University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Women's Soccer Returns to Greenwood Field on Saturday Night
09.18.2015 | Women's Soccer
THE MATCHUP
Teams: Asheville (5-2, 0-0 BSC)
USC Upstate (1-6-1, 0-0 Asun)
Location: Greenwood Field, Asheville, N.C.
Time: 7:00 p.m.
LIVE VIDEO (BIG SOUTH NETWORK) - TICKETS
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville women's soccer team returns home on Saturday night when they host USC Upstate and welcome back their Bulldog alumni. At halftime, the 1995 Big South Championship team will be honored, as well as the 2005 and 2006 Big South regular season champion teams.
NOTABLES
-UNC Asheville sophomore Caroline Houser is second in the nation in total assists (8) and in assists per game (1.14/per) through the Bulldogs' first seven contests. She is one assist back of the national leader.
-The Bulldogs lead the Big South Conference in several categories; including assists (2.14/ per, ranked No. 40 nationally), points (7.57/per), scoring offense (2.71/per) and total goals (19)
-Freshman Justine James leads the Bulldogs in goals to this point (5), while Paige Trent (3 goals) and Caroline Houser (2 goals) are the only other Bulldogs with multiple goals this season.
-Asheville and USC Upstate have a common opponent in The Citadel. Upstate grabbed their only win to this point with a 5-0 victory, while the Bulldogs opened the season with a 4-0 victory.
-USC Upstate's schedule has seen games against three Big South opponents to date – Gardner-Webb, Radford and Presbyterian – with Upstate being outscored a combined 6-2 in three losses.
-Asheville has won three straight matches against USC Upstate.
QUOTABLES
“Looking forward to Saturday and USC Upstate, we will have to be organized and disciplined as they are a very good team. We will both get out and knock the ball from the whistle. We have similar styles of building throughout the game so it should make for a competitive match. This is the first ever true night game at Greenwood Field, so hopefully people will come support us and see our hard work.” - Head Coach Michelle Demko
UP NEXT
-Following tomorrow's game with USC Upstate, the Bulldogs open Big South Conference play with a pair of road games next week. Asheville plays at Winthrop on Wednesday and at Campbell next Saturday before returning home to take on Presbyterian on September 30.
