University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Men's Soccer Travels to Gardner-Webb on Wednesday
10.13.2015 | Men's Soccer
THE MATCHUP
Teams: Asheville (4-5-1, 1-2 BSC)
Gardner-Webb (2-9, 1-2 BSC)
Location: Greene-Harbison Stadium/Boiling Springs, N.C.
Time: 6:00 p.m.
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's soccer team will look to build off of its' Sunday victory over then-No. 4 Coastal Carolina when they make the short trip to take on Gardner-Webb in Wednesday night Big South Conference Action. Asheville had lost three straight prior to Sunday's win, while Gardner-Webb defeated Liberty on Saturday to snap what had been an eight game losing streak.
NOTABLES
-Zach Joens leads the Bulldogs with four goals on the season, but has not scored a goal in the last six Asheville matches (2-4 team record during that stretch).
-Goalkeeper Zak Davis ranks fourth in the nation in saves per game (6.33) and is ninth in total saves (57). Davis leads the Big South Conference in both categories.
-Asheville has seen four different players score the game-winning goals in its' four victories this season (Andrew Lawrence, Chuka Anyafo, Ben Chapel, Cy Gourlay).
-The Bulldogs battled Gardner-Webb to a 1-1, double overtime tie last season in Asheville. The last Asheville victory in the series was back on November 7, 2007 when the Bulldogs closed the regular season with a 4-0 home victory over Gardner-Webb.
-The last Asheville victory over Gardner-Webb in Boiling Springs was a 2-0 victory in September of the 2004 season.
QUOTABLES
“Looking forward to playing a very good Gardner-Webb team on the road. We feel good about our performance against Coastal Carolina, but Gardner-Webb is a very good team and they can cause us a lot of problems. Looking forward to continuing our process and seeing how our guys respond to a very difficult opponent on the road. The conference, as we have seen over the past few weekends, is a very competitive and it's going to a tight race. Tomorrow is an important match and an important three points and I'm looking forward to how we respond to the challenge.” - Head Coach Mathes Mennell
UP NEXT
-Following Wednesday's match, the Bulldogs stay on the road for matches at Winthrop (Oct. 17) and William & Mary (Oct. 20) before returning home to host Liberty on October 24.
