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Men's Soccer Hosts California on Tuesday, Radford on Saturday in Conference Play
09.22.2025 | Men's Soccer
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Soccer hosts Cal on Tuesday (Sept. 23), then returns to conference play against Radford on Saturday (Sept. 27). The match against Cal is Mental Health Awareness Night and Saturday's match kicks off Alumni Weekend.
UNC Asheville (4-2-1, 0-1-0 Big South Conference) vs. Cal (3-3-2, 1-1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference)
Tuesday, Sep. 23, 2025 | Asheville, N.C. | Greenwood Soccer Field
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LAST TIME OUT
The UNC Asheville men's soccer team fell to USC Upstate 4-0 in their conference opener on Saturday (Sept. 20). Brede Fiksdal and Rodrigo Mendes each took two of the Bulldog's eight total shots, a career-high for Fiskdal. Mendes was named to the Big South Conference Midseason Watch List last Wednesday (Sept. 17), alongside Arnor Hardarson, sophomore midfielder Charlie Wood, senior defender Viðar Ragnarsson, and sophomore goalkeeper Lucca Barros.
MATCH NOTES
- Asheville is tied for fourth in the conference in scoring at 1.57 goals per game, while also ranking fourth in the conference in opponent scoring average at 1.29 goals per game.
- Asheville is also tied for fifth in the league in corner kicks with 32.
- Rodrigo Mendes is tied for second in the conference in goals with four, while Arnor Hardarson is also tied for eighth with three goals.
- Â Mendes, Hardarson and Charlie Wood each share the team lead in assists with two apiece.
- Â Lucca Barros is fourth in the league in Goals Against Average at 1.29, eighth in saves with 17 and sixth in save percentage at.654.
- Cal comes into the week at 3-3-2 overall and 1-1-1 in the ACC after a 3-1 loss at Clemson on Friday (Sept. 19).
- Â Cal is tied for 11th in the ACC in goals per game at 1.38, while also ranking last in the conference in opponent scoring average at 1.50 goals per game.
- Â Cal is also third in the ACC in corner kicks with 63.
- Â Luka Lukic is tied for third in the league in goals with five, while Kieran Bracken Serra leads the team in assists with three.
- Connor Lambe is the Golden Bears main goalkeeper, owning a 1.50 GAA, 16 saves and a .640 save percentage.
- Â This will be the first-ever meeting between Asheville and Cal in men's soccer. This will be the first time Asheville has hosted an ACC opponent since welcoming North Carolina back on Oct. 20, 1999. The Bulldogs are looking for the first win against an ACC opponent since a 2-1 double overtime win over Clemson back on Oct. 9, 2007.
Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025 | Asheville, N.C. | Greenwood Soccer Field
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MATCH NOTES
- Radford enters the week at 2-3-2 overall and 1-0-0 in the Big South Conference after a 3-0 win over Longwood back on Saturday (Sept. 20). Radford travels to VMI on Wednesday (Sept. 24) before coming to Asheville.
- Radford is tied for fourth in the league in goals per game at 1.57, while also ranking sixth in opponent scoring average at 1.71 goals per game.
- Radford is also tied for fifth in the Big South Conference in corner kicks with 32.
- Kenshin Akimoto is tied for second in the conference in goals with four, while Carter McClain is tied for eighth in goals with three.
- Â Hiromasa Iwai is tied for the league lead in assists with four, while Anton Jerga is tied for fourth with three helpers on the season.
- Â Ben Miller is sixth in the league with a 1.71 GAA, tied for second with 28 saves and fourth in save percentage (.700).
- Â This will be the 42nd all-time meeting between Asheville and Radford, with Radford leading the all-time series 27-11-3. The teams played to a 0-0 draw at Radford last year on Oct. 19, 2024.
