GREENSBORO, N.C. - Working to a .500 week, UNCG men's soccer enters this Wednesday's contest with Elon after a 5-1 win over UNC Asheville and a most recent 4-2 loss at the hands of Appalachian State.
Despite dropping the decision to the Mountaineers, the Spartans continued to prove themselves as one of the top-50 offenses in the country, scoring a pair against an ASU side that has given up a goal or less in five of seven matches played this season. UNCG will be up against an Elon squad that has had difficulty hitting the back of the net lately, securing just three goals in its last five contests and averaging 1.29 goals per game on the year.
WHAT TO KNOW
Who: Elon
Where: Elon, N.C. | Rudd Field
When: Wednesday September 25th | 7 PM
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MATCHUP HISTORY
• UNCG will have a chance to even its all-time series with Elon this week, with the Phoenix holding a record advantage of 11-10-1
• The last time the Spartans faced the Phoenix, they won 1-0 in a double-overtime thriller
THE SPARTANS
• Falling to App State 4-2 last weekend, the Spartans are the only other team on the Mountaineers' schedule, beside No. 9 Saint John's, to score multiple goals against ASU in 2019
• Defender Casey Penland scored his second of the year against App State, while Albert Pedra's PK finish in the first half puts him one off a team lead, with three
• The Spartans scored a season-high against UNC Asheville on Wednesday, beating the Bulldogs 5-1 on the road
• Micah Albert and Faisal Almubaslat each scored a brace against UNCA, the first time UNCG has had two players score a pair of goals since defeating VMI 8-1 in 2016
• Averaging 1.86 goals per match, the Spartans currently rank 39th in scoring offense, while their 13 total goals sit 29th
THE PHOENIX
• Elon has won just one of its last six matches, holding a goal differential of -8 in that span. The side has scored just three goals since the first two matches of the season
• The Phoenix have a total of nine goals over seven matches thus far, with sophomore midfielders Christian Lauenborg and Valdimar Jonsson tying for a team-high of two tallies
COMING UP NEXT
The Spartans continue their in-state road tilt, traveling to Davidson for a 7 p.m. matchup next Tuesday. UNCG holds an 18-8-2 record against the Wildcats all-time, and are 6-1-1 against the side since 2005
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