CHARLESTON, S.C. -  The Charleston Southern women's soccer team opened their season on Thursday afternoon, as they fell to the Furman Paladins by a 3-2 score with Furman taking the lead in the 86^th minute. 

The Paladins (1-0-0) scored three goals in the second half to overcome a 1-0 halftime deficit. Charleston Southern (0-1-0) got on the board first, as Elin Persson scored the first goal of the season in the 38th minute. 

After Furman scored a goal in the 60th minute, Danika Birch scored her first collegiate goal in the 73^rd minute mark on a header from a corner kick courtesy of Gracen Beilstein. Then, the Paladins tied the match with 13 minutes left. 

Beilstein led the Bucs with two assists on the two Buccaneer goals. Jessica Boyle had two shots, one of which was on goal, and Jenna Moran had eight saves. The Bucs had 10 shots with five shots on goals. 


Scoring Summary
7:02 (CSU) Elin Persson (Gracen Beilstein) 
60:17 (FUR) Jenny Jacobson (Valentina Mosquera)
73:34 (CSU) Danika Birch (Gracen Beilstein)
77:01 (FUR) Jenny Jacobson
86:34 (FUR) Tara Katz (Valentina Mosquera)

Up Next 
The Bucs head to the desert this weekend, when they travel to Phoenix, AZ to take on Grand Canyon on Sunday. Kickoff will be at 7 PM est and will be streamed on ESPN+. This will be the first time that the two teams have faced off.