University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Joens' Golden Goal Leads Asheville Past Longwood
09.24.2016 | Men's Soccer
THE RUNDOWN
Teams: UNC Asheville (2-7-0, 1-0-0 BSC)
Longwood University (3-4-1, 0-1-0 BSC)
Location: Greenwood Field, Asheville, N.C.
Time: September 24, 3 p.m.
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The men's soccer team won their first conference victory of the season at home against Longwood University (3-2) in double overtime.
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The first half featured 11 shots for the Bulldogs, two of which were on goal. However, Longwood would score the first goal for the period at the 3:45 mark by Michael Margulis with an assist from Marten Pajunurm.
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Going into the second half Asheville scored their first goal by Zach Joens with an assist from Richie Lee. Following up on the Bulldog's point Longwood scored again by Mo Jalloh with an assist from Dan Campos. The Bulldogs had a total of seven shots with three on goal.
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At the 86:04 mark Zack Compton scored again for the UNC Asheville with an assist from Zach Joens. This goal (2-2) tied the Bulldogs with Longwood sending the game into overtime.
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Following the first overtime with no goals for either team, the Bulldogs manage to score the golden goal at the 108:27 mark by Zach Joens with an assist from Chuka Anyafo.
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NOTABLES
-Â Â Â Bulldogs had a total of 22 shots. The first period had 11 shots, seven shots the second half, two during the first overtime, and two during the second overtime.
-Â Â Â Goal keeper Chris Katt had five saves for the game.
-Â Â Â Zach Joens took the most shots for the Bulldogs, total of five with two on goal. Additionally, Joens scored twice for the men's team.
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QUOTABLES
"Obviously it's always great to win at Greenwood Field, and to do so in such dramatic fashion is certainly a high impact experience for all involved. We still have lots of areas for improvement, but on the balance, I was very pleased with the way our team played against a very good Longwood team. The Big South is so competitive, points are really hard to come by, so today's result was important. I felt we could have made the game easier on ourselves, but I'm so excited that we were able to find a way to take the 3 points in our first conference game. Our players deserve all the credit as I thought their approach and commitment were fantastic."
           -Head Coach Mathes Mennell
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UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will take a brief detour from Big South Conference play and host mountain rival Appalachian State, now in the Sun Belt Conference, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at Greenwood Field.
