November 14, 2024 – United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Rhode Island FC News Release
After upsetting No. 1 seed Louisville City FC with a 3-0 win at Lynn Family Stadium on Saturday in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Rhode Island FC heads to South Carolina to take on Charleston Battery with the Eastern Conference title on the line. After becoming the first expansion team to qualify for a conference final since 2019, RIFC has a chance to pick up its first-ever trophy with a win in Charleston at Patriots Point Soccer Stadium. Ahead of a highly-anticipated Eastern Conference Finals matchup, here is everything you need to know.
AT A GLANCE
Date | Saturday, Nov. 16
Kickoff | 7 p.m. ET
Location | Patriots Point Soccer Stadium, Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Broadcast | ESPN+
Radio | SiriusXM FC Channel 157, 106.3 The Wolf (106.3 FM)
RIFC Official Watch Party | The Guild
Social | @rhodeislandfc (X, Instagram, Facebook)
Match Hashtag | #CHSvRI
Last Meeting | Oct. 19, 2024: CHS 1, RI 1 – Mount Pleasant, S.C.
CHARLESTON BATTERY
Roster
GOALKEEPERS (3): 0-Enzo Mori, 1-Adam Grinwis, 24-Daniel Kuzemka
DEFENDERS (7): 2-Mark Segbers, 3-Josh Drack, 5-Leland Archer, 15-Samuel Biek, 16-Graham Smith, 23-Juan Sebastián Palma, 62-Nathan Dossantos
MIDFIELDERS (10): 4-Chris Allan, 6-Aaron Molloy, 7-Prince Saydee, 8-Emilio Ycaza, 10-Arturo Rodríguez, 11-Viggo Ortiz, 14-Jay Chapman, 19-Robbie Crawford, 32-Charlie Dennis, 80-Juan David Torres
FORWARDS (5): 9-MD Myers, 13-Nick Markanich, 17-Zeke Soto, 31-Mattie Dennis, 36-Jackson Conway
Looking for Redemption
Charleston Battery were just moments away from winning the 2023 USL Championship Final in front of a sold-out home crowd last season before Phoenix Rising SC found the back of the net with a 90th-minute equalizer to send the match into extra time. The Eastern Conference club would eventually fall to Phoenix 3-2 in a penalty shootout after the added extra time ended scoreless. Now, the club will look to return to the championship match in back-to-back seasons for the first time in two decades, after earning its highest regular season finish since 2019 (No. 2 seed) and most recently defeating Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-1 in come-from-behind fashion in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
The Markanich Machine
Nick Markanich continues to shatter goalscoring records in the USL Championship this season as his explosive career in Charleston nears an end. The 24-year-old broke the single-season goal scoring record with his 26th and 27th goals of the year in the…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at OurSports Central Outdoor Soccer News…