The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
#14 UAB Takes On Belmont Wednesday Night
9/24/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 24, 2013
No. 14 UAB (4-1-1) vs. Belmont (3-2-1)
Details: Wednesday, Sept. 25 • 7:00 p.m. CT • West Campus Field • Birmingham, Ala.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The UAB men’s soccer team will play host to Belmont on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at West Campus Field. The match is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m.
The Blazers are seeking their fifth victory of the year against the Bruins. Five wins in seven matches would be the squad’s best start to a season since 2011.
Tops On Both Sides Of The Pitch
In the most recent NCAA statistical rankings, the UAB men’s soccer team is one of the top offensive and defensive teams in the country. The Blazers are scoring at a clip of 2.50 goals per game, which is tied for eighth in Division I men’s soccer. On the other end, UAB is allowing 0.47 goals per game, which ranks 11th in the nation.
The squad also ranks 16th in the country in save percentage (.864). The team’s 2.17 assists per game and 43 total points rank 18th in the nation, as well.
Individually, senior goalkeeper Raphael Ville is one of the top players in between the posts. Ville holds a 0.50 goals allowed average, which ranks 14th in the country.
Blazers Storm Past Mercer, 4-0
In its last match, the UAB men’s soccer team went back to scoring goals in bunches, defeating Mercer, 4-0, on Saturday, Sept. 21 at West Campus Field. With the win, UAB improved to 4-1-1 on the year.
Junior defender Ian Michalak and sophomore forward Freddy Ruiz and defender Ian Svantesson each contributed a goal in the Blazer victory. Mercer knocked one in its own goal, as well. Redshirt senior midfielder Patrick Huang, redshirt freshman midfielder Aaron Getman-Pickering, and freshman defender Lars Willemse all recorded assists against the Bears.
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