University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Longwood
Bulldogs Fall on the Road at Longwood
10.31.2015 | Men's Soccer
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Longwood 3 – Asheville 2
Teams: Asheville (5-10-1, 2-5-0 BSC)
Longwood (8-7-1, 3-3-1 BSC)
Location: Longwood Athletics Complex/Farmville, VA
FARMVILLE, VA – The UNC Asheville men's soccer team saw Longwood score the afternoon's final two goals as they defeated the Bulldogs 3-2 in Big South Conference action on Saturday afternoon.
THE TURNING POINT
After Asheville took a 2-1 advantage into the halftime break, Longwood scored a quick goal seven minutes into the second half to tie the game before taking the lead for good in the 74th minute.
NOTABLES
-The Bulldogs finished with just three total shots in the loss, with the two shots on goal both resulting in scores.
-Emil Gonsalvez scored his first goal of the season to start the scoring in the 16th minute, assisted by Grady Bradshaw and Joe LaCasto, while Bradshaw gave Asheville a 2-1 advantage with his goal in the 36th minute. Jack Huber had the only other Bulldog shot in the loss.
-Longwood finished with a 21-3 advantage in shots and a 7-4 advantage in corner kicks.
-Asheville goalkeeper Zak Davis finished with five saves in the loss.
QUOTABLES
“Obviously disappointed in the result. I thought we did enough to win the game but we made errors in some key moments of the game. For us to come on the road and battle like we did is good, especially for us to take the lead twice, I'm proud of the effort. I've said all year long that the Big South is a very competitive conference and today was another example. You can use a lot of adjectives to describe the importance of these next two games, and our goal is to be ready to play and come out firing against a very good Presbyterian team who is much better than their record.” – head coach Mathes Mennell
UP NEXT
-Following today's loss, the Bulldogs return home to Greenwood Field for a two-game stretch to close the regular season. Presbyterian comes to town on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. before Campbell visits next Saturday night.
