University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Radford
Men's Soccer Falls at Radford on Wednesday Afternoon
09.30.2015 | Men's Soccer
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Radford 5 – Asheville 1
Teams: Asheville (3-4-1, 0-2 BSC)
Radford (7-1-1, 2-0 BSC)
Location: RU Artificial Turf Intramural Field/Radford, VA
RADFORD, VA – The UNC Asheville men's soccer team dropped its second game to open the Big South Conference schedule on Wednesday afternoon, falling 5-1 to Radford on the road.
THE TURNING POINT
Radford jumped out in front and then added to the lead with a pair of goals three minutes apart in the 25th and 28th minutes to take the lead. The hosts also outshot Asheville 22-3 in the match.
NOTABLES
-Zach Joens notched his team-leading fourth goal of the season in the 79th minute of the loss for Asheville's lone goal. Freshman Jake Wallin notched the assist.
-Goalkeeper Zak Davis faced 22 total shots (9 on goal) and made four saves.
-Radford took and scored on two penalty kicks – first for the opening goal in the 25th minute and then in the 78th minute.
-Joens' took two of Asheville's three total shots, with Andrew Sotak providing the only other shot.
-The Bulldogs have now lost their last four meetings against Radford following today's loss.
QUOTABLES
“Today was a great effort by Radford, they were better in every phase of the game today. It is going to be difficult for us when we give away two penalty kicks and then play the other team in for the first goal. Any time you give a good, talented team like Radford three goals, it is going to be hard to win football matches. Overall, we have been much better during the season than today. We don't have much time to think about this because we have a very good Gardner-Webb team at their place on Saturday.” - Head Coach Mathes Mennell
UP NEXT
-Following Wednesday's match, the Bulldogs will take on Gardner-Webb on Saturday, and also will play regional rival Appalachian State (Oct. 6) before returning home to face Coastal Carolina on October 10.
