Women's Soccer Returns to Action at Longwood on Saturday

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville returns to action at Longwood on Saturday (Oct. 12) for a Big South Conference battle.

UNC Asheville at Longwood

Saturday, Oct. 12 | Longwood Athletics Complex | Farmville, Va. | 2:00 p.m.

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Match Notes

Having battled through the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene, Asheville returns to the pitch after a 7-2 win over South Carolina State on Sept. 22.
UNC Asheville leads the Big south Conference in corner kicks with 63, while ranking fifth in goals per game at 1.3.
Mercedes McNabb leads the Bulldogs and is tied for seventh in the league in goals with four, while Ava Bjorkman-Tracy is 10^th in the league with three goals.
Bjorkman-Tracy, Daysha Chaney, Addie Cooper, Julia Hüsch and Kylie Kroese each have two assists to pace the Bulldogs on the season.
Longwood enters the contest at 2-9-3 and 1-2-1 in the Big South after a 2-1 loss at USC Upstate on Saturday (Oct. 5).
Longwood ranks second in the league in corner kicks with 60, and eighth in goals per game at .929.
Meghan Piiazza leads the way offensively with six points on two goals and two assists, while Sydney Robertson and Coryn Silberstein each have five points on the year. Sara Curtis is the main goalkeeper for Longwood, owning a 1.83 goals against average, 45 saves and a .682 save percentage.
This will be the 15^th all-time meeting between Asheville and Longwood, with Longwood leading the all-time series 2-10-2.

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Women's Soccer Returns to Action at Longwood on Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Ava Bjorkman-Tracy

Daysha Chaney

Addie Cooper

Kylie Kroese

Mercedes McNabb

University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Women's Soccer Returns to Action at Longwood on Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Ava Bjorkman-Tracy

Daysha Chaney

Addie Cooper

Kylie Kroese

Mercedes McNabb

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