Boone, N.C.- Kareem Yearwood scored with 2:16 left in overtime to give College of Charleston a 3-2 win over Appalachian State Saturday night at the Appalachian Soccer Stadium.
Zach Prince's throw in landed in the box where Gus Teren tapped a pass to Yearwood who beat ASU keeper Drake Branson to the left for the game-winner. With the win, CofC will play Elon in the semifinals, who was a 3-0 winner over Wofford.
Appalachian held leads of 1-0 and 2-1, despite missing three starters, and losing a fourth due to injury with 30 minutes remaing in the second half.
The Mountaineers got on the board first when Josh Burge fed Arie Muniz with a pass in the middle of the field and Muniz fired a shot just outside the box and beat the keeper to the left. The goal was Muniz's fourth of the season, while the assist was Burge's second.
The Cougars scored just seven minutes later when Prince sent a long pass from the left side of teh field to Matt Morris, who snuck behind the defense. Morris was able to put it past Branson for his seventh goal of the season and tie the score at one headed into halftime.
The Mountaineers fought back again when Ryan Duffy scored with a diving header off an Muniz free kick. The goal came on the first ever shot of Duffy's career and gave Appalachian a 2-1 advantage. The assist gives Muniz the conference lead with seven.
CofC scored six minutes later off a free kick of their own. Prince laid a ball in the middle of the box that was headed into the left corner of the net by Teren. The goal was also Teren's first of the season.
Appalachian outshot CofC 13-9, while CofC had a slight edge in corner kicks at 3-2. Branson, who was making his first start of the season, finished the match with one save, while Clark Hankins finished with three.
The three goals given up was the most given up by ASU all season.
The Mountaineers end the season with a 10-8 record.