ERIE, Pa. — The University of Charleston Golden Eagles are heading to their fifth final four in six seasons after taking a 2-0 victory over the Franklin Pierce Ravens on Saturday afternoon. This is the teams second final four under third-year head coach, Dan Stratford. 

JUST THE BASICS
SCORE:  Charleston 2, Franklin Peirce 0
LOCATION: ERIE, Pa, -- McConnell Family Stadium
TEAM RECORDS: Charleston (20-2-1), Ravens (15-4-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first half proved to be a battle defensively as both teams settled in, holding the score to 0-0. Offensively the teams were deadlocked with four shots a piece. 

Coming out of the break the Golden Eagles offense began to surge, as they out shot their opponent 6-1 in the second half. Charleston finally got on the board in the 69th minute after Ettore Ballestracci played a ball out to the face of the goal to the foot of Freddy Tracey who put it away for the 1-0 lead. 

Charleston carried the momentum for the next 5 minutes to notch their second goal off corner from Christos Charalambous who found the head of Williams N'Dah for the 2-0 lead. 

The Golden Eagles held on for the final 15 minutes for the win, and the Super Region 1 title. 

UP NEXT
The Golden Eagles are heading to their fifth final four in six seasons. The first semi-final game will be played Thursday, December 12. Times and opponents to be announced. 

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