University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Thursday, August 24
Davidson, NC
4 pm
UNC Asheville
at
Davidson
Women's Soccer Travels to Davidson for Thursday Non-Conference Game
08.23.2023 | Women's Soccer
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville women's soccer travels to Davidson on Thursday (Aug. 24) for a non-conference game, their second of three straight on the road. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m. from Alumni Soccer Stadium.
Game Day Information
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About the Bulldogs - Asheville comes into the match at 1-1 overall after a 1-0 shutout over VMI on Sunday (Aug. 20). Karlee Benz's game-winning goal in the 75th minute off an assist from Ava Bjorkman-Tracy, the first of her career earned her Co-Freshman of the Week honors in the Big South Conference. Lexi Dooley made a career-high six saves in the match to notch her first career shutout and earn Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors. As a team, Asheville is fifth in the Big South in shots (21) and tied for second in corner kicks (nine).    Â
About the Wildcats - Davidson enters the match at 1-1 after a 2-0 loss to East Tennessee State back on Sunday (Aug. 20). Aleia Gisolfi-McCready and Riley Patton have scored goals on the season for Davidson, while Brooke Ditcham and Lilly Lovell have registered assists on the season. Emily Smith is the main goalkeeper for Davidson, owning a 1.00 goals against average, an .818 save percentage and totaling nine saves.
Series History - This will be the 15th all-time meeting between Asheville and Davidson, with Davidson leading the all-time series 10-4. Davidson won last year's matchup 1-0 back on Sept. 8, 2022.
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Game Day Information
Watch - ESPN+
Follow - Live Stats
About the Bulldogs - Asheville comes into the match at 1-1 overall after a 1-0 shutout over VMI on Sunday (Aug. 20). Karlee Benz's game-winning goal in the 75th minute off an assist from Ava Bjorkman-Tracy, the first of her career earned her Co-Freshman of the Week honors in the Big South Conference. Lexi Dooley made a career-high six saves in the match to notch her first career shutout and earn Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors. As a team, Asheville is fifth in the Big South in shots (21) and tied for second in corner kicks (nine).    Â
About the Wildcats - Davidson enters the match at 1-1 after a 2-0 loss to East Tennessee State back on Sunday (Aug. 20). Aleia Gisolfi-McCready and Riley Patton have scored goals on the season for Davidson, while Brooke Ditcham and Lilly Lovell have registered assists on the season. Emily Smith is the main goalkeeper for Davidson, owning a 1.00 goals against average, an .818 save percentage and totaling nine saves.
Series History - This will be the 15th all-time meeting between Asheville and Davidson, with Davidson leading the all-time series 10-4. Davidson won last year's matchup 1-0 back on Sept. 8, 2022.
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