CONWAY, S.C. –  The Coastal Carolina men's soccer team will face its first ranked opponent of the season in No.12 James Madison at the CCU Soccer Stadium on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.

Chant Talk

• The Chants have tied their last two matches and sit on a 2-3-2, 0-0-1 Sun Belt record.
• Kilian Vallant leads the Sun Belt and places 42nd in the NCAA with 4.17 saves per game.
• Doug Hainer notched his first goal while wearing the Teal and Bronze versus UNCG on Tuesday.
• The Chants now have four different players with one goal on the year in Hainer, Deryn Armstrong, Christian Cook, and Evan Howard.
• CCU leads the Sun Belt with 31 saves on the season.
• No. 12 JMU will be the first ranked opponent that Coastal has played this season.

Last Time Out

• CCU fought to a 1-1 draw versus the UNCG Spartans at the CCU Soccer Stadium on Tuesday night.
• The Spartans took the lead in the 14th minute when they netted a goal from the penalty spot.
• The Chants leveled the score in the 64th minute when Armstrong fed the ball to Kari Sigfusson, and he slotted the ball to Hainer, who chipped the ball over the UNCG keeper's head to make the score 1-1.
• Armstrong scored Coastal's second goal of the night in the 87th minute but it was overturned due to a CCU foul that was committed just moments before.
• The Chants were outshot 14-6 and the Spartans led 9-4 in corner kicks.

History Against

• The Chants have a 0-0-1 record versus the Dukes.
• Last time out in October 2022, CCU fell to JMU 1-0.
• This is the first time that Coastal will face the Dukes at home.

Scouting the Opponent

• The JMU Dukes are 4-2-2, 0-1-0 Sun Belt on the season and rank 12th in the nation.
• The Dukes are on a two-match losing streak after falling to No. 2 Marshall 3-1 and Georgetown 2-0.
• JMU picked up its biggest win in a 6-0 shutout over Mount St. Mary's on Sept. 9.
• Clay Obara leads the team and is tied for third in the Sun Belt with four goals on the season.
• JMU is second in the Sun Belt in goals (18), goals against (9), score average (2.250), shots (107), and corners (38).

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