Chants Earn First SBC Win Versus UCF

Friday, October 9

Conway, S.C.

6 PM

Coastal Carolina University

3-4-4, 1-1-2

UCF

5-3-3, 1-2-1

Team	1	2	Final F
UCF	0	1	1
Coastal Carolina	1	1	2

10/9/2026 9:46:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina men's soccer team earned its first Sun Belt Conference victory of the season with a 2-1 win over the UCF Knights on Friday evening.

With the win, the Chants improve to 3-4-4 overall and 1-1-2 in Sun Belt play.
Coastal took a 1-0 lead in the 36th minute when Brady Schumacher sent a cross into the box that deflected off a UCF defender and into the net for an own goal.
At halftime, UCF held an 8-0 advantage in shots and led 1-0 in corner kicks.
The Chants extended their lead to 2-0 early in the second half when Sammy Murphy capitalized on a loose ball and fired it into the bottom-right corner.
UCF appeared to cut the deficit in the 68th minute, but the goal was disallowed due to offside.
The Knights got on the scoreboard in the 76th minute when Drew Hansen converted a penalty kick to make it 2-1.
Coastal held on for the remainder of the match to secure its first Sun Belt Conference win of the season.
The Chants will continue their homestand on Oct. 17 when they take on Marshall at 6 p.m.

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