Holy City Cup

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The Holy City Cup is the piece of hardware that is acquired after the matrix battle for the city of Charleston, SC played between the College of Charleston and the Citadel. The event is sponsored by Good Natured Gardening. 2011 marked the 1st annual Holy City Cup; the report from that match is posted below:

Coming off of a huge victory the week before, the Cougars set out to take on their Cross-town rivals, The Citadel. For the first time ever, not only were matrix points on the line, but the inaugural battle for the "Holy City Cup", sponsored by Good Nature Gardening, was also up for grabs. The match began in a similar fashion to the Coastal game, with a high kick and a bone-jarring tackle by flanker, JJ Garrell. Upon contact, the ball popped out and bounced around until Ian "Shaun White" Mueller kicked it into the hands of the Citadel winger. The fearful cadet quickly ran into his own try zone to avoid contact, only to be chased down and slammed by Austin Coon. The ball came out of the cadet's hands just in time for Geroge "Big Dawg" Woolston to pounce on the timely try. After the quick score, Charleston lost focus and played on their heels for much of the first half, but refused to allow the Bulldogs to score. In the second half, CofC saw some promising play from their wingers, Tate Smith and Wade Berreth, who each scored brilliant break away tries, in which they broke at least 3 tackles a piece. Each team played down a man for a portion of the game and CofC conceded 1 try at the very end of the match, but in the end, the Cougars pulled out another matrix victory, making them 3-0 on the season. There is still work to be done for the young CofC squad, but there is no doubt that the team is improving and will continue to improve as long as each player commits to bettering themselves at each and every practice. Next step, Armstrong Atlantic, March 5.