University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, September 16
Greensboro, NC
7:00 PM
UNC Asheville
0-6-0
0
at
2
UNCG
1-4-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Asheville | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNCG | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Photo by: Adrian Etheridge
Bulldogs Put Together Solid Performance in Loss at UNCG
09.16.2017 | Men's Soccer
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Despite out-shooting its opponent, UNC Asheville men's soccer narrowly fell, 2-0, to UNCG on Saturday evening at UNCG Soccer Stadium.
The Bulldogs had the first of seven great opportunities to score in the match in the 13th-minute on a shot by senior Ben Chapal, but UNCG took a 1-0 lead in the first half when Leeroy Maguraushe scored in the 32nd-minute.
The Bulldogs (0-6-0) would control the run of play for the opening minutes of the second half with junior Joe LaCasto narrowly missing his opportunity in the 58th-minute. Just a few minutes later, the Bulldogs had another terrific chance, but Chapal's volley was blocked and it went wide to leave the score at 1-0 in favor of UNCG.
UNCG (1-4-1) would then score against the run of play in the 63rd-minute to take a 2-0 lead they would never relinquish.
The Bulldogs would go on to heavily out-shoot the Spartans, 10-5, in the second half.
Both teams had four corner kick opportunities in the match.
BULLDOG BITES
Quotable
"I thought we were excellent tonight, but soccer is just a cruel game sometimes. Quite honestly, the better team did not win tonight and that's a harsh reality of our sport. I was really pleased and I loved the way we played tonight. I am obviously upset that we did not win the scoreboard, but we were excellent and it's frustrating not to get a result. I told the team if we replicate the way we trained during the week and played tonight we are going to win a lot of soccer matches. Now we move on play a great Wofford team on Tuesday at home. Overall, I am just once again very pleased with the way our players represented UNC Asheville tonight. The only place we did not come out on top was on the scoreboard." – Head Coach Mathes Mennell
#ThePursuit Man of Match
Joe LaCasto and Ben Chapal both played outstanding matches to garner #ThePursuit Man of the Match honors from Mathes Mennell and the UNC Asheville coaching staff.
Up Next
The first of consecutive regular season home games for the Bulldogs will be against another solid SoCon opponent in Wofford at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19.
The match will be Youth Day (HFC Day) at Greenwood Field with a special 11v100 matchup scheduled with the women's soccer team taking on all of the youth in attendance. There will also be a Manna Food Bank Drive and a "Dawg Days" student-athlete competition.
The Bulldogs had the first of seven great opportunities to score in the match in the 13th-minute on a shot by senior Ben Chapal, but UNCG took a 1-0 lead in the first half when Leeroy Maguraushe scored in the 32nd-minute.
The Bulldogs (0-6-0) would control the run of play for the opening minutes of the second half with junior Joe LaCasto narrowly missing his opportunity in the 58th-minute. Just a few minutes later, the Bulldogs had another terrific chance, but Chapal's volley was blocked and it went wide to leave the score at 1-0 in favor of UNCG.
UNCG (1-4-1) would then score against the run of play in the 63rd-minute to take a 2-0 lead they would never relinquish.
The Bulldogs would go on to heavily out-shoot the Spartans, 10-5, in the second half.
Both teams had four corner kick opportunities in the match.
BULLDOG BITES
Quotable
"I thought we were excellent tonight, but soccer is just a cruel game sometimes. Quite honestly, the better team did not win tonight and that's a harsh reality of our sport. I was really pleased and I loved the way we played tonight. I am obviously upset that we did not win the scoreboard, but we were excellent and it's frustrating not to get a result. I told the team if we replicate the way we trained during the week and played tonight we are going to win a lot of soccer matches. Now we move on play a great Wofford team on Tuesday at home. Overall, I am just once again very pleased with the way our players represented UNC Asheville tonight. The only place we did not come out on top was on the scoreboard." – Head Coach Mathes Mennell
#ThePursuit Man of Match
Joe LaCasto and Ben Chapal both played outstanding matches to garner #ThePursuit Man of the Match honors from Mathes Mennell and the UNC Asheville coaching staff.
Up Next
The first of consecutive regular season home games for the Bulldogs will be against another solid SoCon opponent in Wofford at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19.
The match will be Youth Day (HFC Day) at Greenwood Field with a special 11v100 matchup scheduled with the women's soccer team taking on all of the youth in attendance. There will also be a Manna Food Bank Drive and a "Dawg Days" student-athlete competition.
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's SoccerTeam Stats
AVL
UNCG
Goals
0
2
Shots
14
9
Shots on Goal
5
4
Saves
2
5
Corners
4
4
Fouls
8
15
Scoring Plays
Leeroy Maguraushe (1)
Assisted By: Alex Henderson , Josh Masten
Volley from the top of the 18-yard box o
32:39
Matt Mattis (1)
Assisted By: Leeroy Maguraushe
Counter attack, long ball sprung #11 on
62:53
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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