UNC ASHEVILLE 2018 MEN’S SOCCER QUICK FACTS UNC Asheville Athletics Communications • UNCABulldogs.com • @AshevilleDogs University Facts 2018 UNC Asheville Men’s Soccer Location: Asheville, North Carolina Head Coach: Mathes Mennell Founded: 1927 Alma Mater: Air Force, 1996 Overall Record (Years): 14-40-2 (Fourth Year) Enrollment: 3,800 UNC Asheville Record (Years): Same Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Royal Blue and White Assistant Coach: Matt Tellez Alma Mater: Sacramento State, 2011 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Big South Assistant Coach: Mick Giordano Facility(Capacity): Greenwood Field (1,000) Alma Mater: UNC Asheville, 2013 Chancellor: Dr. Nancy J. Cable Assistant Coach: Jeremy Jordan Director of Athletics: Janet R. Cone Alma Mater: Mars Hill, 2000 Athletic Department Phone: (828) 251-6459 Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Cameron Clark Alma Mater: Catawba, 2009 UNC Asheville External Relations 2017 Breakdown Brian Hand Overall Record: 2-15-1 Assistant Athletic Director for External Relations/ Conference Record (Finish): 1-6-1 (T-7th) Men’s Soccer Contact Home/Away/Neutral Record: 1-5-1/1-10-0/ Office Phone: (828) 250-2392 0-0-0 Cell Phone: (803) 646-9716 2018 Breakdown Email: [email protected] Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/12 Mitchell Miegel Newcomers: 13 Assistant Director of Communications Key Returners: Cell Phone: (770) 542-7873 - Joe LaCasto, Sr., MF Email: [email protected] - Dante Bova, So., D - Brandon Millington, Sr., D Office Fax: (828) 251-6386 Key Newcomers: Website: www.uncabulldogs.com - All 13 Key Transfers: - Mac Gourlay, D, R-Fr., NC State Mailing Address: Key Losses: One University Heights - Zack Compton, D Justice Center, CPO #2600 - Andrew Lawrence, D Asheville, N.C. 28804 CONNECT WITH UNC ASHEVILLE ATHLETICS Official Athletics Twitter .................... @ashevilledogs Official Athletics Instagram ............... @ashevilledogs Official Athletics Facebook Facebook.com/AshevilleDogs AVL Men’s Soccer Twitter/Instagram .... @UNCA_MSOC 1 UNC ASHEVILLE 2018 ROSTER No. Name CL Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown/High School 0 Grant Stidham Fr. 6-0 160 GK Cary, N.C./Panther Creek High School 2 Ben Katt Fr. 6-2 170 MF Waynesville, N.C./Tuscola High School 3 Kyle Adams Jr. 5-9 155 Jr. Rolling Hills Estates, Calif./Palos Verdes Penisula 4 Miles Peay Fr. 6-1 160 W/F Raleigh, N.C./Green Hope High School 5 Brandon Millington Sr. 6-1 175 D Raleigh, N.C./Middle Creek High School 7 Lane Carroll Fr. 5-10 150 MF/F Bristol, Tenn./Virginia High School 8 Izaiah Vignali Fr. 5-11 170 MF Fairview, N.C./A.C. Reynolds High School 9 Luiz Felipe Dantas Jr. 5-11 170 F Cuiaba, Brazil/Rabun Gap Naccochee School 10 Joe LaCasto Sr. 5-11 165 MF Huntington Beach, Calif./Servite High School 11 Nate Evans Fr. 6-1 160 F/MF Decatur, Ga./Decatur High School 12 Evan Lewis Fr. 5-11 155 D/MF Asheville, N.C./T.C. Roberson High School 13 Mac Gourlay R-Fr. 6-1 190 D Asheville, N.C./Carolina Day 14 Frank Morales Jr. 5-8 165 MF Greeley, Colo./Frontier Academy 15 Josh Peterman So. 6-4 175 F Greensboro, N.C./Caldwell Academy 16 Brendan O’Dowd Sr. 6-0 170 MF Cary, N.C./Panther Creek High School 17 Alex Payne Fr. 5-10 160 D Fuquay-Varina, N.C./Fuquay-Varina High School 18 Austin Howard Jr. 5-11 165 MF Asheville, N.C./Carolina Day 19 Dante Bova So. 6-9 205 D Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead Union High School 20 Jalen Duran Fr. 5-6 140 D Raleigh, N.C./Roseville High School 21 Liam O’Dowd Fr. 5-10 160 MF/D Cary, N.C./Panther Creek High School 22 Ameen Onasanya Fr. 5-8 158 F Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg High School 23 Tanner Gilliam Fr. 6-0 165 D/MF Hendersonville, N.C./Hendersonville High School 24 Carter Phillips Jr. 6-1 170 MF Sneads Ferry, N.C./Dixon High School 25 Dino Dziergas Jr. 5-11 170 F Indian Trail, N.C./Porter Ridge High School 26 Colin Daughtry So. 6-2 160 F Raleigh, N.C./Athens Drive High School 27 Luke Manring Jr. 5-9 165 MF Kernersville, N.C./Wesleyan Christian 28 Taylor Durall R-Fr. 6-5 205 F Plover, Wis./Shattuck St. Mary’s 32 Dakotah Bainter R-So. 6-2 190 GK Aurora, Colo./Grandview High School 45 Tyler Moore R-Sr. 6-2 190 GK Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central High School Pronunciations Coaching Staff HC Men-uhl AC Tel-ez Head Coach: Mathes Mennell (Fourth Season) AC G-or-dan-oh Assistant Coach: Matt Tellez 4 Pe-a 8 Vig-Nal-e Assistant Coach: Mick Giordano 9 Shorten to just Luiz (no Felipe) and then Assistant Coach: Jeremy Jordan Don-tez 13 Gore-lay 19 Bow-Va 22 O-na-San-ya 25 D-Ja-Gus 28 Doral (like city, golf course in Florida) 32 Baint-Er 2 UNC ASHEVILLE 2017 FINAL STATS 3 UNC ASHEVILLE 2018 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time AUGUST 8/11 Northern Kentucky# Highland Heights, Ky. 11 a.m. 8/14 Mercer# Macon, Ga. 5 p.m. 8/18 GEORGIA SOUTHERN# GREENWOOD FIELD 6 p.m. 8/24 Wright State Dayton, Ohio 7 p.m. 8/27 Wofford Spartanburg, S.C. 7 p.m. 8/31 USC UPSTATE* GREENWOOD FIELD 6 p.m. SEPTEMBER 9/4 Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 7 p.m. 9/7 College of Charleston& Wilmington, N.C. 5 p.m. 9/9 UNCW& Wilmington, N.C. 2:30 p.m. 9/12 APPALACHIAN STATE GREENWOOD FIELD 6 p.m. 9/16 Davidson Davidson, N.C. 2 p.m. 9/22 LONGWOOD* GREENWOOD FIELD 6 p.m. 9/29 FURMAN GREENWOOD FIELD 6 p.m. OCTOBER 10/3 High Point* High Point, N.C. 7 p.m. 10/6 WINTHROP* GREENWOOD FIELD 5 p.m. 10/10 Presbyterian College* Clinton, S.C. 7 p.m. 10/13 Radford* Radford, Va. 4 p.m. 10/20 VMI GREENWOOD FIELD 3 p.m. 10/27 Campbell* Buies Creek, N.C. 7 p.m. 10/31 GARDNER-WEBB* GREENWOOD FIELD 6 p.m. All times Eastern standard time and subject to change home games appear in BOLD, played at Greenwood Field * - Big South Conference match # - Exhibition & - UNCW SpringHill Suites Classic 4.