The College of Charleston men's soccer team will take part in the Furman Diadora/Spinx Invitational this weekend on the campus of Furman University in Greenville, S.C. The Cougars will take on North Florida on Friday, Sept. 11 at 4 p.m. and close the weekend out with a matchup with Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday, Sept. 13, at noon.
The Cougars pushed their record to 3-0 this past weekend after capturing the 2009 NIKE/Aaron Olitsky Soccer Classic at Patriots Point Soccer Stadium. Charleston knocked off Air Force (1-0) and Old Dominion (2-0) with dominant defense play to capture the tournament championship.
Also, several Cougars earned some individual awards this past week. Sean Flatley (Virginia Beach, Va.), who was named the MVP of the Olitsky Memorial, was named to the CollegeSoccerNews.com National Top Ten Team for his efforts in leading the Cougar defense.
Also, senior John Bello (Sarasota, Fla.) was named the Southern Conference's Player of the Week after scoring two goals in Charleston's first three matches. Both of Bello's goals were eventual game-winners.
North Florida comes into the weekend come into this weekend it an 0-2 overall record, after dropping two games over the weekend at the UCF Fall Classic, losing to host UCF 3-1 and Iona 3-2 .
Florida Gulf Coast comes into the weekend at 1-2 after falling by 1-0 scores to both South Florida and Florida Atlantic. The Eagles picked up a win in their season opener on Sept. 1 by a 1-0 score over Florida International.
Furman Diadora/Spinx Invitational
