University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Men's Soccer Hosts Longwood in Big South Conference Tournament Quarterfinal on Wednesday
11.04.2024 | Men's Soccer
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Soccer hosts Longwood in a Big South Conference tournament quarterfinal on Wednesday (Nov. 6). Kickoff is set for Greenwood Field as the Bulldogs will host postseason soccer for the second consecutive season.
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No. 4 UNC Asheville vs. No. 5 Longwood
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Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 | Greenwood Field | 6:00 p.m.
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ESPN+ | Live Stats
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White Rabbit and Appalachian Chics Food Trucks will be in attendance.Â
Match Notes
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No. 4 UNC Asheville vs. No. 5 Longwood
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Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 | Greenwood Field | 6:00 p.m.
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ESPN+ | Live Stats
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White Rabbit and Appalachian Chics Food Trucks will be in attendance.Â
Match Notes
- UNC Asheville (7-3-4, 3-2-2 Big South) is in the Big South Conference tournament in back-to-back years for the first time since 2015-16, as the No. 4 seed.
- Asheville secured the No. 4 seed in the tournament with a 4-1 win over rival USC Upstate on Saturday (Nov. 2).
- Asheville is fourth in the conference in goals per game at 1.64 and also leading the league in corner kicks with 89.
- Brendan Herb is tied for ninth in the league in goals with four, while Louis Beckett and Edvin Grolimund are tied for fifth in the league with four assists apiece.
- Charlie Farrar leads the league in save percentage (.815) and goals against average (.736), while also ranking fifth in saves with 44.
- Longwood enters the tournament as the No. 5 seed at 4-9-3 and 2-4-1 in the conference after a 2-2 draw with Radford on Saturday (Nov. 2).
- Longwood is fifth in the conference in goals per game (1.50) and also tied for seventh in corner kicks with 48.
- Ethan Stevenson is second in the league in goals with 10, while he and Mateo Nance lead the team in assists with three each.
- Max Hinke is sixth in the conference in goals against average (2.21), first in the league in saves (79) and fifth in save percentage (.693).
- This will be the 19th all-time meeting between Asheville and Longwood, with the series tied 8-8-2. Asheville won the regular season meeting on Oct. 26 in Farmville by a score of 4-0.
- Asheville is also 0-1-0 all-time against Longwood in Big South Conference tournament play, with a record of 2-3-0 in Big South Conference tournament play at home.
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