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Golden Eagles Clinch Regular Season Title with 4-0 Win Over Davis & Elkins

Box Score CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Four different Golden Eagles tallied a goal in Wednesday night's 4-0 win over the Davis & Elkins Senators clinching the 2019 Mountain East Conference regular season title. This is the sixth consecutive regular season Mountain East title for the Golden Eagles.

JUST THE BASICS:
Score:
 Charleston 4, Davis & Elkins 0
Location: Charleston, W. Va. – Welch Athletic Complex
Records: Charleston (13-2-1, 13-0-1 MEC), Davis & Elkins (6-8, 5-8 MEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The scores sat 0-0 for nearly forty minutes of play, but in the 38th minute, Gabriel Rodriguez  finished a ball played by Jesus Cabanas for the 1-0 lead as the first half came to a close. The Golden Eagles out-shot their opponents 8-2 in the first half, keeping the Senator's goalkeeper busy.
 
With just 5:50 to play in regulation, Ettore Ballestracci played a ball to Freddy Tracey across the box, Tracey finished in low left corner to extend the UC lead to 2-0. At the 4:21 mark in regulation, Adam Burchell was fouled in the box, and converted from the PK spot giving the Charleston the comfortable 3-0 lead.
 
Charleston continued to pepper the Davis & Elkins defense with shots, tallying eight additional shots in the second half.
 
The Golden Eagles did not slow the attack, in the final two minutes of play, Ploutarchos Alonefti broke free just outside the Senators box, played a ball to Ballestracci who finished for the 4-0 victory.

UP NEXT
The Golden Eagles will travel to Frostburg State on Saturday. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. against the Bobcats.
 
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