University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
VMI
Bulldogs Use Late Goal for Saturday Road Victory
09.19.2015 | Men's Soccer
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Asheville 1 – VMI 0
Teams: Asheville (3-2-1, 0-0 BSC)
VMI (0-6, 0-0 SoCon)
Location: Patchin Field/Lexington, Virginia
LEXINGTON, VA – The UNC Asheville men's soccer team used Cy Gourlay's late goal to grab a 1-0 road victory on Saturday afternoon over VMI. The match ended the Bulldogs' month-long road trip.
THE TURNING POINT
Gourlay's goal in the 88th minute, assisted by Grady Bradshaw, turned out to be the game winner. VMI goalkeeper Alex Guerra led the nation in total saves and saves per match heading into the afternoon.
NOTABLES
-Zach Joens finished with a team-high four shots for Asheville. Ryan Enriquez notched three shots and three different Bulldogs had two shots each.
-Goalkeeper Zak Davis faced 11 total shots, and three on goal, in the victory.
-Asheville recorded 10 of their 17 total shots in the second half of action.
QUOTABLES
“I was very pleased with the result, we absolutely controlled the match in a game we always looked like we were going to be on top of. We found a way to win the match, and quite honestly if we had gone to overtime, I thought VMI was going to do enough to take a point away from us and maybe get a tie out of it. Decision making has to be better, but we are getting closer to turning in a full 90 minute performance. We'll get back to training and get ready for a good High Point team to start Big South play on our field.” - Head Coach Mathes Mennell
UP NEXT
-Asheville now travels home to prepare for their Big South Conference opener against High Point next Saturday night at Greenwood Field.
