Bulldogs Pick Up 2-0 Victory at USC Upstate

The Rundown

Score: Asheville 2, USC Upstate 0

Teams: UNC Asheville (3-4-0, 0-0-0 BSC)

USC Upstate (0-5-2, 0-0-0 ASUN)

Location: County University Stadium, Spartanburg, S.C.

Time: September 8, 7 p.m.

SPARTANBURG, S.C.- The Bulldogs brought home their third win of 2016 after blanking the USC Upstate Spartans 2-0 in Spartanburg this evening.

Junior Caroline Houser scored the first goal of the match in the sixth minute to put the Bulldogs up 1-0 on the Spartans. Her goal, assisted by Gretchen Dettlinger is her first in 2016.

Asheville's second goal came shortly after from senior Paige Trent in the fourteenth minute. After taking a pass from Houser, Trent went one on one with Upstate before taking a shot from just outside the box.

The Bulldog defense held the Spartans for the remainder of the match to come up with the 2-0 victory on the road.

NOTABLES:

-Asheville took a total of 13 shots, landing seven on target, and two in the Spartans' net.

-USC Upstate produced two shots on goal and both ended in the hands of Asheville's Keller Dixon. The Spartans had a total of eight shots on the match.

-Caroline Houser took all four corner kicks for the Bulldogs. She also led the Asheville offense with five total shots, landing two between the posts.

QUOTABLES:

"Proud of the hard fought road win tonight. Thought we had great energy from the opening whistle. Caroline Houser hit a fantastic shot to get us on the board early followed by Paige getting in behind their back line. Our defense was very organized tonight and battled against a very quick and talented Upstate front line. Happy for Keller with the shut out and two solid goals from our group. A terrific team performance. It's a tight turn around time with our next game less than 48 hours away. We can enjoy the win for about the length of the bus ride before we need to turn our attention to S.C. State and preparing for our next game." - Head Coach Michelle Demko

UP NEXT:

Following tonight's win, the Bulldogs will host South Carolina State this Saturday, September 10 at home on Greenwood Field at 7:00 p.m.