10/12/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 12, 2010
Coastal Carolina (6-4-1, 2-1-0) vs. UNC Asheville (3-7-1, 1-2-0)
Wednesday | 10.13.10 | 4 p.m.
Conway, S.C. | Coastal Carolina Soccer Field
CONWAY, S.C. - The Coastal Carolina men's soccer team looks for its third straight when Wednesday at 4 p.m. when the Chanticleers welcome UNC Asheville to the Coastal Carolina Soccer Field.
Coastal Carolina (6-4-1, 2-1-0) sits in third place in the conference standings after claiming a pair of conference games during the week. The Chanticleers opened the week with a 1-0 shutout at VMI to improve to 12-0 all-time against the Keydets.
Chanticleer sophomore Rodrigo Vianna netted his first goal in a Coastal uniform midway through the first half to lift the team to the victory over VMI. Fellow sophomore Luis Faz tallied an assist on the play and currently ranks third on the team with three helpers.
Coastal added a second win during the week following its 2-1 home victory over Presbyterian on Saturday. Justin Portillo struck for his second goal of the season early in the first half before Vianna captured his second game-winning goal of the week with a goal minutes later.
Portillo enters the weekend leading the Chanticleers with eight points on two goals and four assists. Portillo is tied with Kristoffer Sandtroen for the team lead in assists. Pedro Ribeiro and Ross Kelly are tied for the team lead in goals with three apiece.
UNC Asheville (3-7-1, 1-2-0) enters Wednesday's game following a 4-1 loss to Radford on Saturday. The Bulldogs defeated Presbyterian 2-1 in overtime in the previous game for their only conference win, but is the team's only win in its last eight games.
Junior midfielder Connor Holzinger leads the Bulldogs with seven points on one goal and five assists, while midfielders Jake Hagedorn and Colton Paschall are tied for the team lead with three goals.
"We are excited to be playing another conference home game in front of our fans," Coastal Carolina head coach Shaun Docking said. "UNC Asheville will bring a very well-coached team under first-year head coach Matt Kern. I expect it to be another very close and competitive match."
Coastal owns an impressive 24-4-1 record against UNC Asheville in the all-time series that dates back to the 1986 season. The Chanticleers won last season 2-1 in Asheville and have now won eight straight games against the Bulldogs. Coastal has not lost to UNC Asheville since the 2004 season.
