University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, September 16
Asheville, NC
4 pm
UNC Asheville
vs
VMI
Men's Soccer Hosts VMI on Saturday for Mental Health Awareness Day
09.15.2023 | Men's Soccer
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Soccer hosts VMI on Saturday (Sept. 16) for Mental Health Awareness Day. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m. from Greenwood Field. Â
Game Day Information
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Promotions - All men's and women's soccer alumni in attendance will be given a voucher for beer and food from Bear's Smokehouse BBQ.
About the Bulldogs - Asheville comes into the match at 3-2-1 on the season after a 1-1 tie at Wofford Tuesday night (Sept. 12). The Bulldogs are third in the Big South Conference in scoring average at 1.50 goals per game, while also being tied for third in opponent scoring average at 1.33 goals per game and leading the league in corner kicks with 30. Brendan Herb, Conor Behan, Sergio Báguena, Aysa Hamid, Seth Hammond, Pablo Obrador, Sam Pitts-Eckersall, Stewart Patnaud and Jack Steel have all scored goals on the season for Asheville. Herb's three assists lead the team and the conference, while Behan's two assists are second on the team and in the conference. Báguena, Hamid, Hammond, Obrador, Pitts-Eckersall, Viðar Ragnarsson and Roger Sanguinetti have all recorded assists on the season for Asheville. Charlie Farrar is tied for third in the Big South in goals against average at 1.33, second in saves with 23 and third in save percentage at .742.
About the Keydets - VMI enters the contest at 1-5-0 on the season after a 1-0 loss at Campbell on Tuesday (Sept. 12). VMI ranks last in the Southern Conference in scoring average at .40 goals per game, while also ranking fifth in opponent scoring average allowing 1.80 goals per game. VMI also ranks second in the league in corner kicks with 22. Yeirin Majia and Woongchan Oh have scored on the season for VMI, while Kyle Grant and Jesse Lee have assists on the season. Zack Murphy ranks fifth in the SoCon in goals against average at 1.86, tied for second in saves with 18 and fourth in save percentage at .667.
Series History - This will be the 22nd all-time meeting between Asheville and VMI, with the all-time series tied 10-10-1. The teams played to a 3-3 draw in the last meeting on Oct. 23, 2021 at VMI.
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Game Day Information
Watch - ESPN+
Follow - Live Stats
Promotions - All men's and women's soccer alumni in attendance will be given a voucher for beer and food from Bear's Smokehouse BBQ.
About the Bulldogs - Asheville comes into the match at 3-2-1 on the season after a 1-1 tie at Wofford Tuesday night (Sept. 12). The Bulldogs are third in the Big South Conference in scoring average at 1.50 goals per game, while also being tied for third in opponent scoring average at 1.33 goals per game and leading the league in corner kicks with 30. Brendan Herb, Conor Behan, Sergio Báguena, Aysa Hamid, Seth Hammond, Pablo Obrador, Sam Pitts-Eckersall, Stewart Patnaud and Jack Steel have all scored goals on the season for Asheville. Herb's three assists lead the team and the conference, while Behan's two assists are second on the team and in the conference. Báguena, Hamid, Hammond, Obrador, Pitts-Eckersall, Viðar Ragnarsson and Roger Sanguinetti have all recorded assists on the season for Asheville. Charlie Farrar is tied for third in the Big South in goals against average at 1.33, second in saves with 23 and third in save percentage at .742.
About the Keydets - VMI enters the contest at 1-5-0 on the season after a 1-0 loss at Campbell on Tuesday (Sept. 12). VMI ranks last in the Southern Conference in scoring average at .40 goals per game, while also ranking fifth in opponent scoring average allowing 1.80 goals per game. VMI also ranks second in the league in corner kicks with 22. Yeirin Majia and Woongchan Oh have scored on the season for VMI, while Kyle Grant and Jesse Lee have assists on the season. Zack Murphy ranks fifth in the SoCon in goals against average at 1.86, tied for second in saves with 18 and fourth in save percentage at .667.
Series History - This will be the 22nd all-time meeting between Asheville and VMI, with the all-time series tied 10-10-1. The teams played to a 3-3 draw in the last meeting on Oct. 23, 2021 at VMI.
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