Women's Soccer Ready for Liberty Friday Night

THE MATCHUP

Teams: Asheville (8-3, 2-1 BSC)

Liberty (5-5-1, 3-0 BSC)

Location: Mars Hill University/Meares Stadium, Mars Hill, N.C.

Time: 7:15 p.m.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville women's soccer team will look to get ahead of the heaviest rain coming into the area when they take on Liberty on Friday night, 18 hours ahead of Saturday's original start time. The game will take place at Mars Hill University's Meares Stadium, a turfed field, because of the amount of rain that has poured into the area over the last week.

NOTABLES

-UNC Asheville sophomore Caroline Houser is fifth in the nation in assists per game ratio (0.73/per) and is fifth in the nation for total assists (8). Houser leads the Big South Conference in both categories.

-As a team, the Bulldogs lead the Big South Conference in seven different statistical categories, including: Assists per Game (1.82/per), Points per Game (6.55), Shots on Goal per Game (10.00), Total Assists (20) and Total Goals (27).

-Freshman Justine James leads Asheville with six goals, which is ranked 65^th nationally and is second in the BSC behind Ashley Clark of Campbell (10 goals).

-The Bulldogs are 0-4-1 against Liberty in their last five meetings. The last Asheville victory in the series was in the 2005 regular season when the Bulldogs won 4-1 at home.

QUOTABLES

“Our game against Liberty is another opportunity for conference play. They are a very active team with multiple exchanges on each line when they attack. We have to be very good about communicating when these exchanges happen so we can maintain our defensive shape. We have a good week of training and the players are ready to compete.” - Head Coach Michelle Demko

UP NEXT

-Following Friday's match, the Bulldogs welcome Charleston Southern to town next Saturday, October 7 to end their three-game homestand.