FINAL SCORE
College of Charleston 3 (2-1-2, 2-0-1 CAA)
Monmouth 1 (2-3-0, 0-3-0 CAA)
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Monmouth University men's soccer team fell to the College of Charleston on Saturday afternoon, 3-1.
The Courgars took a 2-0 lead into halftime after scoring in the 21
st and 36
th minutes. The home side received a penalty kick opportunity 50 seconds into the second half and converted, pushing the advantage up to 3-0.
Kristian Loenvig found the back of the net for the second time this season off an assist from
Ben Zakowski in the 63
rd minute, cutting the deficit to two goals, but the final 27 minutes of the match remained scoreless.
NOTES
-The two sides met for the first time since Aug. 27, 2017, when Charleston won by a score of 1-0
-Monmouth is now 1-2 all-time against the Cougars
-With his second goal, Loenvig now leads the team in points with four
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Eryk Dymora made a season-high five saves in goal
-Dymora,
Olle Brorsson,
Gabe Dahlin,
Bastian Hatcher,
Christoffer Jensen, and
Luke McBeth all played 90 minutes
-Jensen, Loenvig, Zakowski,
Griffin Tomas,
Jonas Lyshoj, and
Santi Martinez-Sanchez each registered at least one shot
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-The shots battle was close, with the Cougars holding a 14-13 advantage
-Eight of Charleston's shots were on target compared to seven for Monmouth
-COC made six saves with Monmouth making five
-The Hawks earned four corner kicks while Charleston received two
-The Hawks narrowly committed more fouls, 8-7
-Five yellow cards were given out in the match—four to Monmouth and one to Charleston
UP NEXT
The Hawks will be back at home for a non-conference tilt against La Salle on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
