Women's Soccer Begins Big South Play at Charleston Southern

THE MATCHUP

Teams: UNC Asheville (5-5-0, 0-0-0 BSC)

Charleston Southern University (4-4-0, 0-0-0 BSC)

Location: CSU Soccer Field, Charleston, S.C.

Time: September 24, 1 p.m.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville Bulldogs go on the road to take on the Charleston Southern Buccaneers in women's soccer at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the CSU Soccer Field in Charleston, S.C.

NOTABLES:

Last Time Out: The Bulldogs outshot Alabama A&M and gained a 4-1 home victory on Sunday at Greenwood Field. Jessica Dooley and Paige Trent scored for the Bulldogs in early minutes of the match and Emma Houser tallied two second-half goals.

Scouting Charleston Southern: The Bucs are 4-2 in home games, but 0-2 in road matches. Senior forward Anna Sells leads the team offensively with 5 goals. With 45 points in the Big South Conference preseason coaches poll, Charleston Southern was picked to finish seventh, just behind the Bulldogs who tied for fifth in the poll with 48 points.

Shooting, Scoring, Winning: UNC Asheville has outshot opponents 150-139, but has been outscored 19-17. Charleston Southern has been outshot by 116-112, but has a greater percentage of shots on goal and achieved slightly better results, having outscored opponents 13-12. When it comes to the result that matters most, both teams are even, with .500 records.

QUOTABLES

"We are excited about starting conference play this weekend. We talk about the season being divided into two halves, this is the beginning of our second half. Heading into the weekend all teams in the conference are equal. We control our destiny. Our focus is on playing our best soccer each half, for each game to try and gain separation from other teams in the standings. These conference games are a great opportunity to continue to measure our strengths as well as find out more of who we are and what we can accomplish this season." –Head Coach Michelle Demko

UP NEXT

The Bulldogs return home to host another Big South Rival, Radford University, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at Greenwood Field.