Bulldogs Use Late Goal for Saturday Night Road Victory

THE RUNDOWN

Score: Asheville 2 – Radford 1

Teams: Asheville (10-4, 4-2 BSC)

Radford (5-9, 0-6 BSC)

Location: Cupp Stadium, Radford, Va.

RADFORD, VA – Sophomore Caroline Houser broke a tie game in the 75^th minute with her goal to give the UNC Asheville women's soccer team a 2-1 road Big South victory at Radford on Saturday night.

THE TURNING POINT

Katie Tuorto's free kick navigated its' way perfectly to the head of Caroline Houser, who deposited the ball in the back of the net to give Asheville the lead they would not give up.

NOTABLES

-Houser's goal was her fifth of the season and bumps her season point total up to 19 with the goal. The header goal was her only shot attempt of the night.

-Asheville finished the night with nine total shots, four on goal, with Paige Trent and Courtney Naber each tallying two shots and five other Bulldogs with one shot each.

-The Bulldogs jumped ahead early on Maura Coolbaugh's goal in the 19^th minute. Radford tied the game just before the half with a score of their own in the 42^nd minute, setting up Houser's header.

-Bulldog goalkeeper Lily Brown finished with five saves in the win as Radford outshot Asheville 14-9. The Highlanders also added five corner kicks to the Bulldogs' one corner.

QUOTABLES

“This was a game of pure competitive mentality. They are a very direct team, so we knew going into the match that we were going to have to roll our sleeves up and get in the mix physically. Our goal was to match their energy and try to overwhelm them with our communication and organization. Sometimes the games aren't going to be pretty but matters is we remained focused on what we needed to do to unbalance them and were able to get the go-ahead goal. That's a team that is resilient. I am proud of their fight and relentlessness.” - Head Coach Michelle Demko

UP NEXT

-Following tonight's win, the Bulldogs return home to Greenwood Field to square off with High Point on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.