#1 Seeded Panthers Host #4 UNC Asheville in Big South Semifinal

Men's Soccer April 13, 2021

#1 Seeded Panthers Host #4 UNC Asheville in Big South Semifinal

Wednesday, April 14th vs UNC Asheville (High Point, N.C.) (7:00 PM)

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The High Point University Men's soccer team (10-1) (8-0) returns to action as the Panthers welcome UNC Asheville to Vert Stadium on Wednesday night for the Big South conference tournament semifinals. HPU is coming off a dominant 5-1 win against UNC Asheville in the regular season finale. Sebastian Chalbaud led the way for the Panthers with two goals on the night while Alex Abril, Caco Fernandez , and MD Myers each scored a brace.

Matchup History

The Panthers lead the Bulldogs in the all-time series by a record of 24-6-2.
In the most recent matchup between HPU and UNC Asheville, the Panthers came out on top with a 5-1 victory.

Across the Bench

The Bulldogs are coming off of a 5-1 loss to High Point. Miles Peay scored the lone goal for the Bulldogs.
UNC Asheville is coached by Mick Giordano, who is in his first season as interim head coach of the Bulldogs.

Panthers Notes
Powerful Panthers
With the conference win, the Panthers improved to 34-3-3 in Big South play since 2016. The Panthers are now 8-0 in Big South play, with the most recent win against UNC Asheville, the Panthers completed regular season conference play undefeated.

Panthers in the Polls
HPU is in all three polls this week including 14 in the Top Drawer National Media Poll, the Panthers are fifth in the region for the United Soccer Coaches and are ranked 22th in the United Soccer Coaches poll.

Chalbuad Makes Weekly Honors
Chabauld recorded a brace in the win over UNC Asheville to give himself ten goals on the season. He is ninth in the nation in goals per game with .82 per contest. Last week he was named #5 in Top Drawer Soccer's Top 100 players. He was also named to the College Soccer News National team of the week.

Keep Holden' On
Holden Trent played all 90 minutes in the 5-1 victory over UNC Asheville. Trent is now tied for 10th in the nation for shutouts with five shutouts in 11 games. Trent has recently been selected as a member of the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week. He is the second Panther to be chosen to a Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week joining Myers.

House Call
Myers has been on fire this season. The Delran, New Jersey native is leading the nation in goals per game. Myers currently has 12 goals through HPU's 11 games. Myers has scored braces in seven out of 11 games.

Haines on Last Time
"8-0 in the Big South and 10-1 on the year is an incredible achievement," Coach Haines said after a 5-1 win. "The guys set really high standards, they came into to the season with a lot of belief and confidence that they could be something special. They have done everything we could possibly have asked them to do. They have worked extremely hard and they are a special group. We're enjoying the success, we are happy but we are not content we want to keep going we want to continue to win trophies, and want to continue to push this program to new heights. The guys down in the locker room are the ones that are driving that, they are an incredible group of kids, it's been a joy to work with them this season."

Limiting Chances
Throughout 11 games the Panthers have only allowed six goals. The Panther defense is holding opponents to a .079 shooting percentage with only 32 of the opponents' shots registered being on goal. HPU is outscoring opponents 34-6 which currently leads the nation in goal differential.

Bring 'em Back
High Point seniors Mason Marcey & Nick Phipps announced on social media last week that they are coming back for the Fall of 2021 season. This means the Panthers will return the entire roster from this spring & add a Top 25 recruiting class into the mix.

#GoHPU

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