BOONE, N.C.- Appalachian State women's soccer (3-4-1) dropped its Southern Conference opener, 4-0 to College of Charleston (4-5) on Friday night at the ASU Soccer Stadium.

College of Charleston got on the board first 14 minutes into the match on a goal by sophomore Sarah Schaidle off the assist from Maryam Buazza. The goal was her third of the season.

Minutes later, Schaidle received another opportunity to find the back of the net off the pass from sophomore Kelly Gautreaux and capitalized on it to bring the score to 2-0.

The Cougars took a 2-0 advantage into intermission.

The Mountaineers had many chances to score in the first half, edging the Cougars in shots, 10-8.

Both teams turned up the defensive pressure in the second half, only allowing four shots a piece.

Two of those shots were converted into CofC goals for senior Morgan Benz and junior Hannah Gmerek off passes from sophomore Sloane Levin to bring the final score of the match to 4-0.

The Apps ended the match outshooting CofC, 14-12, with junior Katy Dodd taking three of those. Sophomore Hannah Coad and junior Jordan Horvath each had two apiece.

Senior goalkeeper Caroline Clarke, who had seven saves on the night, took the loss to run her record to 3-4-1. Sophomore Katie Tate (3-2) notched the win to record her third win of the season.

"I thought the College of Charleston did a great job, as far as creating opportunities and finishing in the final third," said ASU head coach Sarah Strickland. "They really battled and wanted to score goals more than we wanted to. I thought we both had good opportunities and created opportunities in the final third. It was just one of those things. Good teams are good teams and great teams are those that score on the opportunities they have. They finish the chances that they have."

The Mountaineers continue their conference battle on Sunday, Sept. 26 at 2:00 p.m., facing The Citadel at the ASU Soccer Stadium.