University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Women's Soccer Entertains Presbyterian on Wednesday
09.29.2015 | Women's Soccer
THE MATCHUP
Teams: Asheville (7-3, 1-1 BSC)
Presbyterian (5-5, 1-1 BSC)
Location: Greenwood Field, Asheville, N.C.
Time: 7:00 p.m.
VIDEO (BIG SOUTH NETWORK) - TICKETS
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville women's soccer team will look to bounce back from a Sunday afternoon road defeat when they return home on Wednesday night to host Presbyterian College in a Big South Conference matchup. Asheville fell 5-1 at Campbell on Sunday while Presbyterian is coming off of a 2-1 victory over Radford.
NOTABLES
-UNC Asheville sophomore Caroline Houser is fifth in the nation in assists per game ratio (0.8/per) and is fifth in the nation for total assists (8). Houser leads the Big South Conference in both categories.
-As a team, the Bulldogs are second in the country in shots on goal per game average. Asheville enters the weekend averaging 10.5 shots per match.
-The Bulldogs are ranked 15 nationally in total shots per game (18.8/per average). Asheville is second in the BSC in the statistic behind national leader Radford's 20.89 shots per game average.
-Asheville and Presbyterian are tied atop the Big South in Scoring Offense (2.3/per), ranking 27th nationally, and the teams are knotted at the top of the BSC in total goals (23), which ranks 37th nationally.
-The Bulldogs lead the Big South Conference with a 6.3 points per game average, ranking 40th in the country in the category.
-Asheville is 2-2-1 against Presbyterian in the team's last five meetings, including a 2-2 double overtime tie last season in Clinton.
QUOTABLES
“We are excited for another opportunity in conference play against Presbyterian. They will be disciplined defensively so we need to be patient in keeping the ball while trying to break them down. They are coming off of a good, hard fought win against Radford last weekend. We are both looking for our second win in conference play. It should be a good matchup.” - Head Coach Michelle Demko
UP NEXT
-Following Wednesday's match, the Bulldogs will take on Liberty Saturday afternoon and also welcome Charleston Southern to town (Oct. 7) as part of their current homestand.
