STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The College of Charleston men's soccer team collected their first conference win of the season with a 4-2 victory over Stony Brook.
The Seawolves were the first to strike, scoring in the 15
th minute to take the lead. The Cougars answered in the 24
th 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 53
rd 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 63
rd 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 71
st 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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