University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Friday, October 2
Boiling Springs, NC
7 PM
UNC Asheville
8-2-1, 2-1-0
0
at
3
Gardner-Webb
4-3-1, 2-1-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Asheville | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1 | 2 | 3 |
No. 22 Men's Soccer Drops League Contest at Gardner-Webb
10.02.2026 | Men's Soccer
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - The No. 22 UNC Asheville Men's Soccer team dropped its Big South Conference contest at Gardner-Webb Friday night (Oct. 2). Asheville's longest win streak in program history ends at six matches with the loss.
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The teams spent most of the first half trading runs, possessions and chances as they looked to be heading to the half scoreless. Gardner-Webb would create a run in the final minute that saw the Runnin' Bulldogs score the match's first goal in the final minute of the half. Nicholas Triguero would score his third of the season off assists from Bashir Mansur and Hugo Luengo Yague as Gardner-Webb took a 1-0 lead to the half. Gardner-Webb would score twice in the second half to put the match away and hand Asheville just their second loss of the season. Tim Kreuzpeinter scored his third of the season unassisted in the 69th minute, before Kreuzpeinter helped on the third goal of the match just two minutes later when Leonardo Cristescu scored his first of the season to bring the match to its final score.
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Asheville totaled nine shots in the match, with three on frame while outworking Gardner-Webb 8-2 for corner kicks. Tyler Ware registered a team-high three shots in the match, while Louie Salkeld added two shots and Lennart Granzow, Woody Angell, Orthodoxos Orthodoxou and Alexander Guindy each had one shot in the match with Guindy matching his career-high. Lucca Barros (7-2-1) made three saves between the pipes in the match.
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The Bulldogs (8-2-1, 2-1-0 Big South) return to action next Friday (Oct. 9) hosting Winthrop for Senior Night. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. from Greenwood Field, with video and live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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The teams spent most of the first half trading runs, possessions and chances as they looked to be heading to the half scoreless. Gardner-Webb would create a run in the final minute that saw the Runnin' Bulldogs score the match's first goal in the final minute of the half. Nicholas Triguero would score his third of the season off assists from Bashir Mansur and Hugo Luengo Yague as Gardner-Webb took a 1-0 lead to the half. Gardner-Webb would score twice in the second half to put the match away and hand Asheville just their second loss of the season. Tim Kreuzpeinter scored his third of the season unassisted in the 69th minute, before Kreuzpeinter helped on the third goal of the match just two minutes later when Leonardo Cristescu scored his first of the season to bring the match to its final score.
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Asheville totaled nine shots in the match, with three on frame while outworking Gardner-Webb 8-2 for corner kicks. Tyler Ware registered a team-high three shots in the match, while Louie Salkeld added two shots and Lennart Granzow, Woody Angell, Orthodoxos Orthodoxou and Alexander Guindy each had one shot in the match with Guindy matching his career-high. Lucca Barros (7-2-1) made three saves between the pipes in the match.
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The Bulldogs (8-2-1, 2-1-0 Big South) return to action next Friday (Oct. 9) hosting Winthrop for Senior Night. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. from Greenwood Field, with video and live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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ASH
GWU
Goals
0
3
Shots
9
16
Shots on Goal
3
6
Saves
3
3
Corners
8
2
Fouls
17
14
Scoring Plays
Nicolas Triguero (3)
Assisted By: Bashir Mansur , Hugo Luengo Yague
GOAL by GWU Triguero, Nicolas Assist by Mansur, Bashir and Luengo Yague, Hugo.
44:20
Tim Kreuzpeintner (3)
GOAL by GWU Kreuzpeintner, Tim.
68:02
Leonardo Cristescu (1)
Assisted By: Tim Kreuzpeintner
GOAL by GWU Cristescu, Leonardo Assist by Kreuzpeintner, Tim.
70:36
Game Leaders
fwd
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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