra White , Leonardo D'Ambrosio
GOAL by COC Lenert, Matt Assist by White, Ezra and D'Ambrosio, Leonardo.
23:35

Noah Gold (3)
Assisted By: Ben Bagshaw , Adil Iggoute
GOAL by COC Gold, Noah Assist by Bagshaw, Ben and Iggoute, Adil.
52:15

Leonardo D'Ambrosio (6)
Assisted By: Adil Iggoute , Ezra White
GOAL by COC D'Ambrosio, Leonardo Assist by Iggoute, Adil and White, Ezra.
62:17

Leonardo D'Ambrosio (6)
Assisted By: Mikey Saunders , Matt Lenert
GOAL by COC D'Ambrosio, Leonardo Assist by Saunders, Mikey and Lenert, Matt.
70:54

Trevor Harrison (3)
Assisted By: Finlay Oliver , Justin Jean-Louis
GOAL by SBU Harrison, Trevor Assist by Oliver, Finlay and Jean-Louis, Justin.
87:46

















