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Battery Faces Mariners

June 21, 2004 - USL First Division (USL-1)
Charleston Battery News Release


Charleston, SC - The Charleston Battery heads to Virginia Beach Tuesday to take on its Eastern Conference rival the Virginia Beach Mariners; kick off is set for 7:30 PM. The Battery enters the game on the back of a 0-0 tie with the Puerto Rico Islanders in game played at Blackbaud Stadium, Sunday night.

This is the second of four scheduled matches between the two clubs in 2004. Charleston won the first game 4-3 at Blackbaud on May 11. Last season the Battery defeated the Mariners once with two losses and a tie during the regular season. The two teams met again in the playoffs splitting a two-match series; Charleston advanced with a 4-2 aggregate score victory.

The Mariners are coached by Shawn McDonald who returns for his seventh season with the Club. McDonald's six-year Mariners regular season record is 78-70-10 with a 10-9 postseason mark.

The Mariners offense is once led by former MLS forward Dante Washington. Washington scored 18 goals with an assist in 2003 and was named to the All A-League First Team. Washington and his Mariners team-mate Jeff Bilyk were both part of the USL All Star squad that tied 0-0 with the England National Game XI at Blackbaud on June 9.

Madra Rua Irish Pub Listening Party There will be an official Charleston Battery listening party Tuesday night at Madra Rua Irish Pub, 1034 East Montague Avenue. For directions to Madra Rua please call 554-2522

US Open Cup

The Charleston Battery will host either the Cocoa Expos or the Wilmington Hammerheads on Wednesday June 30 at Blackbaud Stadium in the third round of the 2004 US Open Cup; kick off is set for 7:30 PM. The Expos and the Hammerheads meet June 15 in Wilmington in a second round single elimination match-up that will decide the Battery's opponent.

The Charleston Battery received an automatic third round berth as the defending A-League Champions. Charleston did not qualify for the Cup in 2003.

Tickets: Tickets for the Charleston Battery's third round US Open Cup match vs Wilmington or Cocoa are on sale now priced at $8 - $15. Three Lions Club members receive complimentary tickets to all Battery Open Cup matches. Season Ticket holders receive a $2 discount on their seats and have until June 23 to claim their seats. To purchase tickets or for more information please call (843) 971-GOAL or visit www.charlestonbattery.com.

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