University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Winthrop
Bulldogs Fall in Overtime at Winthrop Saturday Night
10.17.2015 | Men's Soccer
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Winthrop 3 – Asheville 2
Teams: Asheville (4-7-1, 1-4-0 BSC)
Winthrop (6-5-0, 4-0-0 BSC)
Location: Eagle Field/Rock Hill, S.C.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Host Winthrop scored the night's final three goals, including the overtime winner, to down the UNC Asheville men's soccer team 3-2 in Big South Conference action on Saturday night.
THE TURNING POINT
Winthrop scored its first goal in the 67th minute to cut their deficit to one. The Eagles then controlled the remainder of the match, leading to the game-tying goal in the 77th minute and the eventual overtime winner.
NOTABLES
-Winthrop outshot Asheville 22-12 overall, with 14 of those shots coming in the second half as they rallied.
-Zach Joens scored Asheville's first goal of the night, his sixth of the season, off of a free kick in the 31st minute that hit the top crossbar and back down across the goal line.
-Joens finished with eight of Asheville's 12 total shots, five of which were on goal.
-Joe LaCasto's first goal of the season came less than one minute into the second half and pushed the Bulldog lead to what was at the time a 2-0 advantage.
-Bulldog goalkeeper Zak Davis finished with six saves and contested several others over the course of the night. The Asheville defense also added two saves of their own off of Winthrop attempts at an open net after Davis' initial saves.
QUOTABLES
“Absolutely gutted by the loss tonight. I thought we were the better side for about 65 minutes or so and we had plenty of chances to score a third goal, or maybe even a fourth, but we showed a lack of maturity when those chances came and we didn't finish them. Winthrop is undefeated in conference play for a reason, and we allowed them to hang around. They say 2-0 is the most dangerous lead in soccer and full credit to Winthrop. I thought once they got their first goal they were the better side. Obviously disappointed for our guys because I thought there were real chances in the first 60 minutes or so for us to effectively end the game by scoring a third and fourth goal and that our football in the first 60 minutes was phenomenal.” - Head Coach Mathes Mennell
UP NEXT
-Following tonight's loss, the Bulldogs conclude their three-game road trip on Tuesday, Oct. 20, traveling to Williamsburg, Va., to take on William & Mary at 7 p.m. Asheville returns home next Saturday, October 24 to host Liberty.
