Tuesday, October 13
Jacksonville, Fla.
6:00 PM
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Men's Soccer Travels to North Florida
10/12/2026 9:23:00 AM | Men's Soccer
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston men's soccer team will travel to North Florida on Tuesday, October 13 to take on the Ospreys in non-conference play. Action is set for 6:00 p.m. in Jacksonville.
MATCH #13 — College of Charleston (7-2-3) vs. North Florida (8-4-2) | Tuesday, October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Jacksonville, Fla.
QUICK KICKS — Charleston is 7-2-3 entering the final month of the regular season. The Cougars are coming off a 1-1 draw against Elon on Friday night at home.
Charleston is led by Keith Wiggans who is entering his seventh season at the helm of the Cougars. Wiggans' assistant coaches are Jet Terry (2nd season), Ernesto Aguinaga-Hernandez (2nd season) and Jake Douvas (1st season). Anissa Williams also enters her first season with the Cougars as the team's Head of Data Analytics.
LAST TIME OUT — After an initial Elon goal was overturned in favor of an offsides call in the 15th minute of action, the Phoenix scored less than a minute later to take a 1-0 lead that would hold entering the break.
The teams battled back and forth to start the second half before Henrik Boer sent a cross to the box to find Arnau Olle for the finish to tie the contest 1-1 in the 60th minute. The goal marked Olle's third of the season.
Marten Brink kept the match even with a flying save in the 66th minute. He would end the night with four saves.
Ryan Watson led Charleston with two shots on goal. The Cougars narrowly outshot the Phoenix 15-13, paced by Matt Lenert with three attempts in his first contest back from injury. Elon led the corner kick battle 5-3.
With each team earning a point, the programs remain in second and third place in the CAA South Division standings entering the final two regular season conference matches.
CAA STANDINGS  — The Cougars currently sit in third place in the CAA South standings, one point ahead of fourth place William & Mary.
Despite missing three games due to injury, Matt Lenert is tied second in the league in total goals with six on the year and leads the league in points per game with 1.67.
Stian Bendvold is tied for fifth in total goals with five and leads the league along with Lenert and Bemanzi Alibaruho in game winning goals with two.
MATCHUP HISTORY VS. OSPREYS — The Cougars are 4-2-2 all-time against the Ospreys. The teams last met at Patriots Point on October 7, 2025 where North Florida secured the 3-0 victory on the road.
THE WIGGANS FILE — Keith Wiggans enters his seventh season as head coach at his alma mater in 2026 after being promoted from associate head coach in December 2019. Wiggans spent 11 seasons serving under his college coach and the program's all-time winningest coach, Ralph Lundy, who retired in following the 2019 season. Wiggans was an assistant coach for nine years and associate head coach for two seasons before taking over the program. He was part of the staff which won the Southern Conference title and made its fifth appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2010.
Wiggans' Head Coaching Record
For complete coverage of Charleston men's soccer, follow us on X (@CofCSoccer) and Instagram (@CofCSoccer).
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MATCH #13 — College of Charleston (7-2-3) vs. North Florida (8-4-2) | Tuesday, October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Jacksonville, Fla.
QUICK KICKS — Charleston is 7-2-3 entering the final month of the regular season. The Cougars are coming off a 1-1 draw against Elon on Friday night at home.
Charleston is led by Keith Wiggans who is entering his seventh season at the helm of the Cougars. Wiggans' assistant coaches are Jet Terry (2nd season), Ernesto Aguinaga-Hernandez (2nd season) and Jake Douvas (1st season). Anissa Williams also enters her first season with the Cougars as the team's Head of Data Analytics.
LAST TIME OUT — After an initial Elon goal was overturned in favor of an offsides call in the 15th minute of action, the Phoenix scored less than a minute later to take a 1-0 lead that would hold entering the break.
The teams battled back and forth to start the second half before Henrik Boer sent a cross to the box to find Arnau Olle for the finish to tie the contest 1-1 in the 60th minute. The goal marked Olle's third of the season.
Marten Brink kept the match even with a flying save in the 66th minute. He would end the night with four saves.
Ryan Watson led Charleston with two shots on goal. The Cougars narrowly outshot the Phoenix 15-13, paced by Matt Lenert with three attempts in his first contest back from injury. Elon led the corner kick battle 5-3.
With each team earning a point, the programs remain in second and third place in the CAA South Division standings entering the final two regular season conference matches.
CAA STANDINGS  — The Cougars currently sit in third place in the CAA South standings, one point ahead of fourth place William & Mary.
Despite missing three games due to injury, Matt Lenert is tied second in the league in total goals with six on the year and leads the league in points per game with 1.67.
Stian Bendvold is tied for fifth in total goals with five and leads the league along with Lenert and Bemanzi Alibaruho in game winning goals with two.
MATCHUP HISTORY VS. OSPREYS — The Cougars are 4-2-2 all-time against the Ospreys. The teams last met at Patriots Point on October 7, 2025 where North Florida secured the 3-0 victory on the road.
THE WIGGANS FILE — Keith Wiggans enters his seventh season as head coach at his alma mater in 2026 after being promoted from associate head coach in December 2019. Wiggans spent 11 seasons serving under his college coach and the program's all-time winningest coach, Ralph Lundy, who retired in following the 2019 season. Wiggans was an assistant coach for nine years and associate head coach for two seasons before taking over the program. He was part of the staff which won the Southern Conference title and made its fifth appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2010.
Wiggans' Head Coaching Record
- 2020-21 (COVID-19): 1-4-3 (0-3-1 CAA)
- 2021: 5-8-3 (1-6-1 CAA)
- 2022: 5-7-5 (3-4-2 CAA)
- 2023: 6-6-5 (2-4-2 CAA)
- 2024: 10-6-2 (4-2-2 CAA)
- 2025: 6-8-3 (3-3-2 CAA)
- 2026: 7-2-3 (2-2-2 CAA)
- Overall Record: 40-41-25
- CAA Record: 15-24-2
For complete coverage of Charleston men's soccer, follow us on X (@CofCSoccer) and Instagram (@CofCSoccer).
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