Women's Soccer Takes on Gardner-Webb Wednesday, USC Upstate Saturday on the Road

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Soccer takes on Gardner-Webb on Wednesday (Oct. 16), before traveling to USC Upstate on Saturday (Oct. 19) for the latest installment of the Ingles I-26 Rivalry. UNC Asheville's Senior Day will take place prior to kickoff on Saturday at USC Upstate.

UNC Asheville at Gardner-Webb

Wednesday, Oct. 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Boiling Springs, N.C.

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Match Notes

UNC Asheville comes into the week at 2-8-1 overall and 0-1-0 in the Big South Conference after a 1-0 loss at Longwood on Saturday (Oct. 12).
Asheville is sixth in the league in goals per game (1.18) and is also tied for the league lead in corner kicks (65).
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.
Gardner-Webb enters the week at 2-9-4 overall and 0-2-3 in the Big South Conference after a 2-2 draw with Charleston Southern on Saturday (Oct. 12).
Three Runnin' Bulldogs have scored three goals apiece on the season, while three others have each scored twice and another three have scored once.
10 different Runnin' Bulldogs have assisted on goals on the season.
Stephanie Liu is Gardner-Webb's main goalkeeper, owning a 2.06 goals against average, a league-best 94 saves and the second-best save percentage in the conference (.764).
This will be the 22^nd all-time meeting between Asheville and Gardner-Webb, with Gardner-Webb leading the all-time series 12-7-2. Gardner-Webb won last year's matchup in Boiling Springs 1-0 back on Oct. 14, 2023.

UNC Asheville at USC Upstate

Saturday, Oct. 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Spartanburg, S.C. | Senior Day

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Match Notes

USC Upstate enters the week at 5-4-3 overall and 2-1-1 in the Big South Conference, taking on Winthrop on Wednesday (Oct. 16) before hosting the Bulldogs.
Upstate is fourth in the league in goals per game at 1.67, while also ranking sixth in corner kicks with 51.
Nya Bacelli leads the league in goals with seven, while Dara Russo is tied for third with six.
Russo is also tied for second in the league in assists with four and second in points with 16.
Caitlyn Davis, Marley Gerber and Meghan Groah have all played significant minutes in goal for the Spartans.
This will be the 13^th all-time meeting between Asheville and USC Upstate, with USC Upstate leading the all-time series 8-4. Upstate won last year's matchup in Spartanburg 2-1 on Sept. 23, 2023.

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Women's Soccer Takes on Gardner-Webb Wednesday, USC Upstate Saturday on the Road

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Ava Bjorkman-Tracy

Daysha Chaney

Addie Cooper

Kylie Kroese

Mercedes McNabb

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Women's Soccer Takes on Gardner-Webb Wednesday, USC Upstate Saturday on the Road

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Players Mentioned

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Daysha Chaney

Addie Cooper

Kylie Kroese

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