Soccer Will get 13-0 Win Over Charleston Southern

CONWAY, S.C. — Coastal Carolina leaned on its protection and a grinding dashing assault to clean Charleston Southern 13-0 earlier than a Brooks Stadium-record crowd of twenty-two,217 on Saturday night time.

The Chanticleers (1-1) restricted the Buccaneers (0-2) to simply 153 complete yards, pressured an interception and posted their first shutout since 2020.

Running again Dominic Knicely set the tone with 92 yards on 9 carries, together with a 52-yard burst within the third quarter that flipped area place. Ja’Vin Simpkins added 58 yards on the bottom, whereas Jalen John chipped in 51. In all, Coastal ran for 245 yards.

Quarterback Tad Hudson offered the sport’s solely landing, capping a 16-play, 83-yard drive with a 4-yard keeper early within the fourth quarter. Kicker Kian Afrookhteh hit area targets from 21 and 29 yards, giving the Chants all of the factors they would wish.

MJ Morris began and performed the primary three quarters, going 13-of-22 for 102 yards with three interceptions. He ran it 4 instances and had an 11-yard lengthy for a rush.

Charleston Southern by no means crossed the 50-yard line within the second half. Quarterback Zolten Osborne completed 10-of-22 for 55 yards with one interception, whereas operating again Ke’Marion Baldwin had 62 yards dashing.

The night time additionally doubled as a showcase occasion for Coastal. A halftime drone present lit up the sky with teal-and-black imagery starting from the Chanticleer brand to nods to Conway and Myrtle Beach landmarks, drawing raucous cheers from the sellout crowd.

Fans additionally skilled the debut of the varsity’s new free concessions initiative, with choose gadgets accessible at no cost all through the stadium. Lines have been regular however moved shortly because the initiative was rolled out for the primary time.

NOTEBOOK

By the Numbers:

• Coastal completed with 384 complete yards to Charleston Southern’s 153.

• The Chants owned a 35:35 to 24:25 edge in time of possession.

• CSU went 0-for-11 on third downs and didn’t make it to the purple zone.

• Coastal posted its first shutout since a 51-0 blanking of Georgia State on October 31, 2020.

 

Defensive Standouts:

• Zeke Campbell led the best way with 1.5 sacks and two tackles for loss.

• Shane Bruce snagged an interception, the third of his profession.

• The protection mixed for six tackles for loss and held the Bucs to three.8 yards per carry.

 

Special Teams Edge:

• Afrookhteh was good on his two area targets and additional level.

• Punter Emile Sebafundi averaged 51.0 yards on two kicks, together with a 61-yarder.

 

Crowd Factor:

• The 22,217 in attendance broke final season’s mark set in opposition to Virginia (22,104).

• Coastal improved to 6-2 all-time in opposition to Charleston Southern at Brooks Stadium.

 

UP NEXT

Coastal Carolina: Faces East Carolina in Brooks Stadium at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 13 to wrap a two-game homestand.

 

Charleston Southern: Opens its dwelling and Big South Conference schedule in opposition to Lindenwood at 4 p.m. ET.