University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Men's Soccer To Close Exhibition Season Saturday At Georgia Southern
08.19.2016 | Men's Soccer
THE MATCHUP
Teams:Â Asheville (0-0, 0-0 BSC)
       Georgia Southern (0-0, 0-0 SBC)
Location: Eagle Field at Erk  Russell Park, Statesboro, GA
Time: 2 p.m.
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Statesboro, GA – The UNC Asheville men's soccer team concludes its preseason schedule with a road trip to Georgia Southern Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Eagle Field.
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The matchup was originally intended to be a 7 p.m. home match for UNC Asheville, but due to possible bad weather, the site was flipped.
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NOTABLES
The Bulldogs are coming off a 1-1 tie on the road Tuesday against Virginia Military Institute. Brendan O'Dowd found the net in that game, while Grady Bradshaw assisted.Â
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This will be the second exhibition match of the season for Georgia Southern, as well. They picked up a 3-0 win over NAIA school Savannah College of Art and Design on Tuesday. They are led by first-year head coach John Murphy and are in their third year in the Sun Belt Conference.
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UP NEXT
Following Saturday's matchup, UNC Asheville will open its regular season next Friday, Aug. 26 against Elon University in Durham, N.C. at 5 p.m. The first home tilt is scheduled for Sept. 11 at 5 p.m. against UNC Greensboro.
