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UNC Asheville Men’s Soccer Set to Host Two Exhibitions This Week
08.16.2017 | Men's Soccer
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's soccer team will host two exhibitions this week at Greenwood Field.
The Bulldogs will first welcome Horizon League Tournament finalist Wright State to Greenwood Field at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 17, for an exhibition. The Bulldogs will close out their tune up matches by welcoming reigning Southern Conference regular-season champion and 2016 NCAA Tournament participant East Tennessee State to Greenwood Field at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19.
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About UNC Asheville
UNC Asheville head coach Mathes Mennell is set to start his third season in charge of UNC Asheville men's soccer in the 2017 season.
In his two seasons in charge of UNC Asheville men's soccer, Mennell has transformed the program into a Big South contender with the Bulldogs just missing out on the 2016 league regular-season title on the final day of conference play last season.
UNC Asheville senior defender Zack Compton finished third in the preseason Defensive Player of the Year voting. He had one first-place vote.
Scouting Wright State and East Tennessee State
Wright State men's soccer claimed the Horizon League regular-season title in the 2016 season. The Raiders advanced to the league tournament finals for the third consecutive year in 2016. Wright State boasted a record of 11-6-3 overall and 7-1-1 in league play last season.
This season, Wright State is incorporating 15 newcomers to go along with a strong core of veterans such as second-team all-league members Jackson Dietrich and AJ Patterson.
East Tennessee State University will be playing its second exhibition of the year against the Bulldogs with the Bucs falling, 1-0, to Virginia Tech in their exhibition opener.
The Bucs return six seniors to the fold this season, which includes last year's NCAA statistical leader in assists in Cameron Woodfin. The senior forward had 12 assists in his junior campaign last year. The Bucs also return their leading goal scorer in Fletcher Ekern, who finished his junior year with nine goals and two assists.
Up Next for the Bulldogs
The Bulldogs will start their regular-season with three straight road games with the opener set for a 7 p.m. kickoff against Marshall of Conference USA in Huntington, W.Va. on Friday, Aug. 25.
UNC Asheville will then travel out to the West Coast for two games with the Bulldogs first facing off against a program that Mennell knows all too well in Loyola Marymount of the West Coast Conference. Mennell spent 16 years at Loyola Marymount where he helped lead the Lions to two WCC titles and five NCAA Tournament appearances. The Bulldogs and Lions are set to square off at 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST) in Los Angeles on Friday, Sept. 1.
The second match of the West Coast swing for UNC Asheville will see the Bulldogs take on UC Irvine of the Big West Conference at 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST) on Sunday, Sept. 3.
UNC Asheville's regular-season home opener will see the Bulldogs battle the Wildcats of Davidson on Wednesday, Sept. 6. The matchup against the Atlantic 10 foe is set for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Greenwood Field.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's soccer team will host two exhibitions this week at Greenwood Field.
The Bulldogs will first welcome Horizon League Tournament finalist Wright State to Greenwood Field at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 17, for an exhibition. The Bulldogs will close out their tune up matches by welcoming reigning Southern Conference regular-season champion and 2016 NCAA Tournament participant East Tennessee State to Greenwood Field at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19.
BULLDOG BITES
About UNC Asheville
UNC Asheville head coach Mathes Mennell is set to start his third season in charge of UNC Asheville men's soccer in the 2017 season.
In his two seasons in charge of UNC Asheville men's soccer, Mennell has transformed the program into a Big South contender with the Bulldogs just missing out on the 2016 league regular-season title on the final day of conference play last season.
UNC Asheville senior defender Zack Compton finished third in the preseason Defensive Player of the Year voting. He had one first-place vote.
Scouting Wright State and East Tennessee State
Wright State men's soccer claimed the Horizon League regular-season title in the 2016 season. The Raiders advanced to the league tournament finals for the third consecutive year in 2016. Wright State boasted a record of 11-6-3 overall and 7-1-1 in league play last season.
This season, Wright State is incorporating 15 newcomers to go along with a strong core of veterans such as second-team all-league members Jackson Dietrich and AJ Patterson.
East Tennessee State University will be playing its second exhibition of the year against the Bulldogs with the Bucs falling, 1-0, to Virginia Tech in their exhibition opener.
The Bucs return six seniors to the fold this season, which includes last year's NCAA statistical leader in assists in Cameron Woodfin. The senior forward had 12 assists in his junior campaign last year. The Bucs also return their leading goal scorer in Fletcher Ekern, who finished his junior year with nine goals and two assists.
Up Next for the Bulldogs
The Bulldogs will start their regular-season with three straight road games with the opener set for a 7 p.m. kickoff against Marshall of Conference USA in Huntington, W.Va. on Friday, Aug. 25.
UNC Asheville will then travel out to the West Coast for two games with the Bulldogs first facing off against a program that Mennell knows all too well in Loyola Marymount of the West Coast Conference. Mennell spent 16 years at Loyola Marymount where he helped lead the Lions to two WCC titles and five NCAA Tournament appearances. The Bulldogs and Lions are set to square off at 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST) in Los Angeles on Friday, Sept. 1.
The second match of the West Coast swing for UNC Asheville will see the Bulldogs take on UC Irvine of the Big West Conference at 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST) on Sunday, Sept. 3.
UNC Asheville's regular-season home opener will see the Bulldogs battle the Wildcats of Davidson on Wednesday, Sept. 6. The matchup against the Atlantic 10 foe is set for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Greenwood Field.
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