Charleston Battery News Release -- www.charlestonbattery.com
Saturday, March 15, 2014
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Charleston Battery defeated Clemson University 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at Blackbaud Stadium in a pre-season scrimmage. Zach Prince and Adam Mena supplied the goals to lead the Battery to victory.
Charleston opened the scoring in the 10th minute after striker Heviel Cordoves broke forward down the left side. Cordoves whipped a cross into the middle and Prince snapped his header past the Clemson goalkeeper.
The Battery doubled its lead in the 35th minute from a corner-kick. Prince curled the ball into the near-post and Mena pulled off his defender and sent a glancing header home.
Next up for the Battery is a game against Georgia Southern University on Tuesday at Blackbaud Stadium, kick off is set for 11 a.m. ET.
The Charleston Battery kick off their USL PRO season on March 22 against Orlando City. 2014 Charleston Battery season ticket packages and single game tickets are on sale now; for more information or to purchase tickets please visit www.charlestonbattery.com or call (843) 971-GOAL (4625).
Charleston Battery preseason schedule
2/19 – vs. Coastal Carolina – Blackbaud Stadium, 1-1 (Teos)
2/22 – vs. Seattle Sounders FC – Blackbaud Stadium, 1-2 (Falvey)
2/26 – vs. D.C. United – Blackbaud Stadium, 1-1 (Ruggles)
3/1 – vs. Houston Dynamo – Blackbaud Stadium, 0-2
3/7 – vs. NAIA All-stars – Blackbaud Stadium, 2-0 (Cordoves (2))
3/11 – vs. Wilmington Hammerheads – Blackbaud Stadium, 1-0 (Diouf)
3/13 – at College of Charleston – Patriots Point 4-1 (Mena (2), Marini, Griffith)
3/15 – vs. Clemson – Blackbaud Stadium 2-0 (Prince, Mena)
3/18 – 11am vs. Georgia Southern – Blackbaud Stadium