Thursday, September 18, 2008

MACON, Ga. - Kennesaw State, two-time Atlantic Sun Women’s Soccer Champions, gears up to face undefeated College of Charleston in the game of the week.  The game can be seen on ASun.TV on Friday at 7 p.m.

Last weekend, KSU competed in the Sports Academy Shootout, hosted by Wofford University. In the first match against Furman, Brittany Vining put the Owls ahead 2-0 before Beth Meadors tallied her third goal of the season. KSU struggled against Wofford, taking a 1-0 lead before allowing the Terriers to score the tying goal in the final 20 seconds of action. The match resulted in a 1-1 tie after two overtimes.

"We're excited to finally be playing at home, and this should be a quality match. Charleston is unbeaten this season, with several strong wins behind them,” said head coach Rob King. “We're looking to build on this past weekend's play and take a strong performance into next weekend's Conference opener"

Kennesaw State currently leads the A-Sun in almost half of the categories, including: shots, points, goals, assists, assists/game and corners. Caroline Austin leads the conference in assists, with five on the season.

The College of Charleston women's soccer team is ranked 15th in this week's SoccerBuzz Magazine Southeast Region Poll. The Cougars, off to the best start in program history at 7-0-0, earned a spot in the South Region poll for the first time since 2005.

The Cougars are coming off a 1-0 win over High Point this past Saturday, in which Megan Manthey scored her third game-winning goal of the season on a penalty kick in the 58th minute.

The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life, with a focus on academic and athletic integrity and a balance between the two for the student-athlete, and maintaining a high level of sportsmanship. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun encompasses six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun consists of some of the most dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.