WILMINGTON, N.C. -  The College of Charleston men's soccer team fell 4-2 on the road at UNCW Saturday evening. With the loss, Charleston moves to 3-5-1 and 0-2-1 in the CAA.

The contest, originally set for the UNCW Soccer Stadium, was played at nCino Sports Park in Wilmington.

After UNCW scored an early goal six minutes into the contest, the Cougars answered with a strike of their own in the 21^st minute after a Pavel Dashin shot rebounded to the foot of Matt Lenert to tie it 1-1.

Charleston added their second goal of the night on a Lenert penalty kick to the upper left corner of the net to take a 2-1 edge. The goal was Lenert's second penalty conversion of the season and fourth overall goal on the year.

UNCW tied the match again with five minutes remaining in the half to send the teams to the locker room knotted at 2-2.

The Seahawks scored two goals in three minutes out of the half to take a 4-2 advantage that would hold for the remainder of the match. Charleston outshot UNCW 6-5 in the second half while taking six corners in the frame.

The teams ended the evening with 12 shots each, led by Lenert's three on goal and four total. Eight total Cougars attempted a shot.

Jourdan Schumacher made six saves in the net for Charleston.

Charleston returns to action on Tuesday, September 23 when No. 25 Georgia Southern travels to Patriots Point. This will be the third ranked team the Cougars have played this season and the second in Mount Pleasant. Charleston won both prior matches with wins over then No. 15 North Carolina and No. 15 Furman. Action is set for 7:00 p.m. at Patriots Point.

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