South Carolina United Battery Wins Title. CHARLESTON, S.C. (May 30, 2012) – The Southeast Pre-Academy League Playoffs came to a close this weekend, as South Carolina United Battery claimed the U-14 championship with a victory over Charlotte Soccer Academy. The event, which also included a Player Development Program (PDP), took place May 26-28 at the […]
Soccer in South Carolina
Battery Ties Crew, D.C. United Beats Fire
Battery Ties Crew, D.C. United Beats Fire. Charleston, SC. The Charleston Battery took on Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew in their first game of the 2012 Carolina Challenge Cup in front of 5,767 at Blackbaud Stadium. The Battery came from behind twice with goals from Dane Kelly in the 40th minute and an 89th minute […]
Battery Will Host MLS Red Bulls
Battery Will Host MLS Red Bulls. Charleston, SC. The Charleston Battery rallied to defeat the PDL’s Reading United 2-1 in the second round of the 2012 U.S. Open Cup at Blackbaud Stadium. After falling behind, the Battery drew level as Dane Kelly tied the game and Nicki Paterson scored the game-winner late in the second […]
Nottingham Forest Comes To Blackbaud
Nottingham Forest Comes To Blackbaud. The Charleston Battery will host two-time European Champions Nottingham Forest in an international exhibition match at Blackbaud Stadium on Saturday, July 28. This is the third consecutive year that the Battery has brought an English side to Charleston for a summer game; in 2010 the Battery hosted Bolton Wanderers and […]
US Youth Soccer Region III Champions
US Youth Soccer Region III Champions. Greenville, SC (June 22, 2012) – Fourteen championship teams are headed from the 2012 US Youth Soccer Region III (South) Championships presented by National Guard to the US Youth Soccer Natioinal Championhip tournament next month in Rock Hill,SC. Florida led the way in Region III, sending four teams from […]
Battery Beats Rhinos, Will Host USL PRO Title Game
Battery Beats Rhinos, Will Host USL PRO Title Game. The Charleston Battery defeated the Rochester Rhinos in a dramatic penalty shootout Saturday night at Sahlens Stadium, Rochester, NY. JC Mack converted the winning spot-kick to lift Charleston to victory; the Battery will now host the USL PRO Championship game at Blackbaud Stadium, September 8. Rochester […]
Radford Beats Campbell 1-0 for Big South Title
Radford Beats Campbell 1-0 for Big South Title. CHARLESTON, S.C. – No. 1 Radford edges No. 3 Campbell in the title game of the 2011 Big South Women’s Soccer Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting Sunday afternoon at Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, S.C. Co-regular-season champion Radford receives the Big South’s automatic bid to the NCAA […]
Battery Wins USL-2 Championship
Battery Wins USL-2 Championship. Charleston, S.C. A ten-man Charleston Battery clinched the USL-2 title with a hard-fought 2-1 win against the Richmond Kickers at Blackbaud Stadium in front of 4,523. USL-2 MVP Lamar Neagle and Battery midfielder Ian Fuller supplied the goals as Charleston won its third USL championship. “To beat them we knew it […]
Battery Adds Three Players
Battery Adds Three Players. Charleston, SC.- The Charleston Battery has signed three players for the upcoming season. Defender Colin Falvey and midfielder Mark Briggs both played for the Wilmington Hammerheads in 2009 helping Wilmington to the USL2 regular season championship. Midfielder Josh Bolton comes to the Battery after prior stints with the Atlanta Silverbacks and […]
North-South All-Stars Split Two In S.C.
North-South All-Stars Split Two In S.C.. The North and the South split a pair of senior high school all-star games on June 19 at Wofford College’s Snyder Field in Spartanburg. The North girls took a 1-0 victory behind Eastside HS’ Rebecca Eads’ 14th minute goal. Mackenzie Waldon (J.L. Mann) assisted on the game-winner. The South […]