FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 0 (4-0-5, 1-0-3 CAA)
College of Charleston 0 (7-2-1, 2-0-1 CAA)
 
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – A battle between two of the top four teams in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) standings ended in a hard-fought 0-0 draw between the Monmouth University men's soccer team and the College of Charleston on Saturday afternoon. 
 
The two teams went back-and-forth on both ends of the pitch to start the contest. Erik Reis put a shot on goal that Olly Marshall was able to get a hand on. Eryk Dymora had a pair of solid stops for the Hawks in that stretch.
 
Monmouth continued to apply pressure in the first 30 minutes of the match. Jakob Friedman and Victor Andersson got off shots that Marshall was able to turn away. 
 
Much of the final 15 minutes of the first half were played in the midfield and the Hawks and Cougars were fighting for every ball. The two sides went into the break knotted at 0-0.
 
Reis put a shot on the bottom left-hand corner of the net in the 57th minute but Marshall was able to get a hand on it. 
 
Dymora made a pair of nice diving stops to keep the Cougars off the board around the 70th minute. 
 
Both teams had their chances in the final 20 minutes as a hard-fought contest ended with each team earning a point in a 0-0 tie.

NOTES AND QUOTES
"Today was a hard-fought CAA road game. Full credit to our boys for getting an important point on the road."
 – Monmouth Men's Soccer Head Coach Robert McCourt 
 
- It was the fifth meeting all-time between the Hawks and Cougars. The all-time series now sits at 2-2-1 as neither team has lost on their home pitch.
- The Hawks are unbeaten through their first nine matches this season. It's the first time since the 2009 team that the Hawks are unbeaten through nine. 
- Eryk Dymora made five saves to secure his fourth shutout of the season and 17th of his career. 
- Erik Reis and Bastian Hatcher led the Hawks with three shots each in the match. Reis put two of his three shots on goal.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- College of Charleston held a slight 11-9 edge in shots in the contest. The Cougars put five shots on goal to Monmouth's four.
- College of Charleston took seven of the nine corner kicks in the match. 
- Eryk Dymora made five saves to secure the tie for the Hawks.
- Olly Marshall finished with four saves in the tie for the Cougars.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth visits in-state foe Princeton on Tuesday, Oct. 1 for a 7:30 p.m. start.