Saturday, October 17
Mount Pleasant, S.C.
1:00 PM
College of Charleston
vs
William & Mary
Men's Soccer Celebrates Senior Day vs. William & Mary
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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston men's soccer team will host William & Mary on Saturday, October 17 for the final home game of the season. Action is set for 1:00 p.m. in Mount Pleasant.
Charleston will honor seniors Charlie Duske, Matt Lenert, Hogan Walker, Ezequiel Emanuele, Julian Jordheim, James Watson, Arnau Ollé, and Henrik Boer prior to the start of competition.
MATCH #14 — College of Charleston (7-3-3) vs. William & Mary (7-5-1) | Saturday, October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Mount Pleasant, S.C.
QUICK KICKS — Charleston is 7-3-3 entering the final three games of the regular season. The Cougars are coming off a 0-1 loss against North Florida on Tuesday night on the road.
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 — North Florida took an early 1-0 lead in the fifth minute of action following a Cougar own goal before maintaining control of possession for the majority of the first half.
Matt Lenert sparked the Charleston offense late in the opening half with back-to-back shot attempts, but the Cougars were unable to connect, heading into the locker room down a goal.
Charleston generated a prime scoring opportunity early in the second half when Bemanzi Alibaruho broke free for a 1-on-1 with the Ospreys' goalkeeper but could not find the equalizer.
The Cougar defense held tough down the stretch, highlighted by critical stops from Marten Brink and Ben Baldwin in the final ten minutes of play to keep the deficit at one.
North Florida outshot Charleston 12-7 on the night as the Ospreys held on for the non-conference victory.
CAA STANDINGS — Saturday's contest will have large implications on the upcoming CAA Men's Soccer Championship, The Cougars currently sit in third place in the CAA South standings with eight points, just one point ahead of fourth place William & Mary with seven points.
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MATCHUP HISTORY VS. TRIBE — The Cougars are  5-14-3  all-time against the William & Mary. The teams last met in Williamsburg on September 5 where the Tribe picked up a 2-0 victory.
The Tribe handed the Cougars their first loss of the year earlier this season. Neither team could find the back of the goal in the first 45 minutes, entering the half tied 0-0. The Cougars and Tribe took a matching seven shots in the opening half.
The Tribe broke the stalemate with a goal three minutes into the second half. The hosts added their second goal of the day on a successful penalty kick attempt in the 62nd minute.
Matt Lenert and Stian Bendvold attempted to put the Cougars on the board late with back-to-back shots on goal in final ten minutes of action but could not connect.
The teams took a matching 14 shots each. William & Mary had eight corner kick attempted compared to five for Charleston.
UP NEXT – The Cougars will travel to Wilmington, N.C. to face UNCW on Saturday, October 24 under the lights at 7:00 p.m. for the final conference game of the season.
For complete coverage of Charleston men's soccer, follow us on X (@CofCSoccer) and Instagram (@CofCSoccer).
Charleston will honor seniors Charlie Duske, Matt Lenert, Hogan Walker, Ezequiel Emanuele, Julian Jordheim, James Watson, Arnau Ollé, and Henrik Boer prior to the start of competition.
MATCH #14 — College of Charleston (7-3-3) vs. William & Mary (7-5-1) | Saturday, October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Mount Pleasant, S.C.
QUICK KICKS — Charleston is 7-3-3 entering the final three games of the regular season. The Cougars are coming off a 0-1 loss against North Florida on Tuesday night on the road.
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 — North Florida took an early 1-0 lead in the fifth minute of action following a Cougar own goal before maintaining control of possession for the majority of the first half.
Matt Lenert sparked the Charleston offense late in the opening half with back-to-back shot attempts, but the Cougars were unable to connect, heading into the locker room down a goal.
Charleston generated a prime scoring opportunity early in the second half when Bemanzi Alibaruho broke free for a 1-on-1 with the Ospreys' goalkeeper but could not find the equalizer.
The Cougar defense held tough down the stretch, highlighted by critical stops from Marten Brink and Ben Baldwin in the final ten minutes of play to keep the deficit at one.
North Florida outshot Charleston 12-7 on the night as the Ospreys held on for the non-conference victory.
CAA STANDINGS — Saturday's contest will have large implications on the upcoming CAA Men's Soccer Championship, The Cougars currently sit in third place in the CAA South standings with eight points, just one point ahead of fourth place William & Mary with seven points.
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MATCHUP HISTORY VS. TRIBE — The Cougars are  5-14-3  all-time against the William & Mary. The teams last met in Williamsburg on September 5 where the Tribe picked up a 2-0 victory.
The Tribe handed the Cougars their first loss of the year earlier this season. Neither team could find the back of the goal in the first 45 minutes, entering the half tied 0-0. The Cougars and Tribe took a matching seven shots in the opening half.
The Tribe broke the stalemate with a goal three minutes into the second half. The hosts added their second goal of the day on a successful penalty kick attempt in the 62nd minute.
Matt Lenert and Stian Bendvold attempted to put the Cougars on the board late with back-to-back shots on goal in final ten minutes of action but could not connect.
The teams took a matching 14 shots each. William & Mary had eight corner kick attempted compared to five for Charleston.
UP NEXT – The Cougars will travel to Wilmington, N.C. to face UNCW on Saturday, October 24 under the lights at 7:00 p.m. for the final conference game of the season.
For complete coverage of Charleston men's soccer, follow us on X (@CofCSoccer) and Instagram (@CofCSoccer).
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