Spartanburg, S.C. – Upstate men's soccer played the second home match of the season, facing the College of Charleston. This match went in favor of the Cougars with a final score of 5-1.
The first shot for the Spartans came from Adrian Paniate with just one minute left of play in the first half. Upstate continued to compete with the Cougars, but it wasn't until the 82
nd minute that
Luke Halkett found the back of the net. This marked Halkett's first goal of the season.
Carlos Lopez earned his first assist in a Spartans uniform.
Gabe Conlin was the only other Spartan to take a shot in tonight's match.
Cooper Jennings faced a season-high of 20 shots. Jennings recorded nine saves on the night, making this his fourth career game with nine or more saves.
Game Information
Score: USC Upstate 1 : College of Charleston 5
Record: USC Upstate (1-2; 0-0 Big South) vs. College of Charleston (2-0, 0-0 SoCon)
Location: County University Soccer Stadium | Spartanburg, S.C.
How It Happened:
- 5' – Shot goal by Ezra White
- 13' – Shot goal by College of Charleston
- 29' – Goal by Etienne Julien, assist by Chris Cushing
- 40' – Goal by Chris Elliot, assist by Mikey Saunders for CofC's fourth goal of the game
- 44' – Shot by Adrian Panaite
- 61' – Goal by Matt Lenert, assist Mikey Saunders
- 82' – Shot goal by Luke Halkett, assist Carlos Lopez
Notable:
UP Next for the Spartans:
Upstate will travel to Coastal Carolina for the second road match of the season. The match will be played on Tuesday, September 3rd at 7:00 pm.
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