University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Women's Soccer Hits the Road on Sunday
08.30.2015 | Women's Soccer
THE MATCHUP
Teams: Asheville (2-1, 0-0 BSC)
Francis Marion (1-2 overall)
Location: Hartzler Soccer Field, Florence, S.C.
Time: 2:00 p.m.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville women's soccer team hits the road for the first time in 2015, traveling to Florence, S.C. to take on Francis Marion University Sunday afternoon. The Bulldogs finished last year with a 3-4-1 road record, and Sunday will mark the first of nine contests away from Asheville this fall.
NOTABLES
-The Bulldogs have outshot their opponents 62-29 through three games, with 60 percent of those shots (37) going on goal. Asheville is averaging 20.7 shots per game to their opponents' 9.7/per game.
-Asheville has seen over half of their shot attempts (35) come in the first halves, but have scored four of their six total goals after the halftime break.
-Asheville is 2-1 all-time against Francis Marion, with the last meeting between the teams coming in 2010 – a 2-1 Bulldog victory in Asheville. The lone Patriot victory came in 2007 (2-0).
-Francis Marion has faced two Big South opponents in their first three games, beating Presbyterian (2-1 in double overtime) and losing to Winthrop (2-1).
-Women's Soccer at Francis Marion is one of two athletic programs (men's golf) that competes as a Division I independent, while the school's other 10 sports compete in the NCAA Division II Peach Belt Conference.
QUOTABLES
“Today is an important game. We are on the road and looking for a response. Anytime we go on the road we need our leadership to emerge so we remain focused on the task and hand, especially with such a young roster. Francis Marion is a renewed team with a new coach that has some good results early this season. It's a home game for them so they will come out of the gate ready to take three points from us. They have a good attacking scheme with good numbers around the ball. It will be critical when we step off the bus that we are ready for a fight.” - Head Coach Michelle Demko
UP NEXT
-Following today's game at Francis Marion, the Bulldogs' schedule slows down slightly, with just two matches in the next 12 days, beginning with a home contest against Alabama A&M on Friday night at Greenwood Field.
