Men's Soccer Ready to Face Barton
October 3, 2012

Men's Soccer Ready to Face Barton

The Coker men's soccer team will play host to Barton College in their first home match in nearly a month on Thrusday (Oct. 4).

HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Cobra men's soccer team will take on Barton College in the nightcap of a Conference Carolinas double-header on Thursday (Oct. 4). Live broadcast and video coverage of the game is available at www.cokercobras.com.

Coker is coming off a tough 1-0 overtime loss against Lees-McRae. The Cobras have won four of their last five matches, all on the road. The last time the men played at home was back on Sept. 4 against Florida Tech.

Senior Niko Tirkkonen is the leading goal-scorer for the Cobras with four so far this season, including two game-winners.

The Barton Bulldogs are 3-5-1 on the season. In their last match the Bulldogs defeated King College 2-0. They are currently in the middle of a four-match road trip and are 2-2 in league play.

The match is scheduled to kick-off at 7 p.m. at the Coker Soccer Field. 

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