Charleston, SC. The Charleston Battery welcomes the Richmond Kickers to Blackbaud Stadium Saturday night for a USL First Division match; kick off is set for 7:30 PM. The game is the fourth and final meeting between the two club's this season; the Battery leads the series with two wins and one loss. Charleston enters the game needing a win to keep its playoff hopes alive whereas Richmond will be looking to win to secure a first-round bye in the postseason.

Charleston is currently in ninth position in the USL First Division with a record of 7-13-4, 25 points; only the top six teams make the playoffs. The Battery dropped a 2-1 decision to the Atlanta Silverbacks in a game played last Friday night in Atlanta. Richmond is in third position in the league with a record of 10-7-7, 37 points; the top two teams receive a bye in the first round of the post-season.

Richmond defeated the Battery 2-0 in the first game between the teams on May 30 in Richmond. Charleston leveled the series with a 2-1 win at Blackbaud on June 17, the goals were scored by Lazo Alavanja and Usiel Vasquez. The Battery fought Richmond to a 1-0 victory to take the series lead on July 17 in Richmond; Kickers defender Pete Luzak scored an own-goal that decided that match.

The Battery will be without midfielder Ugo Okoye for Saturday's game. Okoye is serving the first of a two-game suspension for point’s accumulation.

Richmond is led by sixth year head coach, Leigh Cowlishaw. Cowlishaw has been a part of the Kickers organization since its inception in 1993, helping Richmond to the "double" (USL Championship / US Open Cup) as a player in 1995. Cowlishaw took Richmond to the brink of the USL First Division Championship in 2002 as a coach but saw his team lose in OT to the Milwaukee Wave United in the final.

Family Night presented by Buck Rogers Agent Owned Realty
It's Family Night on Saturday presented by Buck Rogers Agent Owned Realty and families can get 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs and 4 sodas all for only $28 – a $20 saving. Plus the first 300 families at the stadium will receive free parking. Regular tickets are on sale at $8 - $15, to purchase tickets or for more information please call (843) 971-GOAL or visit www.charlestonbattery.com.

Andrew Bell
Director of Media & PR
Charleston Battery
(843) 971-4625 x 210
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