Men's Soccer Travels to East Tennessee State Tuesday, USC Upstate Saturday to Start Big South Conference Play

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Soccer travels to East Tennessee State on Tuesday (Sept. 16) before heading to USC Upstate on Saturday (Sept. 20) to start Big South Conference play.

UNC Asheville (4-1-0) at ETSU (0-4-1)

Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025 | 6 PM | Summers-Taylor Stadium | Johnson City, Tenn.

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The Bulldogs come into the week at 4-1-0, off to the program's best start since 1995 after a 2-0 win at Wofford last Tuesday (Sept. 9).
Asheville is tied for the Big South Conference lead in goals per game at 2.00, while also leading the league in opponent scoring average at 0.80.
Asheville is also tied for fifth in the league in corner kicks with 23.
Rodrigo Mendes is tied for the league lead in goals with four, while also leading the league in points with 10. Arnor Hardarson is also tied for fifth in the league in goals with three.
Charlie Wood, Mendes and Hardarson are each tied for fourth in the Big South with two assists apiece.
Lucca Barros leads the league in Goals Against Average with a .800 GAA, while being tied for seventh in saves with 13 and second in save percentage at .765.
ETSU comes into the week at 0-4-1 after a 2-2 draw with Radford on back on Wednesday (Sept. 10).
ETSU is sixth in the Southern Conference with four goals scored, while also being tied for third with 11 goals allowed on the season. ETSU is also sixth in the league in corner kicks with 20.
Jaime Carrillo leads the team in goals with two, while Henrique Cruz and Isaac Stanley have also scored once each on the season.
Berkay Duncan leads the team in assists with two, while Gabriel Betancourt also has one on the season.
Emil Holmberg is the main goalkeeper for the Bucs, owning a 2.20 GAA, 20 saves and a .645 save percentage.
This will be the seventh all-time meeting between Asheville and ETSU, with ETSU leading the series 3-2-1. The teams played to a 1-1 draw last season on Sept. 24, 2024 in Asheville.

USC Upstate comes into the week at 1-4-1 on the season after a 1-0 loss at Elon on Saturday (Sept. 13).
Upstate is seventh in the Big South Conference in scoring averaging one goal per game, while also ranking sixth in opponent scoring average at 1.83 goals per game.
Upstate also ranks second in the conference with 28 corner kicks.
Oscar Kelly is tied for fifth in goals with three, while Lucas Bergfors and Oskar Kauffman have each scored once on the season.
Vitalis Takawira, Jr. is tied for fourth in the conference with two assists, while Bergfors also has one.
Jarrett Wuerslin is sixth in the league with a 1.83 GAA, while also leading the league in saves (28) and ranking fourth in the league with a .718 save percentage.
This will be the 15^th all-time meeting between Asheville and Upstate, with Upstate leading the all-time series 8-5-1. Asheville has won the last two in the series including a 4-1 win in Spartanburg last year on Nov. 2, 2024.

Men's Soccer Travels to East Tennessee State Tuesday, USC Upstate Saturday to Start Big South Conference Play

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Players Mentioned

Lucca Barros

Arnor Hardarson

Rodrigo Mendes

Charlie Wood

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Men's Soccer Travels to East Tennessee State Tuesday, USC Upstate Saturday to Start Big South Conference Play

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Players Mentioned

Lucca Barros

Arnor Hardarson

Rodrigo Mendes

Charlie Wood

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