Box score
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston Southern used a Terrier own goal
and a Karen Knight (Lavale, Md.) penalty kick to overcome a 1-0
halftime deficit and defeat Wofford College, 2-1, in NCAA Division
I women's soccer action Saturday afternoon. The game was the
nightcap of the Big South-SoCon Challenge, hosted by Charleston
Southern University.
CSU (2-0) first capitalized on Christine Bethke's (Inner Grove
Heights, Minn.) corner kick in the 50th minute. Bethke bent the
shot from the left corner, ricocheting the ball off the defender
assigned to the near post and into the back of the net. Later in
the half, Emma Mattsson (Helsingborg, Sweden) was tackled in the
box, and Knight's resulty penalty kick went to the right of
Wofford's Austin Somers for the go-ahead score.
CSU fell behind in the 15th minute as Wofford's Kendra Merchant
found a seam on the left side and put in the unassisted goal. The
Terriers (1-2) carried the one-goal lead into intermission.
Both teams will compete in Monday's portion of the Big
South-SoCon Challenge, with Wofford facing Coastal Carolina at 1,
followed by Charleston Southern-Appalachian State at 3:30. Coastal
Carolina won its contest against Appalachian State, 2-1, in today's
first game.