WHEELING, W.Va. – Charleston's Williams N'Dah scored in the game's final five seconds to give the Golden Eagles a thrilling 2-1 victory over Wheeling Jesuit University on Thursday night.
Just the Basics
SCORE - Charleston 2, Wheeling Jesuit 1
TEAM RECORDS – Charleston (5-0, 2-0 MEC), Wheeling Jesuit (1-3-1, 0-2 MEC)
How it Happened
It took Charleston 20 minutes to get on the board as Patrick Guier gave the #1 ranked Golden Eagles a 1-0 lead after receiving a pass from the left wing from Armando Tikvic. Guier collected the ball in middle of the box and finished from 15 yards out to put UC ahead. Wheeling answered back two minutes later in the 22nd minute, getting a fortunate deflection that led to a breakaway goal for Jordan Simpson that tied the match at 1-1.
Charleston dominated possession the entire match and was peppering the Jesuit goal with shots, outshooting the Cardinals 29-3 for the match, but couldn't slip one past the WJU keeper. It wasn't until the closing seconds when UC earned a corner, setting up N'Dah's heriocs in the final moments. Keiran Bywater whipped in a dangerous ball into the middle of the six, allowing N'Dah to rise and attack the driven ball, powering it past the Cardinal defense with :04 left on the clock. The Golden Eagle bench erupted, celebrating with their team at the midfield stripe.
The final seconds ticked down, giving UC the 2-1 road Mountain East Conference win.
Up Next
-Charleston makes the long trip to Shepherdstown, W.Va. this Sunday, taking on the Shepherd University Rams at 1:00 p.m.
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