University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Monday, August 27
Spartanburg, SC
7:00 PM
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Photo by: Adrian Etheridge
Carroll Goal, Bainter Clean Sheet Propel Bulldogs to Road Win at Wofford
08.27.2018 | Men's Soccer
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – A Lane Carroll header into the back of the net in the 79th minute propelled the UNC Asheville men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Wofford on Monday, Aug. 27, at Snyder Field.
UNC Asheville (1-1) had the best chance of the early portion of the game with the Bulldogs looking to have scored in the 12th minute, but the ball was narrowly cleared before crossing the goal line to keep the score at 0-0.
The Bulldogs had another great chance in the 29th minute, but Brendan O'Dowd's shot was saved by Wofford goalkeeper Shane Berson.
Neither team would find the back of the net the rest of the way in the first half to send the two teams into intermission all tied up at 0-0.
Both teams had five corner kick opportunities in the first half, while Wofford narrowly outshot the Bulldogs in the first half (7-5). Both teams had two shots on frame in the first half.
The Bulldogs would finally break through in the 79th minute when freshman Lane Carroll took advantage of a Joe LaCasto corner kick by beautifully heading the ball into the back of the net to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead.
The goal would prove to be all the Bulldogs needed in the victory over the Terriers (0-2).
UNC Asheville goalkeeper Dakotah Bainter picked up the clean sheet in the nets for the Bulldogs. He made three saves and faced 11 shots in the Bulldog win.
Wofford finished with an 11-7 advantage in shots in the match, but UNC Asheville had more shots on goal (4-3) than the Terriers.
Both teams concluded the match with eight corner kicks.
BULLDOG BITES
Another Big Win Over the Terriers
Monday's victory marked UNC Asheville's second straight win over the Terriers in as many years. The Bulldogs earned a 2-0 victory over Wofford last season at Greenwood Field on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.
UNC Asheville now owns a 16-5-1 all-time series advantage over Wofford. Last year's meeting was the first between the two programs since 2010.
First of Careers
UNC Asheville redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Dakotah Bainter picked up his first career shutout in the game, while Lane Carroll secured his first career goal and game-winning tally in the victory over the Terriers.
#ThePursuit Man of the Match
For his efforts for UNC Asheville men's soccer, Brendan O'Dowd was chosen as #ThePursuit Man of the Match by the coaching staff.
Quotable
"I thought that overall we played pretty well tonight in terms of our effort and our ability to compete," UNC Asheville men's soccer head coach Mathes Mennell said. "I don't know that it was the prettiest soccer game, but that is pretty standard this time of year in college because it's so early in the season and the game is going to be a little choppy and not have a super flow to it.
"I thought our guys continued to get better at the things we needed to. I think this is still a process and we have a lot to work on, but we took a very good step forward and we'll continue that as the week goes on. As the saying goes, we're on to Upstate next and we've got a great opportunity to open conference play at home against a very good Upstate team. We're looking forward it."
Up Next
UNC Asheville will commence its home regular season schedule by battling USC Upstate at 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, at Greenwood Field. The matchup will mark Asheville's first time battling USC Upstate as conference foes in any sport. It will also be the first league game of the 2018 Big South Conference men's soccer schedule.
The match will also be the second match of a soccer doubleheader at Greenwood Field with the women's soccer team battling Delaware State at 4 p.m.
The doubleheader will be Freshman Night for both teams. UNC Asheville will recognize all freshmen from both squads as well as host promotional games for all UNC Asheville freshmen and students. All UNC Asheville students will receive free admission to the Friday Night Futbol doubleheader.
Also on Aug. 31, it will be Back to School Blues Night. All local elementary and middle school students, who also wear blue to the game, will receive free admission to both the UNC Asheville men's and women's contests.
UNC Asheville (1-1) had the best chance of the early portion of the game with the Bulldogs looking to have scored in the 12th minute, but the ball was narrowly cleared before crossing the goal line to keep the score at 0-0.
The Bulldogs had another great chance in the 29th minute, but Brendan O'Dowd's shot was saved by Wofford goalkeeper Shane Berson.
Neither team would find the back of the net the rest of the way in the first half to send the two teams into intermission all tied up at 0-0.
Both teams had five corner kick opportunities in the first half, while Wofford narrowly outshot the Bulldogs in the first half (7-5). Both teams had two shots on frame in the first half.
The Bulldogs would finally break through in the 79th minute when freshman Lane Carroll took advantage of a Joe LaCasto corner kick by beautifully heading the ball into the back of the net to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead.
The goal would prove to be all the Bulldogs needed in the victory over the Terriers (0-2).
UNC Asheville goalkeeper Dakotah Bainter picked up the clean sheet in the nets for the Bulldogs. He made three saves and faced 11 shots in the Bulldog win.
Wofford finished with an 11-7 advantage in shots in the match, but UNC Asheville had more shots on goal (4-3) than the Terriers.
Both teams concluded the match with eight corner kicks.
BULLDOG BITES
Another Big Win Over the Terriers
Monday's victory marked UNC Asheville's second straight win over the Terriers in as many years. The Bulldogs earned a 2-0 victory over Wofford last season at Greenwood Field on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.
UNC Asheville now owns a 16-5-1 all-time series advantage over Wofford. Last year's meeting was the first between the two programs since 2010.
First of Careers
UNC Asheville redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Dakotah Bainter picked up his first career shutout in the game, while Lane Carroll secured his first career goal and game-winning tally in the victory over the Terriers.
#ThePursuit Man of the Match
For his efforts for UNC Asheville men's soccer, Brendan O'Dowd was chosen as #ThePursuit Man of the Match by the coaching staff.
Quotable
"I thought that overall we played pretty well tonight in terms of our effort and our ability to compete," UNC Asheville men's soccer head coach Mathes Mennell said. "I don't know that it was the prettiest soccer game, but that is pretty standard this time of year in college because it's so early in the season and the game is going to be a little choppy and not have a super flow to it.
"I thought our guys continued to get better at the things we needed to. I think this is still a process and we have a lot to work on, but we took a very good step forward and we'll continue that as the week goes on. As the saying goes, we're on to Upstate next and we've got a great opportunity to open conference play at home against a very good Upstate team. We're looking forward it."
Up Next
UNC Asheville will commence its home regular season schedule by battling USC Upstate at 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, at Greenwood Field. The matchup will mark Asheville's first time battling USC Upstate as conference foes in any sport. It will also be the first league game of the 2018 Big South Conference men's soccer schedule.
The match will also be the second match of a soccer doubleheader at Greenwood Field with the women's soccer team battling Delaware State at 4 p.m.
The doubleheader will be Freshman Night for both teams. UNC Asheville will recognize all freshmen from both squads as well as host promotional games for all UNC Asheville freshmen and students. All UNC Asheville students will receive free admission to the Friday Night Futbol doubleheader.
Also on Aug. 31, it will be Back to School Blues Night. All local elementary and middle school students, who also wear blue to the game, will receive free admission to both the UNC Asheville men's and women's contests.
Team Stats
AVL
WOF
Goals
1
0
Shots
7
11
Shots on Goal
4
3
Saves
3
3
Corners
8
8
Fouls
11
10
Scoring Plays
CARROLL, Lane (1)
Assisted By: LACASTO, Joe
Header off corner kick from #10
78:37
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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