University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville Hosts Campbell for Senior Day on Sunday
10.27.2017 | Men's Soccer
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's soccer team will play host to Campbell at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29, at Greenwood Field.
The match against Campbell (8-6-3, 4-2-1 Big South Conference) will serve as Senior Day for the Bulldogs.
The game will also be the "Kick or Treat Match." UNC Asheville will have free candy for all fans who show up in costume as well as a free soccer scarf giveaway for all Bulldog Brigade members and costume contest participants.
BULLDOG BITES
Senior Day
UNC Asheville men's soccer will honor eight seniors prior to the matchup against Campbell. Make sure to arrive early as Senior Day festivities are slated to get underway at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Sunday. The Bulldogs will be honoring Jackson Allen, Ben Chapal, Zack Compton, Ryan Enriquez, Sam Holton, Andrew Lawrence, Richie Lee and Hayden Poell before the start of the contest.
Thoughts on Senior Day
"The match is a tremendous opportunity to celebrate this great group of seniors. It's my third graduating class and I can't tell you how excited I am to watch these players have the chance to be honored in front of their families, their teammates and their home fans. All eight of these young men have been instrumental in what we're trying to do here, and they are good soccer players and excellent members of our UNC Asheville community. Most importantly, they are great young men. I feel very confident in saying that they are going to go on and do great things after they graduate from UNC Asheville. For us to have a small part in their building process is really cool. Certainly, we are going to miss them being part of our program, but we are super-excited to have them join what is already a fantastic group of alumni. It's only going to get stronger with these eight players. These guys have really done a lot for our process, and for us to be able to thank them and honor them is truly a special occasion." – Head Coach Mathes Mennell
Last Time Out
The UNC Asheville men's soccer team picked up a huge 1-0 road Big South Conference win at Winthrop on Wednesday, Oct. 25.
Both teams finished the first half with seven shots each. The Bulldogs (2-14-0, 1-5-0 Big South Conference) just missed on taking a 1-0 lead at the halftime break with Dante Bova's header off a beautiful ball into the box by Joe LaCasto just going wide right to leave the score at 0-0 at intermission.
It would not take long for the Bulldogs to take the lead over Winthrop (3-11-1, 1-5-0 Big South Conference) in the second half with Colin Daughtry taking advantage of a Bova assist to give UNC Asheville the 1-0 advantage in the 46th-minute. Daughtry's flick into the open net in the first minute of the second half gave the freshman from Raleigh, N.C. the first goal of his Bulldog career.
The game-winning goal would prove to be all UNC Asheville would need in their first Big South win of the 2017 season.
UNC Asheville goalkeeper Nabil Milani made four saves in collecting his first career clean sheet between the pipes.
The Bulldogs and Eagles both finished the match with 12 shots each. Both teams had four shots on frame in the game.
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Quotable
"Campbell is a very good team. They are on a good run of form in the Big South. It's a great game for us, and a game that means a lot on a couple of fronts and especially for Campbell as they are trying to get to the No. 2 seed. That week off is really important, so they have a lot to play for, and for us, it's another opportunity for us to continue our momentum. I thought we were very good against Winthrop and deserved the result. I thought we deserved a couple of more goals, but, again, that's a continued area of focus for us." – Head Coach Mathes Mennell
Up Next
UNC Asheville will next close out the regular season by playing host to Presbyterian at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's soccer team will play host to Campbell at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29, at Greenwood Field.
The match against Campbell (8-6-3, 4-2-1 Big South Conference) will serve as Senior Day for the Bulldogs.
The game will also be the "Kick or Treat Match." UNC Asheville will have free candy for all fans who show up in costume as well as a free soccer scarf giveaway for all Bulldog Brigade members and costume contest participants.
BULLDOG BITES
Senior Day
UNC Asheville men's soccer will honor eight seniors prior to the matchup against Campbell. Make sure to arrive early as Senior Day festivities are slated to get underway at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Sunday. The Bulldogs will be honoring Jackson Allen, Ben Chapal, Zack Compton, Ryan Enriquez, Sam Holton, Andrew Lawrence, Richie Lee and Hayden Poell before the start of the contest.
Thoughts on Senior Day
"The match is a tremendous opportunity to celebrate this great group of seniors. It's my third graduating class and I can't tell you how excited I am to watch these players have the chance to be honored in front of their families, their teammates and their home fans. All eight of these young men have been instrumental in what we're trying to do here, and they are good soccer players and excellent members of our UNC Asheville community. Most importantly, they are great young men. I feel very confident in saying that they are going to go on and do great things after they graduate from UNC Asheville. For us to have a small part in their building process is really cool. Certainly, we are going to miss them being part of our program, but we are super-excited to have them join what is already a fantastic group of alumni. It's only going to get stronger with these eight players. These guys have really done a lot for our process, and for us to be able to thank them and honor them is truly a special occasion." – Head Coach Mathes Mennell
Last Time Out
The UNC Asheville men's soccer team picked up a huge 1-0 road Big South Conference win at Winthrop on Wednesday, Oct. 25.
Both teams finished the first half with seven shots each. The Bulldogs (2-14-0, 1-5-0 Big South Conference) just missed on taking a 1-0 lead at the halftime break with Dante Bova's header off a beautiful ball into the box by Joe LaCasto just going wide right to leave the score at 0-0 at intermission.
It would not take long for the Bulldogs to take the lead over Winthrop (3-11-1, 1-5-0 Big South Conference) in the second half with Colin Daughtry taking advantage of a Bova assist to give UNC Asheville the 1-0 advantage in the 46th-minute. Daughtry's flick into the open net in the first minute of the second half gave the freshman from Raleigh, N.C. the first goal of his Bulldog career.
The game-winning goal would prove to be all UNC Asheville would need in their first Big South win of the 2017 season.
UNC Asheville goalkeeper Nabil Milani made four saves in collecting his first career clean sheet between the pipes.
The Bulldogs and Eagles both finished the match with 12 shots each. Both teams had four shots on frame in the game.
Follow it Live
You can keep up with the action via live stats HERE.
Quotable
"Campbell is a very good team. They are on a good run of form in the Big South. It's a great game for us, and a game that means a lot on a couple of fronts and especially for Campbell as they are trying to get to the No. 2 seed. That week off is really important, so they have a lot to play for, and for us, it's another opportunity for us to continue our momentum. I thought we were very good against Winthrop and deserved the result. I thought we deserved a couple of more goals, but, again, that's a continued area of focus for us." – Head Coach Mathes Mennell
Up Next
UNC Asheville will next close out the regular season by playing host to Presbyterian at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1.
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