University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
6-3-3, 3-0-0
Radford
3-6-1, 1-1-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Asheville | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Radford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bulldogs Rout Radford 7-0 for Key Big South Conference Victory
09.30.2026 | Women's Soccer
Asheville took on the offense right away, as the Bulldogs pressed from the start. Asheville's first goal came off a turnover in the Radford end when Alex Gib caused a turnover before feeding a ball to the far wing for Lili Adams. Adams launched a rocket to the top right corner for a 1-0 Bulldogs lead in the 13th minute for her seventh of the season and ninth of her career with Gib collecting her second assist of the season and of her career on the play.
The Bulldogs kept the pressure up over the rest of the first half, with another Radford turnover leading to a scoring chance. Manuela Schreier caused a turnover in the 38th minute before finding countrywomen Lilly Graumann on the far wing. Graumann fired a low shot to the left corner for a 2-0 lead, scoring her fourth of the season and seventh of her career with Schreier collecting her second assist of the year and third assist of her career.13' | LA scores from Alex and it's 1-0 Dogs! 🤩 #ALLinAVL pic.twitter.com/GoOhjG8qXO
— Asheville Women's Soccer (@UNCAvlWSoccer) September 30, 2026
The first half would end with a bang, when Alexa Francis would push down the near wing in the 40th minute before crossing a ball to Schreier at the top of the box. Schreier turned and fired to the top right corner for a 3-0 Bulldog lead, scoring her third of the season and fourth of her career with Francis picking up her second helper of the season and third of her career as Asheville took a 3-0 lead to the half.38' | The German connection puts us up 2-0 🇩🇪
— Asheville Women's Soccer (@UNCAvlWSoccer) October 1, 2026
Manu finds LG for the goal!#ALLinAVL pic.twitter.com/HukylSvLxB
40' | MANUUUUU 🗣️
— Asheville Women's Soccer (@UNCAvlWSoccer) October 1, 2026
We take a 3-0 lead to the half!#ALLinAVL pic.twitter.com/Hl8jRC1Wav
Asheville would put an exclamation point on the win with four goals in the second half. The Bulldogs from Germany would connect again in the 63rd minute, when Schreier would find some space to feed Graumann who would register her first career brace with a score and a 4-0 Bulldogs lead.
Just four minutes later, a Radford foul outside the box set Adams up with a free kick. Adams blasted a rocket to the top left corner for her second goal of the night and her third brace of the season giving Asheville a 5-0 lead.63' | The Germans connect again 🇩🇪
— Asheville Women's Soccer (@UNCAvlWSoccer) October 1, 2026
This time Manu feeds LG and she completes the brace!#ALLinAVL pic.twitter.com/5Q6SuB5TXX
The Bulldogs continued to press in to the late stages of the match, when Makayla Cihlar got in on the scoring in the 81st minute off an assist from Haydan Erck. Cihlar scored her fifth of the season and of her career on the play, while Erck tallied her second assist of the season and sixth of her career. Just 55 seconds later, Joanna Tucker would put the finishing touches on the victory with her second goal of the season and of her career off an assist from Schreier who finished the night a career-high three assists and five points.67' | LA for the brace 🚀
— Asheville Women's Soccer (@UNCAvlWSoccer) October 1, 2026
It's 5-0 Dogs!#ALLinAVL pic.twitter.com/oJfhGxz8S4
Asheville outshot Radford 19-9 in the match, including 11-4 in shots on goal while also edging the Highlanders 5-4 in corner kicks. Graumann and Adams each registered four shots in the match to pace the offense with Graumann matching her career-high, along with two shots each from Kandis Calvin and Schreier. Arna Hogarth-Scott, Landyn Wessels, Cihlar, Francis, Tucker, Maleigh Dawson and Karlee Benz each also registered one shot in the match. London Phoenix (6-3-2) made four saves between the pipes for her third shutout of the season and of her career.
The Bulldogs (6-3-3, 3-0-0 Big South) return to action Saturday night (Oct. 3) at Gardner-Webb in Big South Conference play. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. from Boiling Springs, N.C. with video and live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Lili Adams (8)
Assisted By: Alexandra Gib
GOAL by AVL Adams, Lili Assist by Gib, Alexandra.
12:31
Lilly Graumann (5)
Assisted By: Manuela Schreier
GOAL by AVL Graumann, Lilly Assist by Schreier, Manuela.
37:10
Manuela Schreier (3)
Assisted By: Alexa Francis
GOAL by AVL Schreier, Manuela Assist by Francis, Alexa.
39:07
Lilly Graumann (5)
Assisted By: Manuela Schreier
GOAL by AVL Graumann, Lilly Assist by Schreier, Manuela.
62:06
Lili Adams (8)
GOAL by AVL Adams, Lili.
66:39
Makayla Cihlar (5)
Assisted By: Haydan Erck
GOAL by AVL Cihlar, Makayla Assist by Erck, Haydan.
80:59
Joanna Tucker (2)
Assisted By: Manuela Schreier
GOAL by AVL Tucker, Joanna Assist by Schreier, Manuela.
81:54