University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Men's Soccer Finishes Road Stretch Saturday Afternoon
09.18.2015 | Men's Soccer
THE MATCHUP
Teams: Asheville (2-2-1, 0-0 BSC)
VMI (0-5, 0-0 SoCon)
Location: Patchin Field/Lexington, Virginia
Time: 3:00 p.m.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's soccer team travels to take on VMI Saturday afternoon in Asheville's final tune up before Big South Conference play begins next week at Greenwood Field.
NOTABLES
-UNC Asheville goalkeeper Zak Davis is ranked fourth nationally in saves per game (6.18/per) and is No. 3 in the country in total saves (34). The national leader in total saves and saves per game is VMI's Alex Guerra
-Zach Joens leads Asheville in scoring, tallying three of the Bulldogs five total goals to date in 2015. Joens has notched his three goals on five total shots, four of which have been on goal.
-Asheville trails the all-time series 7-10 in a matchup dating back to 1988. VMI has won five straight in the series.
-The last Bulldog victory over VMI came in 2009 when the Bulldogs claimed a 2-1 victory on the road at Patchin Field.
-The Bulldogs and VMI have gone to overtime three times in their series (1999, 2005, 2008).
QUOTABLES
“Really excited to continue our process and play a disciplined and athletic VMI team who gave Virginia Tech all they could handle earlier in the week. We know we are in for a tough, physical game and it should be a great opportunity for us. It's a great final tune up before we start Big South play next week and an opportunity to see where we are.” - Head Coach Mathes Mennell
UP NEXT
-Following the match, the Bulldogs return home for the first time in a month when they begin Big South Conference play against High Point next Saturday, September 26.
