University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Tuesday, August 26
Asheville, NC
6 PM

UNC Asheville

vs

Georgia State

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Men's Soccer Hosts Georgia State on Tuesday, Travels to Queens (N.C.) on Sunday

08.25.2025 | Men's Soccer

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Soccer hosts Georgia State on Tuesday (Aug. 26), before traveling to Queens (N.C.) on Sunday (Aug. 31). The match against Georgia State is also University Appreciation Day.

UNC Asheville (1-0-0) vs. Georgia State (0-0-1)

Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025 | Asheville, N.C. | Greenwood Soccer Field

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LAST TIME OUT

The UNC Asheville men's soccer team defeated Howard 2-1 in Thursday night's home opener in a 2-1 match, with goals from Charlie Wood and Rodrigo Mendes. Both Rodrigo Mendes and Arnor Hardarson collected career firsts: Mendes first goal as a Bulldog and Hardarson's first career assist. Thursday's victory brought the Bulldogs season opener streak to three wins in a row and marked the first win for new head coach Danny Frid.

MATCH NOTES
  • Asheville ranks second in the Big South Conference in goals per game (2.0), while being tied for third in the league in corner kicks with seven.
  • Mendes is third in the conference in shots with four, while Charlie Wood is tied for fourth in the league in points with three.
  • Lucca Barros is tied for third in the league in Goals Against Average (GAA) at 1.00.
  • Georgia State began their season with a 2-2 stalemate against USC Upstate on Thursday (Aug. 21), despite goals from GSU's Tom Williams and Matthew Taylor. 
  • This will be the 19th overall meeting between Asheville and Georgia State, with Georgia State leading the all-time series 12-5-1. Georgia State has won the last two in the series, including a 2-0 win in Asheville back on Sept. 9, 2023.
UNC Asheville (1-0-0) vs. Queens University of Charlotte (0-1-0)

Sunday August 31, 2025 | Charlotte, N.C. | Dickson Field

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MATCH NOTES
  • Queens comes off a 2-0 loss to No. 14 N.C. State on Thursday (Aug. 21), despite keeper Matheus Rhormens recording nine saves on the match.
  • The Royals offense was led by freshmen Sigurdur Hakon Halldorsson and Michael Tzimoulis. The pair were responsible for the Royals' three shots against N.C. State.
  • The Royals wrapped last season with a 5-10-3 conference record, scoring an average of 1.00 goal per match.
  • This is only the third matchup between Asheville and Queens (N.C.) and the historical record is tied at 1-1.

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