UNC Asheville: Men’s Soccer kicks off final day of Blue & White Showdown on Thursday

Photo: WISE Sports Radio 1310, UNC Asheville Athletics


ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Due to forecasted wet weather set to move into the Asheville area this weekend, the UNC Asheville men’s soccer team will compete in the Bulldog Blue & White Showdown on Thursday morning. Kickoff is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.

Blue & White Rewind – With just two days remaining, the Blue Bulldogs have a slight one-point edge on the overall scoreboard, 2-1. The Blue team earned its points in tennis and swimming & diving, while the White team notched one in golf.

Format for Thursday – Thursday’s match will be the same as a normal match consisting of a pair of 45-minute halves.

Rosters for Blue & White – The rosters for Thursday’s match can be found below. The Blue team will be coached by assistant coach Ross Fitzpatrick, while the White squad will be guided by fellow assistant coach Ronnie Hreha.

Blue Team Roster

Leon Musial

A.J. DeVivo

Tanner Gilliam

Wes Ferry

Justin Fleer

Miles Peay

Larsen Hackworth

Conor Behan

Izzy Garcia

Taylor Durall

Nate Evans

Ben Katt

Evan Lewis

 

White Team Roster

Ian McGill

Lane Carroll

Dominic Miller

Josh Peterman

Alex Payne

Silas Goss

Joel Preston

Liam O’Dowd

Noe Varner

Tyson Hichman

Owen Bauer

Colin Daughtry

Jalen Duran

Luke Sloan

Grant Stidham

 

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