University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Liberty
Two Late Second Half Goals Lift Bulldogs Past Liberty
10.24.2015 | Men's Soccer
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Asheville 2 – Liberty 1
Teams: Asheville (5-8-1, 2-4-0 BSC)
Liberty (5-9-0, 1-5-0 BSC)
Location: Greenwood Field/Asheville, N.C.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A pair of late second half goals by Zach Joens helped push the UNC Asheville men's soccer team past Liberty in Saturday night Big South Conference action.
THE TURNING POINT
After Liberty took the lead in the 62nd minute, the Bulldogs began to push for the equalizer, getting several quality chances. Joens notched his first goal in the 75th minute off of a cross from Ben Chapel and then followed that up with the eventual game-winner in the 86th minute, assisted by Joe Lacasto.
NOTABLES
-Joens and Lacasto each finished with three shots to pace Asheville, who finished with 12 total shots. Eight of those shots came in the second half and eight of the 12 total shots were on goal in the match.
-The Bulldog defense negated eight Liberty corner kick attempts in the match. Goalkeeper Zak Davis part of the reason for the success, finishing with eight saves in the win.
-A chippy and aggressive contest, the match featured a total of 20 fouls and five yellow cards.
QUOTABLES
“Obviously pleased with the result. It's good anytime you can put on a good performance in front of your home fans and to do that in front of a supportive home crowd as great. I thought we were much better in the second half. Liberty caused us some problems and for us to respond the way we did to their goal was excellent. We still have a lot to work on and three very important Big South games remaining. The resiliency and toughness and everything we hold dear about being Bulldogs were on display tonight.” - Head Coach Mathes Mennell
UP NEXT
-Following tonight's win, the Bulldogs step out of conference play and travel to Atlanta to take on Georgia State on Tuesday night then stay on the road for a Big South matchup next Saturday at Longwood. Asheville returns home on Wednesday, November 4 to host Presbyterian.
