University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Charleston Southern
Naber's Late Goal Pushes Bulldogs to Victory
10.07.2015 | Women's Soccer
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Asheville 1 – Charleston Southern 0
Teams: Asheville (9-4, 3-2 BSC)
Charleston Southern (3-5-2, 1-3 BSC)
Location: Greenwood Field, Asheville, N.C.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A late goal by sophomore Courtney Naber gave the UNC Asheville women's soccer team a 1-0 Big South Conference victory over visiting Charleston Southern on Wednesday night at Greenwood Field.
THE TURNING POINT
Back-and-forth throughout, the Bulldogs pressured the net in the final minutes. Emma Houser sent a perfect cross into the box and to the feet of Naber, and her 83rd minute goal stood up as the difference maker.
NOTABLES
-Naber finished with a game-high four shots for Asheville, but only the goal was actually on net. She missed just wide on three other occasions.
-Three of Naber's four season goals have now been game-winning goals, including her overtime winner against USC Upstate (Sept. 19).
-Emma Houser and Paige Trent each finished with three shots, while Lily Brown notched 10 saves in the win.
-Tight all around, both teams finished with double-digit shots – 18 for Asheville and 14 for Charleston Southern. Both goalkeepers tallied 10 saves. Charleston Southern took eight corner kicks to the Bulldogs' three corner tries.
QUOTABLES
“Great game tonight. End to end soccer from both teams. We trusted the process, made slight adjustments at halftime and found a way to win. Credit to Charleston Southern for battling the entire time. They gave us all we could handle. Lily Brown was outstanding for us in goal. I thought we created some dangerous chances, a bit unlucky a few didn't fall, but the players kept fighting until eventually one went in. This was a total team effort. Huge win in front of a great crowd. We love having the community come support us.” - Head Coach Michelle Demko
UP NEXT
-Following tonight's win, the Bulldogs travel to take on Radford on Saturday night before returning home to take on High Point next Wednesday, October 14.
