University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Monday, September 4
Asheville, NC
12 pm

UNC Asheville

vs

Evansville

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Men's Soccer Hosts Evansville Monday Afternoon

09.03.2023 | Men's Soccer

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Soccer hosts Evansville Monday afternoon (Sept. 4) for a Labor Day matinee. Kickoff is set for 12:00 p.m. from Greenwood Field.

Game Day Information

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Promotions - The youth teams of Highland Football Club are invited to Monday's game.

About the Bulldogs - Asheville comes into the match off to their best start since 2020 at 2-1-0 after a 3-1 win at Queens (N.C.) on Friday (Sept. 1). Asheville is second in the Big South Conference with six goals so far on the season, while also being tied for fourth in opponent scoring average at 1.33. Asheville is also tied for second in the conference in corner kicks with 14. Conor Behan, Brendan Herb, Sergio Baguena, Aysa Hamid, Sam Pitts-Eckersall and Jack Steel each have one goal on the season for Asheville, tied for fifth individually in the league. Herb and Behan are also tied for the league lead in assists with two, while Baguena, Seth Hammond, Pablo Obrador and Roger Sanguinetti each have one assist on the season and are tied for seventh in the conference. Charlie Farrar is tied for fifth in the league in goals against average (1.33), second in saves (11) and fourth in save percentage (.733).

About the Aces - Evansville enters the contest at 1-1-1 overall after a 2-1 loss at High Point on Friday (Sept. 1). The Aces are tied for second in the Missouri Valley Conference in goals (five), tied for second in goals per game average (1.67) and sixth in corner kicks (11). Jose Vivas and Nacho Diaz Barragan are tied for fifth in the MVC in goals with two, while Nalu Wagner is tied for second in the MVC in assists (two). Aidan Montoure is tied for sixth in the league in goals against average (1.33), tied for fourth in saves (14) and sixth in save percentage (.778).

Series History - This will be the fifth all-time meeting between Asheville and Evansville, with Evansville leading the all-time series 3-1. Evansville won the last matchup 1-0 in Evansville back on Sept. 14, 2019.
 

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