ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop men's soccer suffered a 3-0 loss to UNC Asheville, Saturday evening in Big South Conference action.
 
Winthrop (2-8, 0-2 Big South) 0, UNC Asheville (3-7-1, 2-1 Big South) 3
Oct. 5, 2019
Rock Hill, SC (Eagle Field)
 
Winthrop Starters: Jones (GK), Smith, Jackson, Rapp, Mola, Estevez, Mace, Carreras, Jacobsen, Walshaw, Foster
UNC Asheville Starters:  Payne (GK), Katt, Adams, Shabout, Vignali, Felipe Dantas, Hichman, Lewis, Rossetti, Howard, Boccuzzi
 
Goals
43' – UNCA – Evans (unassisted)
59' – UNCA – Own Goal
79' – UNCA – Morales (Evans)
 

Game Recap

• The first half saw the Eagles have a couple of good chances for an early lead
• Andreas Jackson was on the end of a corner kick in the 5^th minute as he had a free header from about eight yards out from goal that sailed over the bar
• The first half seemed to be headed for a scoreless tie but Nate Evans put the Bulldogs up before the break
• Evans collected a free ball, dribbled toward the middle of the field and fired a shot on goal that went over the head of Sam Jones and just under the bar into the net
• The Bulldogs grabbed a 2-0 lead in the 59^th minute when a corner kick went off the back of a Winthrop defender at the back post and into the net
• Marc Carreras nearly cut the deficit in half a ball bounced back to him at the corner of the 18 and his struck a half volley that bent over the head of the keeper but Jarrett Payne just got his finger tips on the ball diving backward and it tipped just over the bar
• The Eagles applied pressure offensively looking to get the board but just couldn't connect on several services into the box
• In the 79^th minute Frank Morales took a pass from Evans, cut back toward the top of the 18 and fired a shot into the top left corner
• Eagles finished with a 9-7 advantage in shots and 7-4 edge in corner kicks

 
Notables

• Jones finished with one save as he falls to 1-3 on the year
• Jordi Mola made his season debut as he returned from injury as the center back put in 76 minutes

 
Looking Ahead
Winthrop remains at home as it will host Campbell in a Big South matchup on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m.  
 
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Looking ahead.

Coach Ridenhour & the squad plan to put tonight's defeat behind them and focus on Campbell. pic.twitter.com/obCqUfqHiD

— Winthrop Soccer (@WinthropSoccer) October 5, 2019