DEPARTMENT HEADLINES
2012-13
FOOTBALL CLAIMS FIFTH BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP; WINS FIRST PLAYOFF GAME Teams Made NCAA Postseason Appearances
Total Rounds of NCAA Postseason Competition by Chanticleer Teams
Big South Championships and One Divisional Championship
All-Americans
MEN’S SOCCER ADVANCES TO SWEET 16 Men’s soccer earned its 10th overall and third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. The Chanticleers were ranked as high as eighth in numerous polls during the season before finishing the campaign ranked 11th with a 20-3-2 (10-0-0 Big South) record in the final NSCAA poll, the official poll recognized by the NCAA. Coastal handily defeated Elon 3-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the CCU Soccer Field before handing Wake Forest a 2-1 overtime loss in the second round. The Chants ultimately fell in the third round at College Cup semifinalist Maryland. Coastal closed the season ranked top in the nation in both total points (187) and assists (61). In addition, the team ranked second in total goals (63) and third in scoring offense (2.52).
Big South Player/Freshman of the Year Honors
All-Big South Honorees
Teams Finished in the top two of the Big South Standings 2
COASTAL CAROLINA ATHLETICS ... DEVELOPING CHAMPIONS FOR LIFE
Under first-year head coach Joe Moglia, Coastal Carolina won its final five regular season games to secure the 10-year-old program’s fifth Big South Championship and earned the league’s automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Football Championship. Coastal went on the road to face #22 Bethune-Cookman in the first round and upset the Wildcats 24-14 to win the program’s first playoff game after two previous attempts. The Chanticleers ended the year ranked 24th, and it was the first time since 2006 that the program finished ranked in the national polls.