University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Friday, August 23
Asheville, NC
6 pm
UNC Asheville
1-0-0, 0-0-0
3
vs
1
Stetson
0-1-0, 0-0-0
1st half1
2nd half2
FinalF
Stetson
0
1
1
UNC Asheville
1
2
3
Bulldogs Edge Stetson for 3-1 Win Friday Night
08.23.2024 | Men's Soccer
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville men's soccer edged Stetson for a 3-1 win to open the 2024 season Friday night (Aug. 23) at Greenwood Field. The win marks five straight wins in the home opener of the season dating back to 2019 for the Bulldogs.
Aysa Hamid got the scoring started in the 31st minute, after drawing a foul just outside the box. Hamid bent a right-footer to the low left corner for his first of the season and fifth of his career to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead that they would take to the half.
Asheville would stretch its lead in the 59th minute, when a stretch pass sent Rinta Takagi into the box crashing hard. He was taken down to draw a penalty, setting up a Michael Wilkerson penalty kick. The Asheville native buried his second career penalty kick and his second goal in a Bulldog uniform to stretch the lead to 2-0. Stetson responded with a goal in the 79th minute to cut into the deficit, when Charlie Rutt headed home a cross into the box from Charlie Ahl set up by a foul and a free kick. Asheville was resilient in their response however, as Louis Beckett scored literally 10 seconds later off a long ball into the box by Edvin Grolimund. Asheville stood tall defensively to defend home field for the win.
Asheville out-shot Stetson 13-10 in the match including 8-5 in shots on goal while registering four corner kicks to Stetson's five. Wilkerson and Hamid each registered three shots to lead Asheville's offensive attack, with Wilkerson registering a new career high. Beckett and Myles Edmondson each fired two shots in the contest, with Edmondson matching his career high. Seth Hammond, Benian Yao and Viðar Ragnarsson each had one shot in the match, with Yao and Ragnarsson each matching their individual career highs. Charlie Farrar (1-0-0) made four saves for his first win of the season, 11th in an Asheville uniform and 30th of his collegiate career.
The Bulldogs (1-0-0) return to the pitch on Tuesday (Aug. 27) on the road at Virginia Tech. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. from Blacksburg, Va., with video and live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
Aysa Hamid got the scoring started in the 31st minute, after drawing a foul just outside the box. Hamid bent a right-footer to the low left corner for his first of the season and fifth of his career to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead that they would take to the half.
Asheville would stretch its lead in the 59th minute, when a stretch pass sent Rinta Takagi into the box crashing hard. He was taken down to draw a penalty, setting up a Michael Wilkerson penalty kick. The Asheville native buried his second career penalty kick and his second goal in a Bulldog uniform to stretch the lead to 2-0. Stetson responded with a goal in the 79th minute to cut into the deficit, when Charlie Rutt headed home a cross into the box from Charlie Ahl set up by a foul and a free kick. Asheville was resilient in their response however, as Louis Beckett scored literally 10 seconds later off a long ball into the box by Edvin Grolimund. Asheville stood tall defensively to defend home field for the win.
Asheville out-shot Stetson 13-10 in the match including 8-5 in shots on goal while registering four corner kicks to Stetson's five. Wilkerson and Hamid each registered three shots to lead Asheville's offensive attack, with Wilkerson registering a new career high. Beckett and Myles Edmondson each fired two shots in the contest, with Edmondson matching his career high. Seth Hammond, Benian Yao and Viðar Ragnarsson each had one shot in the match, with Yao and Ragnarsson each matching their individual career highs. Charlie Farrar (1-0-0) made four saves for his first win of the season, 11th in an Asheville uniform and 30th of his collegiate career.
The Bulldogs (1-0-0) return to the pitch on Tuesday (Aug. 27) on the road at Virginia Tech. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. from Blacksburg, Va., with video and live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
Team Stats
STE
AVL
Goals
1
3
Shots
10
13
Shots on Goal
5
8
Saves
5
3
Corners
5
4
Fouls
7
10
Scoring Plays
Aysa Hamid (1)
GOAL by AVL Hamid, Aysa.
30:35
Michael Wilkerson
AVL Michael Wilkerson PENALTY KICK GOAL.
58:41
Charlie Rutt (1)
Assisted By: Charles Ahl
GOAL by STE Rutt, Charlie Assist by Ahl, Charles.
78:28
Louis Beckett (1)
Assisted By: Edvin Grolimund
GOAL by AVL Beckett, Louis Assist by Grolimund, Edvin.
78:38
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
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