University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Men's Soccer Makes Trip to Take on James Madison Friday
09.04.2015 | Men's Soccer
THE MATCHUP
Teams: Asheville (2-0, 0-0 BSC)
James Madison (0-1-1, 0-0 CAA)
Location: University Park/Harrisonburg, Va.
Time: 5:00 p.m.
HARRISONBURG, VA – The UNC Asheville men's soccer team begins a month-long road stretch against James Madison on Friday night in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The Bulldogs make the trip with a 2-0 record with victories over USC Upstate and LIU Brooklyn, while James Madison enters the game with an 0-1-1 record after a draw against Iona and a loss to Dayton.
NOTABLES
-Asheville enters the game with a 2-0 record. The last time the Bulldogs opened a season 2-0 was at the beginning of the 2001 campaign, a season in which Asheville would go on and win the Big South Regular Season Championship.
-Zach Joens has scored a goal in both games this season after entering 2015 with zero career goals for the Blue and White.
-Asheville is 0-2 all-time against James Madison, falling 4-0 during the 1989 season and dropping a 4-1 matchup in 2011.
-The Bulldogs have never opened a season 3-0 (since 1988). Asheville has started a season 2-1 on five occasions ('90, '95, '99, '01, '10).
-Tonight's matchup is the first of five straight road matches for UNC Asheville.
QUOTABLES
“Really excited to play a school with a great soccer tradition like JMU…they were a tournament team last year and play in a very strong conference. It should be a great atmosphere and great opportunity for our guys to continue our process. It is a game that will tell us a lot about where we are and is a chance for us to continue all of the positive momentum that we have put together through the first two games. We will look to put together a full 90 minutes, I thought we were good in spots against Upstate and LIU but I don't think we have turned in a complete performance. These are the games that are fun to play when you go up against great schools and great teams. This should be a good test for us.” - Head Coach Mathes Mennell
UP NEXT
-Following tonight's match at James Madison, Asheville will prepare to travel to Wake Forest on Tuesday night. The next Bulldog home match will be when they begin Big South Conference play against High Point on September 26.
