Thursday, August 20
Mount Pleasant, S.C.
5:00 PM
College of Charleston
vs
Davidson
Men's Soccer Opens 2026 Campaign at Home Against Davidson
8/19/2026 12:25:00 PM | Men's Soccer
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Charleston men's soccer team opens the 2026 campaign with a home match against Davidson Thursday evening at 5 p.m.
MATCH #1 — College of Charleston (0-0, 0-0 CAA) vs. Davidson College (0-0, 0-0 A10) | Thursday, August 20 | 5 p.m. | Ralph Lundy Field at Patriots Point | Mount Pleasant, S.C. | FloCollege
GIVEAWAYS — While supplies last, fans can pick up 2026 schedule cards and posters at the gate.
QUICK KICKS — Following a 2025 campaign where the Cougars went 6-8-3 (3-3-2), Charleston has its sights set on the 2026 campaign where CofC is looking to make the CAA Tournament for the first time since 2024.
Charleston is led by head coach 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.
Coming into 2026, Charleston is led by Matt Lenert who was named to the Missouri Athletic Club's (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch List and received preseason All-CAA Team honors over the last month. Also earning preseason Coastal Athletic Association honors were Ben Baldwin (Team), Stian Bendvold (HM), Lennon Gill (HM) and Dan Toulson (HM). CofC's five preseason honorees were tied for the most by any team in the CAA. Charleston was picked third in the South Division preseason poll.
SCOUTING DAVIDSON — Following a 9-7-3 campaign last year, the Wildcats were picked sixth in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll and senior captain Lucas Beltran was tabbed as the A10 Preseason All-Conference Goalkeeper of the Year.
MATCHUP HISTORY — Charleston is 12-11-1 all-time against Davidson. The Cougars hold an 8-3 record at home against Wildcats. Davidson won the only meeting in the last decade between the two teams as the Wildcats defeated the Cougars 3-2 in Davidson, N.C. last year. Thursday will be the first match in Charleston between the two schools since 2012.
PRESEASON CAA AWARDS — Five Cougars from the men's soccer team earned Coastal Athletic Association preseason honors for the 2026 season.
Ben Baldwin and Matt Lenert earned preseason All-CAA Team acclaim, while Stian Bendvold, Lennon Gill and Dan Toulson collected honorable mention nods. CofC's five preseason honorees are tied for the most by any team in the CAA.
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
FAN INFO — Entrance to the match will be free. The contest will be broadcast on FloCollege with Steve Vecchione and Luke Jeresaty on the call, and links to streams, live stats and all other pertinent information and/or updates can be found on the Charleston men's soccer team's schedule page on cofcsports.com.
UP NEXT — Charleston will host Florida Gulf Coast Sunday, August 23 with kickoff set for 7 p.m. Sunday evening will be World Cup Night where one US National Team gear pack will be raffled to one lucky fan.
For complete coverage of Charleston men's soccer, follow us on X (@CofCSoccer) and Instagram (@CofCSoccer).
MATCH #1 — College of Charleston (0-0, 0-0 CAA) vs. Davidson College (0-0, 0-0 A10) | Thursday, August 20 | 5 p.m. | Ralph Lundy Field at Patriots Point | Mount Pleasant, S.C. | FloCollege
GIVEAWAYS — While supplies last, fans can pick up 2026 schedule cards and posters at the gate.
QUICK KICKS — Following a 2025 campaign where the Cougars went 6-8-3 (3-3-2), Charleston has its sights set on the 2026 campaign where CofC is looking to make the CAA Tournament for the first time since 2024.
Charleston is led by head coach 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.
Coming into 2026, Charleston is led by Matt Lenert who was named to the Missouri Athletic Club's (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch List and received preseason All-CAA Team honors over the last month. Also earning preseason Coastal Athletic Association honors were Ben Baldwin (Team), Stian Bendvold (HM), Lennon Gill (HM) and Dan Toulson (HM). CofC's five preseason honorees were tied for the most by any team in the CAA. Charleston was picked third in the South Division preseason poll.
SCOUTING DAVIDSON — Following a 9-7-3 campaign last year, the Wildcats were picked sixth in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll and senior captain Lucas Beltran was tabbed as the A10 Preseason All-Conference Goalkeeper of the Year.
MATCHUP HISTORY — Charleston is 12-11-1 all-time against Davidson. The Cougars hold an 8-3 record at home against Wildcats. Davidson won the only meeting in the last decade between the two teams as the Wildcats defeated the Cougars 3-2 in Davidson, N.C. last year. Thursday will be the first match in Charleston between the two schools since 2012.
PRESEASON CAA AWARDS — Five Cougars from the men's soccer team earned Coastal Athletic Association preseason honors for the 2026 season.
Ben Baldwin and Matt Lenert earned preseason All-CAA Team acclaim, while Stian Bendvold, Lennon Gill and Dan Toulson collected honorable mention nods. CofC's five preseason honorees are tied for the most by any team in the CAA.
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)
- Overall Record: 33-39-21
- CAA Record: 13-22-10
FAN INFO — Entrance to the match will be free. The contest will be broadcast on FloCollege with Steve Vecchione and Luke Jeresaty on the call, and links to streams, live stats and all other pertinent information and/or updates can be found on the Charleston men's soccer team's schedule page on cofcsports.com.
UP NEXT — Charleston will host Florida Gulf Coast Sunday, August 23 with kickoff set for 7 p.m. Sunday evening will be World Cup Night where one US National Team gear pack will be raffled to one lucky fan.
For complete coverage of Charleston men's soccer, follow us on X (@CofCSoccer) and Instagram (@CofCSoccer).
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