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UNC Asheville Men’s Soccer Hosts Longwood Saturday as Part of Alumni Weekend
09.21.2018 | Men's Soccer
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville men's soccer will play host to league foe Longwood on Saturday as part of the Alumni Weekend festivities.
The Bulldogs host the Lancers at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22 in a matchup that will be streamed live on ESPN+.
The game against Longwood is the second game of a men's and women's soccer doubleheader at Greenwood Field with the women's soccer team hosting Campbell at 4 p.m. The match will also be on ESPN+.
UNC Asheville alumni are invited to watch the soccer doubleheader from the Alumni Zone – a family-friendly, exclusive access area with food, drinks and fun from 5-7 p.m. The UNC Asheville Alumni Association is hosting the alumni in the Alumni Zone to watch the soccer action and enjoy activities from the Matt & Molly Team and an interactive photo booth by TAPSNAP.
With an Alumni Zone ticket, you will receive a discounted ticket to both soccer matches and access to the Alumni Zone – which includes 2 drink tickets (for all guests 21 and over), food and activities for the whole family.
*Save time and money by pre-ordering your tickets online (by 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21). Tickets purchased the day of the game are $6 plus an additional $5 for access to the Alumni Zone. (Cash only.)*
Link to purchase tickets HERE
BULLDOG BITES
About the Bulldogs
UNC Asheville (1-6-1, 0-1-0) welcomes Longwood looking to pick up its first Big South win of the year. The Bulldogs are led on the year by freshmen Lane Carroll and Izaiah Vignali, who both have two goals on the season. Vignali is leading the team in points with five, as he also has an assist. Five Bulldogs have scored on the year in total.
Quotable
"Full Big South play is finally here, so it's an exciting time of year," UNC Asheville men's soccer head coach Mathes Mennell said. "Longwood is a team that is really committed to playing attractive soccer and that can cause some problems because they will get a ton of possession just on the way they approach the game. You've got to have a little bit of nerves of steel to be okay with the other team having the ball for a lot of the stretch and being disciplined and smart enough not to chase the game just to chase because you're uncomfortable with the other team having the ball. I think that will be a good test of our tactical understanding of what we want to do and how do we apply that to an opponent that really wants to turn a 90-minute game to a 70-minute game because they want to keep the ball so much.
"(Longwood head coach) Jon Atkinson has a brand-new group. They brought in a lot of new players, so in terms of having some corporate knowledge of what their group looks like it's a little bit new because this is a pretty new group to the Big South. This will be our fifth time playing them and all of them have been attractive and fun soccer games to watch. I don't see why Saturday will be any different. Obviously playing on Alumni/Hall of Fame weekend is great. To be able to have a doubleheader with the women's team and all of the things that come with this weekend it brings a lot of familiar faces back to campus. It's a pretty special thing for our student-athletes to be able to showcase all the things that they've been doing as they get into the Big South schedule in front of a friendly and raucous crowd."
About Longwood
The Lancers make their way to Greenwood Field owning a 2-4-0 overall record on the year. This will be their first league game of the season. Mikel Abando is leading the Lancers in points on the year with three goals and one assist.
Follow it Live
You can watch the BSN on ESPN+ broadcast HERE. You can follow via live stats HERE.
Up Next
UNC Asheville will have a week off before next returning to the pitch to play host to Furman of the Southern Conference at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29. The match will be on ESPN+.
The Bulldogs host the Lancers at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22 in a matchup that will be streamed live on ESPN+.
The game against Longwood is the second game of a men's and women's soccer doubleheader at Greenwood Field with the women's soccer team hosting Campbell at 4 p.m. The match will also be on ESPN+.
UNC Asheville alumni are invited to watch the soccer doubleheader from the Alumni Zone – a family-friendly, exclusive access area with food, drinks and fun from 5-7 p.m. The UNC Asheville Alumni Association is hosting the alumni in the Alumni Zone to watch the soccer action and enjoy activities from the Matt & Molly Team and an interactive photo booth by TAPSNAP.
With an Alumni Zone ticket, you will receive a discounted ticket to both soccer matches and access to the Alumni Zone – which includes 2 drink tickets (for all guests 21 and over), food and activities for the whole family.
*Save time and money by pre-ordering your tickets online (by 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21). Tickets purchased the day of the game are $6 plus an additional $5 for access to the Alumni Zone. (Cash only.)*
Link to purchase tickets HERE
BULLDOG BITES
About the Bulldogs
UNC Asheville (1-6-1, 0-1-0) welcomes Longwood looking to pick up its first Big South win of the year. The Bulldogs are led on the year by freshmen Lane Carroll and Izaiah Vignali, who both have two goals on the season. Vignali is leading the team in points with five, as he also has an assist. Five Bulldogs have scored on the year in total.
Quotable
"Full Big South play is finally here, so it's an exciting time of year," UNC Asheville men's soccer head coach Mathes Mennell said. "Longwood is a team that is really committed to playing attractive soccer and that can cause some problems because they will get a ton of possession just on the way they approach the game. You've got to have a little bit of nerves of steel to be okay with the other team having the ball for a lot of the stretch and being disciplined and smart enough not to chase the game just to chase because you're uncomfortable with the other team having the ball. I think that will be a good test of our tactical understanding of what we want to do and how do we apply that to an opponent that really wants to turn a 90-minute game to a 70-minute game because they want to keep the ball so much.
"(Longwood head coach) Jon Atkinson has a brand-new group. They brought in a lot of new players, so in terms of having some corporate knowledge of what their group looks like it's a little bit new because this is a pretty new group to the Big South. This will be our fifth time playing them and all of them have been attractive and fun soccer games to watch. I don't see why Saturday will be any different. Obviously playing on Alumni/Hall of Fame weekend is great. To be able to have a doubleheader with the women's team and all of the things that come with this weekend it brings a lot of familiar faces back to campus. It's a pretty special thing for our student-athletes to be able to showcase all the things that they've been doing as they get into the Big South schedule in front of a friendly and raucous crowd."
About Longwood
The Lancers make their way to Greenwood Field owning a 2-4-0 overall record on the year. This will be their first league game of the season. Mikel Abando is leading the Lancers in points on the year with three goals and one assist.
Follow it Live
You can watch the BSN on ESPN+ broadcast HERE. You can follow via live stats HERE.
Up Next
UNC Asheville will have a week off before next returning to the pitch to play host to Furman of the Southern Conference at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29. The match will be on ESPN+.
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