University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Bulldogs Continue Opening Homestand Sunday
08.22.2015 | Women's Soccer
THE MATCHUP
Teams: Asheville (1-0, 0-0 BSC)
Eastern Kentucky (0-, 0-0 OVC)
Location: Greenwood Field, Asheville, N.C.
Time: 1:00 p.m.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville women's soccer team continues its' season-opening homestand on Sunday when the Bulldogs welcome Eastern Kentucky to Greenwood Field. Asheville is coming off of a 4-0 victory on Friday night against The Citadel, while Eastern Kentucky fell 3-0 to Western Carolina in their opening game of the season Friday night as well.
NOTABLES
-Today's contest will be the fifth all-time between Eastern Kentucky and UNC Asheville. The teams come into the day with an even 2-2 record against each other after trading home games each of the last four seasons. Eastern Kentucky won the first two meetings against the teams (4-0, 2011& 2-1, 2012) but Asheville has won the last two contests (2-1, 2013 & 2-1, 2014).
-Including today's match, every all-time meeting between the Bulldogs and Eastern Kentucky has come within the opening five games of that season, including serving as the season opener for Asheville twice (2012, 2013).
-Eastern Kentucky is beginning its' 11th season in program history, beginning the women's soccer program in 2005.
-Asheville recorded a program-best 37 shots in Friday night's victory over The Citadel, including 23 in the first half.
-20 different players saw action against The Citadel, including 11 of the Bulldogs' 14 newcomers. Six of those 10 recorded at least one shot in the win.
-After taking a 1-0 lead into halftime Friday, Asheville rattled off three goals in a span of two minutes and 41 seconds to take control of the contest in the first seven minutes of the second half.
QUOTABLES
“Eastern Kentucky will be a good match to determine more about our team identity – how we respond, how we dictate play, how our leadership emerges and establishing cohesion on the field. They are a high pressing, hardworking and physical team. We will have to match that intensity from the opening whistle and maintain good discipline with our tactical decisions. This should be a good measuring stick for us, as I have a lot of respect for EKU and the amount of fight they have in them.” - Head Coach Michelle Demko
UP NEXT
-Following today's game against Eastern Kentucky, UNC Asheville is back at home on Thursday when they welcome regional rival Western Kentucky to Greenwood Field for a 7 p.m. contest.
