University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Liberty
Lawrence's Game Winner Lifts Asheville Over Liberty
10.02.2016 | Men's Soccer
THE RUNDOWN
Asheville 4, Liberty 3
Teams: UNC Asheville (3-8-0, 2-0-0 BSC)
Liberty University (4-5-1, 0-1-0 BSC)
Location: Osborne Stadium, Lynchburg, Va.
Time: October 1, noon
LYNCHBURG, Va.- The UNC Asheville men's soccer team picked up their second straight conference win over Liberty University (4-3) on the road in Lynchburg on Saturday with a game-winner from Andrew Lawrence, assisted by Zach Joens.
Liberty's scored the first goal of the match mid-way through the first half. Martin Agredo scored at the 22:11 mark, with an assist by Tresor Mbuyu. The Bulldogs closed out the first half with one shot and four saves by goalkeeper Kris Katt.
Both teams brought the action late in the second half. At the 60:19 mark Asheville scored their first goal, with Joens finding the net with an assist from Grady Bradshaw.
Liberty responded with a goal of their own to take back the lead (2-1). The Bulldogs tied it up with a goal from Ben Chapel assisted by Elvis Boateng. Asheville took the lead for the first time with less than 10 minutes to play off of another goal by Joens assisted by Joe Lacasto and Brendan O'Dowd.
Liberty battled back into the match, scoring at the 86:43 (Rigoberto Rojas from Pepe Segarra).
Both teams were looking at overtime until the final minute of play. Asheville's Joens launched a corner kick towards the upper left post at the 89:30 mark for Lawrence to head in, capturing a 4-3 Bulldog Victory.
NOTABLES
-The Bulldogs had a total of 14 shots for the game, of which seven were on goal.
-Goalkeeper Kris Katt had a total of seven saves in the game.
QUOTABLES
“The Big South Conference is really competitive, and anytime you're able to go on the road and pick up a win it's a great thing. I think that Liberty did a great job of using their athleticism and that caused us a lot of problems in the first half. Full credit to our players, we spoke at halftime about continuing our process and playing the way that we want to play. The game opened up a lot in the second half and our style of play and our creativity were able to really come through. It was a great team victory, and I'm pleased that we are continuing to play well in the Big South. We have another great test on Wednesday when we welcome Gardner-Webb to Greenwood Field.” – Head Coach Mathes Mennell
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs return home to play Gardner-Webb at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
