Match Information
Opponent: UNC Asheville Bulldogs (6-8-0, 1-3-0)
When: Saturday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m.
Where: Vert Stadium
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Live Stats: HighPointPanthers.com (
LINK)
Live Video: Big South Network (
LINK)
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High Point Notes:
           • High Point picked up its third-straight win to open Big South play with a 2-0 victory on the road at Campbell on Wednesday night. Redshirt-junior
Bailey Beattie and redshirt-sophomore
Meredith Dunker both scored as the Panthers improved to 7-4-1 overall and 3-0-0 in conference play.
           • Junior
Alex Hank is now tied with former Panther Andrea Ritchie for the HPU Div. I career record in wins after earning her sixth victory of the season and the 22nd in her career on Wednesday against Campbell.
           • High Point is undefeated in eight games against non-Power 5 opponents with a record of 7-0-1. The Panthers have outscored their opponents in those eight games, 17-5, and posted four shutouts.
           • Redshirt-senior
Kelsey Perrell is tied for second in the Big South in both points (14) and goals (6). Beattie who is second on the team with six points on two goals and two assists. All told, 10 players have combined to score 19 goals for High Point.
           • Hank has started all 12 games for HPU in goal and has a 1.55 goals-against average with a .761 save percentage. In eight games against non-Power 5 opponents she is 6-0-1 and has allowed just five goals while posting four shutouts.
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UNC Asheville Notes:
           • UNC Asheville enters the weekend with a 6-8-0 overall record following a 1-0 win at Presbyterian College on Wednesday. The win was the Bulldogs' first in Big South play after opening with a road loss at Charleston Southern and home losses to Radford and Campbell.
           • Courtney Naber scored Asheville's lone goal in the win over Presbyterian College.
           • The Bulldogs feature a balanced attack with five different players recording at least three goals so far this season. Paige Trent is tops on the team in goals with four while Caroline Houser leads the team with 14 points on three goals and eight assists. Naber, Emma Houser and Rachel Snyder are all tied with Houser with three goals apiece through 14 games.
           • Keller Dixon has played 12 games in goal with seven starts for Asheville this season. She is 4-4-0 with a 1.71 goals-against average and a .780 save percentage. The redshirt-sophomore has two shutouts on the season.
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Series Notes:
           • High Point leads the all-time series with UNC Asheville with an 11-7-3 record in 21 meetings.
           • The Panthers picked up a 3-0 road win in the teams' last meeting thanks goals by
Jenny Marshall,
Bri Jean-Charles and
Tyler Gordon.
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