University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Men's Soccer Falls to No. 7 High Point on Saturday
10.04.2025 | Men's Soccer
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Soccer fell to No. 7 High Point on Saturday (Oct. 4) at Greenwood Field by a score of 4-0.
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High Point struck first in the 16th minute, when a driving Daniel Lugo put a shot on frame and was met by a point blank save from Lucca Barros. Beau Yantz was there on the far post to clean up the rebound for his first of the season. High Point doubled its lead in the 31st minute when Koven Johnson scored his first of the season off an assist from Celestin Blondel as High Point led 2-0 at the break.
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Two Panther goals in the second half would bring the match to its final score.
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Asheville registered three shots in the match to go along with edging High Point 5-3 in corner kicks. Benian Yao, Arnor Hardarson and Eli Berry each registered one shot in the match for Asheville. Barros (5-4-1) made one save between the pipes in the match.
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The Bulldogs (5-4-1, 1-2-0) return to the pitch next Sunday (Oct. 12) at Longwood in Big South Conference action. Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m. from Farmville, Va. with video and live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com. Â
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High Point struck first in the 16th minute, when a driving Daniel Lugo put a shot on frame and was met by a point blank save from Lucca Barros. Beau Yantz was there on the far post to clean up the rebound for his first of the season. High Point doubled its lead in the 31st minute when Koven Johnson scored his first of the season off an assist from Celestin Blondel as High Point led 2-0 at the break.
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Two Panther goals in the second half would bring the match to its final score.
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Asheville registered three shots in the match to go along with edging High Point 5-3 in corner kicks. Benian Yao, Arnor Hardarson and Eli Berry each registered one shot in the match for Asheville. Barros (5-4-1) made one save between the pipes in the match.
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The Bulldogs (5-4-1, 1-2-0) return to the pitch next Sunday (Oct. 12) at Longwood in Big South Conference action. Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m. from Farmville, Va. with video and live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com. Â
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Team Stats
HPU
AVL
Goals
4
0
Shots
7
3
Shots on Goal
5
0
Saves
0
1
Corners
3
5
Fouls
8
12
Scoring Plays

Beau Yantz (1)
Assisted By: Daniel Lugo
GOAL by HPU Yantz, Beau Assist by Lugo, Daniel.
15:37

Koven Johnson (1)
Assisted By: Celestin Blondel
GOAL by HPU Johnson, Koven Assist by Blondel, Celestin.
30:45

Jefferson Amaya (1)
HPU Jefferson Amaya PENALTY KICK GOAL.
58:09

Daniel Lugo (7)
Assisted By: Celestin Blondel , Alfred Baafi
GOAL by HPU Lugo, Daniel Assist by Blondel, Celestin and Baafi, Alfred.
65:16
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
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