Men's Soccer Preview: Charleston

NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware men's soccer team will begin CAA conference play on the road against Charleston on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

What You Need to Know:

Delaware opened its season with a 2-0 win over Mount St. Mary's on Thursday, August 25, giving head coach Tommy McMenemy his first career victory.
Seidu Shamsudeen and Sam Donnellan both scored goals for the Blue Hens, while Carlos Fernandez and Florian Phlepsen each recorded an assist.
Adam Vik made two saves while recording a clean sheet in his Blue Hen debut.
Delaware fell to Loyola, 3-0, on Monday, August 29. Vik recorded three saves in the match.
The Blue Hens are 5-1-3 all time against Charleston, including 1-0-3 on the road. Orri Thorhallsson,Brandon Sengphachanh, and former Blue Hen Tiago Santos all scored goals for Delaware in the program's last matchup against the Cougars.

The Opponent:

Charleston is 0-1-1 so far on the season, losing to UAB on August 26 before playing Memphis to a 1-1 draw on August 28.
Freshman Chris Elliot has scored the lone goal for the Cougars and Olly Marshall has made four saves in goal through the first two games.
Keith Wiggans is entering his third season as head coach. He was a two-time member of the SoCon All-Tournament and All-Conference Teams as well as a two-time NSCAA All-South Region Second Team selection. He also holds the school record for career goals against average (0.99), wins (41), shutouts (23) and saves (269).

How to Follow: Live Stats I Live Video
Live stats and live video will be available for the match on bluehens.com.

Up Next: Delaware returns to Stuart & Suzanne Grant Stadium on Tuesday, Sept. 6 for a non-conference matchup a Saint Joseph's.

Follow Us on Social Media: For the latest on the Delaware men's soccer program, follow the Blue Hens on Twitter @DelawareMSOC and Instagram @DelawareMSOC and like "Delaware Men's Soccer" on Facebook.

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Players Mentioned

Sam Donnellan

Carlos Fernandez

Florian Phlepsen

Tiago Santos

Brandon Sengphachanh

Seidu Shamsudeen

Orri Thorhallsson

Adam Vik

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