University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, September 23
Asheville, NC
4 pm
UNC Asheville
vs
Presbyterian
Men's Soccer Opens Conference Play Hosting Presbyterian on Saturday for Alumni Day
09.22.2023 | Men's Soccer
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Soccer opens Big South Conference play on Saturday (Sept. 23), hosting Presbyterian for Alumni Day. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m. from Greenwood Field.
Game Day Information
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Promotions - Saturday will be Alumni Day as we welcome back UNC Asheville Men's Soccer alumni. It will officially be a Blue Out, there will be a koozie giveaway and alcohol will be sold at the match. Â
About the Bulldogs - Asheville comes into the match at 5-2-1 after a 2-0 shutout at East Tennessee State back on Tuesday (Sept. 19). Asheville is third in the Big South in scoring average at 1.625 goals per game, while also ranking second in opponent scoring average allowing 1.00 goals per game. Asheville also leads the league in corner kicks with 45. Sergio Báguena leads the team and is tied for fourth in the conference in goals with two, while Brendan Herb, Conor Behan, Viðar Ragnarsson, Aysa Hamid, Seth Hammond, Pablo Obrador, Sam Pitts-Eckersall, Edvin Grolimund, Stewart Patnaud and Jack Steel all have one goal on the season for Asheville. Herb leads the team and the league in assists with five, while Behan is tied for second in the league with three assists. Ragnarsson is tied for fourth in the league with two assists, while Báguena, Hamid, Hammond, Obrador, Pitts-Eckersall, Myles Edmondson, Heath Flathau and Roger Sanguinetti each have one assist on the season. Charlie Farrar is second in the Big South in goals against average at 1.00, second in the league in saves with 30 and third in the league in save percentage at .789.
About the Blue Hose - Presbyterian enters conference play at 3-3-0 overall after a 1-0 win over Jacksonville on Tuesday (Sept. 19). The Blue Hose lead the Big South in scoring average at 1.83 goals per game, while also ranking fifth in opponent scoring average at 1.83 goals per game. Presbyterian is also fifth in the conference in corner kicks with 23. Carson Griffith and Victor Faaborg Christensen share the team and conference lead in goals with three, while five other Blue Hose have each scored one goal on the season. Diego Hernandez and Alex Walker are both tied for fourth in the league in assists with two, while three others each have one assist on the season. Beatty Murray is third in the league in goals against average at 1.30, sixth in saves with 13 and fourth in save percentage .722.
Series History - This will be the 17th all-time meeting between Asheville and Presbyterian, with Asheville leading the all-time series 8-4-4. The teams played to a 1-1 draw at Presbyterian last season back on Oct. 5, 2022.
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Game Day Information
Watch - ESPN+
Follow - Live Stats
Promotions - Saturday will be Alumni Day as we welcome back UNC Asheville Men's Soccer alumni. It will officially be a Blue Out, there will be a koozie giveaway and alcohol will be sold at the match. Â
About the Bulldogs - Asheville comes into the match at 5-2-1 after a 2-0 shutout at East Tennessee State back on Tuesday (Sept. 19). Asheville is third in the Big South in scoring average at 1.625 goals per game, while also ranking second in opponent scoring average allowing 1.00 goals per game. Asheville also leads the league in corner kicks with 45. Sergio Báguena leads the team and is tied for fourth in the conference in goals with two, while Brendan Herb, Conor Behan, Viðar Ragnarsson, Aysa Hamid, Seth Hammond, Pablo Obrador, Sam Pitts-Eckersall, Edvin Grolimund, Stewart Patnaud and Jack Steel all have one goal on the season for Asheville. Herb leads the team and the league in assists with five, while Behan is tied for second in the league with three assists. Ragnarsson is tied for fourth in the league with two assists, while Báguena, Hamid, Hammond, Obrador, Pitts-Eckersall, Myles Edmondson, Heath Flathau and Roger Sanguinetti each have one assist on the season. Charlie Farrar is second in the Big South in goals against average at 1.00, second in the league in saves with 30 and third in the league in save percentage at .789.
About the Blue Hose - Presbyterian enters conference play at 3-3-0 overall after a 1-0 win over Jacksonville on Tuesday (Sept. 19). The Blue Hose lead the Big South in scoring average at 1.83 goals per game, while also ranking fifth in opponent scoring average at 1.83 goals per game. Presbyterian is also fifth in the conference in corner kicks with 23. Carson Griffith and Victor Faaborg Christensen share the team and conference lead in goals with three, while five other Blue Hose have each scored one goal on the season. Diego Hernandez and Alex Walker are both tied for fourth in the league in assists with two, while three others each have one assist on the season. Beatty Murray is third in the league in goals against average at 1.30, sixth in saves with 13 and fourth in save percentage .722.
Series History - This will be the 17th all-time meeting between Asheville and Presbyterian, with Asheville leading the all-time series 8-4-4. The teams played to a 1-1 draw at Presbyterian last season back on Oct. 5, 2022.
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