University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Asheville Hosts La Salle in Sunday Preseason Exhibiton
08.13.2016 | Women's Soccer
THE MATCHUP
Teams: Asheville (0-0, 0-0 BSC)
La Salle (0-0, 0-0 A10)
Location: Greenwood Field, Asheville, N.C.
Time: 1:00 p.m.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville women's soccer team will open their 2016 season with an Exhibition match featuring the Explorers of La Salle University on Sunday, August 14 at 1:00p.m.
Sunday's exhibition will also be the first opportunity for fans to pick up their 2016 men's and women's soccer posters.
NOTABLES
-The Bulldogs are 2-3 in exhibition matches since head coach Michelle Demko took the reins in 2010.
-The Bulldogs finished the 2015 season sixth in the Big South Conference with an overall record of 11-9-0 (4-6-0 BSC).
-Asheville takes the field in 2016 with five newcomers and 21 returners including Caroline and Emma Houser who were nominated for Preseason Attacking and Defensive Player of the Year respectively.
QUOTABLES
“Looking forward to Sunday so we can have a more clear understanding of where we are in a game scenario heading into the season. La Salle will be very competitive, organized and full of tempo. We need to be in that environment to measure ourselves and see what our strengths are, but also to identify where problematic areas will occur for us moving forward. This is always an exciting time of the year. The players have been working hard. It will be fun to see them back in uniform for this opportunity to represent our program and University,” said head coach Michelle Demko.
UP NEXT
-Following Sunday's Exhibition, the Bulldogs will host their first nonconference game of the season against Tennessee Tech at Greenwood Field on Friday, August 19 beginning at 7:00 p.m.
