Cougars Close Regular Season with Scoreless Draw at Mercer

Friday, October 30

Macon, Ga.

5:00 PM

College of Charleston

7-4-5, 2-3-3

Mercer

0-12-5, 0-4-2

Team	1	2	Final F
Col. of Charleston	0	0	0
Mercer	0	0	0

Michiharu Tanakashi running down the pitch watching the ball.

10/30/2026 7:23:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

MACON, Ga. – The College of Charleston men's soccer team played to a 0-0 draw against Mercer on Friday evening at Betts Stadium to close out the regular season.

The Cougars recorded three shots in the opening half, with Lennon Gill, Matt Lenert and Bemanzi Alibaruho each creating opportunities. Lenert put a shot on target, but Mercer goalkeeper Michael Roth made the save to keep the match scoreless heading into halftime.

Charleston continued to pressure the Mercer defense in the second half, recording eight shots. Kira Fukuda and Lenert each put shots on target, but Roth came up with the saves to preserve the shutout.

Charleston finished with an 11-7 advantage in shots, while both teams recorded six corner kicks. Goalkeeper Charlie Duske made two saves to help secure the clean sheet.

With the draw, Charleston finishes the regular season at 7-4-5 overall and 2-3-3 in CAA play. The Cougars will await the conclusion of Saturday's conference matchup between UNCW and William & Mary to determine their postseason seeding.

The result marks the first meeting between Charleston and Mercer since 2007. The Cougars now hold a 7-5-1 all-time record against the Bears.

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