University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Tuesday, September 12
Spartanburg, SC
7 pm

UNC Asheville

at

Wofford

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Men's Soccer Travels to Wofford for Tuesday Non-Conference Tilt

09.11.2023 | Men's Soccer

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Soccer travels to Wofford for a non-conference tilt Tuesday night (Sept. 12). Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. from Snyder Field in Spartanburg, S.C.

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About the Bulldogs - Asheville comes into the match at 3-2 overall after a 2-0 loss to Georgia State on Saturday (Sept. 9). The Bulldogs are fourth in the Big South Conference in goals per game average at 1.60, while also ranking fourth in opponent scoring average allowing 1.40 goals per game. Asheville also leads the Big South in corner kicks with 24. Brendan Herb, Conor Behan, Sergio Báguena, Aysa Hamid, Seth Hammond, Pablo Obrador, Sam Pitts-Eckersall and Jack Steel have all scored goals on the season for Asheville, being tied for sixth in the conference. Herb's three assists lead the team and the conference, while Behan is tied for second in the conference with two. Báguena, Hamid, Hammond, Obrador, Pitts-Eckersall and Roger Sanguinetti are each tied for seventh in the conference with one assist apiece. Charlie Farrar ranks fourth in the Big South in goals against average (1.40), second in saves (20) and fourth in save percentage (.741).

About the Terriers - Wofford comes into the match at 0-2-2 after a 2-2 draw at Georgia State on Sept. 5. Wofford ranks third in the Southern Conference in goals per game average at 1.00, while ranking fourth in opponents scoring average at 1.50 goals per game. Wofford also ranks last in the SoCon in corner kicks with 10. Nikolai Rojel leads the Terriers and the SoCon in goals with four, while Hugo Moldin is tied for second in assists with two. Thaddeus Dennis, Kameron Gorst, Magnus Kjoller and Fabian Menendez each have one assist on the season. Cameron Victor ranks fourth in the SoCon in goals against average at 1.50, while being tied for second with 14 saves and third in save percentage at .700.

Series History - This will be the 23rd all-time meeting between Asheville and Wofford, with Asheville leading the all-time series 14-6-2. The teams tied in last year's meeting 2-2 back on Sept. 20, 2022.    
 
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