CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina men's soccer team will commence a four-match home stand versus the Elon Phoenix on Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. ET.
Chant Talk
- The Chants have a 0-2-0 record on the year.
- CCU had a record-breaking 1,577 fans attend the season opener versus College of Charleston last Thursday.
- Tristan Himes made his debut for the Men in Teal versus UNCG, where he made three saves on eight shots in the outing.
- This is the first time since 2016 that the Chants have dropped their first two matches of the season.
- This is the first of a four-match home stand for the Chants with USC Upstate Presbyterian, and Gardner Webb following Elon.
- Welnilton Da Silva Jr. and Pierson Davis are the only two Chants to have played the full 90 minutes in both contests this year.
Last Time Out
- UNCG took a 1-0 lead in the third minute of the match when Enzo Dovlo found the back of the net off an assist from Mikey Ketteman.
- The Spartans outshot CCU 6-1 and led 8-1 in corner kicks after the first frame.
- Coastal led 3-2 in shots in the second half.
- Robert Valdimarsson looked to secure a late winner for the Chants in the 89th minute but his shot was met by the hands of the UNCG keeper.
History Against
- CCU has an 11-2-2 all-time record versus Elon.
- They last faced off in September 2014 when CCU took a 3-1 victory.
- The Chants have shut out the Phoenix four times over their 15 encounters.
- Coastal has outscored Elon 13-7 during the last five meetings.
- CCU's biggest win came in October 2000 when the Chants took a 5-0 victory.
- The Chants have a perfect 7-0 home record versus the Phoenix.
Scouting the Opponent
- Elon has a 2-0-0 record on the season.
- The Phoenix secured shutout wins over Florida Gulf Coast (1-0) and Radford (5-0).
- Victor Stromsten leads the team with three goals after bagging a hat trick in the Phoenix's last match versus Radford.
- Goalkeeper Tomasz Wroblewski has tallied three saves on 10 shots on the year.
- Elon has a 0.438 shots on-goal-percentage and averages 6.5 corners per game.
- Colin Veltri tops the team with three assists this season.
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