Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Grace Harr and Elise Borys scored less than a minute apart late in the first half to wipe out a 1-0 deficit and send Charleston Southern on its way to a 3-1 victory over Alabama State on Sunday at the CSU Soccer Field.

The Bucs (3-3) added an insurance goal with 10 minutes remaining when Mason Pinkerton found the back of the net. CSU remains at home on Wednesday with a 4 p.m. game against College of Charleston in the annual Silver Cup contest.

Highlights


How It Happened
•    CSU started strong with four shots in the opening seven minutes, but it was the Hornets (1-6) who scored first on Isabella Beortegui's fourth goal of the season.
•    The Bucs continued to put the pressure on the Alabama State defense, but shots by Juliana Barbaccia and Kylie Doster hit the crossbar to keep CSU off the board.
•    The Bucs finally tied it in the 42nd minute when Harr scored the first goal of her freshman season, assisted by Dakota Fiedler.
•    Just 56 seconds later Elise Borys chipped a ball to the top of the goal and it sneaked past the hands of Kylian Thomas to give the Bucs a 2-1 lead. The goal was Borys' second of the season.
•    The two goals concluded a dominating first half in which CSU held a 13-2 advantage in shots.
•    In the 80th minute, the Bucs put the game on ice when Pinkerton scored her first career goal off a run started by a pass from Bri Robinson. 

Inside the Numbers
•    CSU finished with season highs in shots with 24 and shots on goal with 11 while holding the Hornets to eight shots and three on target.
•    Robinson and Kayla Reese led the Bucs with four shots each while Pinkerton added three.
•    CSU earned seven corner kicks and did not allow any.
•    Thomas made eight saves for Alabama State while Gonzalez was forced to make only two.

News and Notes
•    Fiedler has assists in the past two games and four in her career.
•    Borys joined Doster and Zari Hayes for the team lead with two goals.
•    Pinkerton's goal came in her second career start.
•    Despite only making two saves, Gonzalez moved into 10th place in school history with 111 in her career.
•    The Bucs have won both meetings with Alabama State, although Sunday's game was a far cry from a 14-0 victory in 2009.

Up Next
The Bucs face College of Charleston on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the CSU Soccer Field in the annual Silver Cup contest.