Women’s Soccer Faces Marshall Friday
10/17/2024 11:29:00 AM | Women's Soccer
CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina women's soccer team will host the Marshall Thundering Herd on Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. ET.
Chant Talk
Chant Talk
- Coastal owns a 5-4-6, 1-1-4 Sun Belt record on the season.
- Freshman Eleanor Ashton bagged two goals versus Louisiana last Sunday and has scored at least one goal in Coastal's last four matches.
- The Chants were predicted to finish 12th in the preseason coaches' poll and now sit in seventh place.
- Ashton is the first Chant to score in four consecutive matches since Kacey Kelley in 2014. The freshman also places fourth in the Sun Belt with 16 points.
- Jessica Wheeler recorded an assist versus the Ragin' Cajuns and is tied for second on the team with two assists on the year.
- Coastal has scored in its last eight matches. The last time CCU recorded goals in eight consecutive matches was in 2016 when the Chants went on a 10-match scoring run from September 16 to November 4.
- The Chants came from behind to secure a 1-1 tie versus Louisiana.
- The Ragin' Cajuns took the lead in the 47th minute when Sienna Hurrell belted a free kick from the edge of the box into the top right corner to make the score 1-0.
- Just one minute later, the Chants answered right back when Wheeler fed the ball to Ashton who found the back of the net to level the score at 1-1.
- Coastal goalkeeper Aris Lamanna made two crucial saves in the final 10 minutes of the match to secure the 1-1 draw.
- For the first time in the season, the Chants tied their opponent in shots with each team recording 12 apiece.
- The Thundering Herd has a 3-5-4, 1-2-3 Sun Belt record on the season.
- Marshall was selected to finish 13th in the Sun Belt Conference preseason coaches' poll and currently sits in 10th place.
- Marshall's lone Sun Belt win came against Troy on Sept. 29 when it shut out the Trojans 3-0. The Thundering Herd also picked up wins over Belmont and Indiana State during the regular season.
- Bailey Fisher leads the team with 10 points after scoring three goals and tallying four assists. Ebony Leckey has also bagged three goals this year.
- Marshall has only taken 114 shots and 41 corners this season, which ranks them last in the Sun Belt.
- Coastal has a 0-1-1 record versus Marshall.
- The Chants will be looking to pick up their first home win versus the Thundering Herd.
- Julia Ziegenfuss netted one goal in Coastal's 2-2 tie with Marshall during the first matchup in October 2022.
- Last time out, the Chants suffered a 1-0 shutout loss after conceding a penalty kick goal in the 80th minute.
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