The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Saturday, September 18
Boiling Springs, N.C.
3:00 PM
UAB
at
Gardner-Webb
Photo by: Dangerous Dave Brandsma
Blazers Travel to Battle Gardner-Webb on Saturday
9/17/2021 8:57:00 AM | Men's Soccer
BIRMINGHAM – The UAB men's soccer team heads to Boiling Springs, North Carolina, for a nonconference matchup at Gardner-Webb on Saturday. Saturday's kickoff at Greene-Harbison Stadium is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Saturday's contest will mark UAB's final nonconference matchup before Conference USA play begins on Sept. 25. No streaming will be available for this weekend's match, but fans will be able to follow Saturday's action via live stats.
LAST TIME OUT
UAB fell to Memphis in another edition of the Battle of the Bones rivalry on Saturday night at BBVA Field. After 33 minutes of scoreless action, an own goal off a Memphis corner kickstarted the Tigers' offense.
The Tigers doubled their lead less than seven minutes later to take a 2-0 advantage into halftime. Memphis scored off a counterattack to push its lead to 3-0 before senior forward Nathaniel St. Louis scored his team-best third goal of the season via a penalty kick to push the game to its final margin at 3-1.
UAB fired nine shots, five of which were on target, in the setback to the Tigers. St. Louis paced the Blazers with four shots and three shots on goal. Goalkeeper Trevor Jackson made five saves after making back-to-back starts for the first time in his UAB career.
THE SERIES VS. GARDNER-WEBB
UAB holds a 2-0-1 record against the Runnin' Bulldogs, posting an undefeated 3-0-1 record against teams in the Big South Conference.
The Blazers and Runnin' Bulldogs last faced off in 2019 at BBVA Field when UAB overcame a 3-0 halftime deficit to knock off Gardner-Webb 4-3 in regulation. A pair of own goals helped build GWU's first-half lead, but former Blazer Aodhan O'Hara secured a brace to lead the Blazers to victory. O'Hara's second goal of the match came in the 77th minute and put the Blazers in the lead for good.
Current Blazers Brooks Rice and Joseph Buete recorded assists in the 2019 comeback victory. The win also marked head coach Jeff Kinney's second victory as UAB's head coach.
UAB earned a 3-1 home win over GWU in 2015. The first matchup between the two programs resulted in a 1-1 draw back in 2006.
SCOUTING GARDNER-WEBB
Gardner-Webb holds a 1-5 record through six matches in 2021. The Runnin' Bulldogs notched their first win of the season on Saturday, shutting out VMI 2-0 in Boiling Springs.
GWU was predicted to finish fourth in the Big South behind High Point, Campbell and USC Upstate. GWU's Sebastian Reventlow paces the Runnin' Bulldogs with three points this season.
Lauritis Lillemose, Omar Boudaka and Ryan Madondo have also registered a goal apiece. Goalkeeper Mallel Rios has played all 540 minutes in net for the Runnin' Bulldogs this season, posting 20 saves and a .645 save percentage.
Head coach Tony Setzer, who has been the head coach at GWU since 1988, enters another season with the Runnin' Bulldogs. Setzer holds a 223-363-4 record across his 35-year coaching career.
COMMON OPPONENTS
UAB and Gardner-Webb share just one common opponent this season – South Carolina. The Blazers will face the Gamecocks on Oct. 9 for a Conference USA matchup, while Gardner-Webb will make the short trip to Columbia, South Carolina, for a nonconference contest on Sept. 28.
LIVE STATS
Fans can follow this weekend's match via StatBroadcast.
Men's Soccer season tickets are on sale by purchasing the 2021-22 Gold Card for $65 here. The 2021-22 Gold Card will get you access to all home events for Women's Soccer, Men's Soccer, Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Softball, and Baseball (Regions Field & Young Memorial). This card is not valid for Conference USA or NCAA Championship events.
Individual match tickets can be purchased here.
For more information on the UAB men's soccer team, follow @UAB_MSoc on Twitter and Instagram.
Saturday's contest will mark UAB's final nonconference matchup before Conference USA play begins on Sept. 25. No streaming will be available for this weekend's match, but fans will be able to follow Saturday's action via live stats.
LAST TIME OUT
UAB fell to Memphis in another edition of the Battle of the Bones rivalry on Saturday night at BBVA Field. After 33 minutes of scoreless action, an own goal off a Memphis corner kickstarted the Tigers' offense.
The Tigers doubled their lead less than seven minutes later to take a 2-0 advantage into halftime. Memphis scored off a counterattack to push its lead to 3-0 before senior forward Nathaniel St. Louis scored his team-best third goal of the season via a penalty kick to push the game to its final margin at 3-1.
UAB fired nine shots, five of which were on target, in the setback to the Tigers. St. Louis paced the Blazers with four shots and three shots on goal. Goalkeeper Trevor Jackson made five saves after making back-to-back starts for the first time in his UAB career.
THE SERIES VS. GARDNER-WEBB
UAB holds a 2-0-1 record against the Runnin' Bulldogs, posting an undefeated 3-0-1 record against teams in the Big South Conference.
The Blazers and Runnin' Bulldogs last faced off in 2019 at BBVA Field when UAB overcame a 3-0 halftime deficit to knock off Gardner-Webb 4-3 in regulation. A pair of own goals helped build GWU's first-half lead, but former Blazer Aodhan O'Hara secured a brace to lead the Blazers to victory. O'Hara's second goal of the match came in the 77th minute and put the Blazers in the lead for good.
Current Blazers Brooks Rice and Joseph Buete recorded assists in the 2019 comeback victory. The win also marked head coach Jeff Kinney's second victory as UAB's head coach.
UAB earned a 3-1 home win over GWU in 2015. The first matchup between the two programs resulted in a 1-1 draw back in 2006.
SCOUTING GARDNER-WEBB
Gardner-Webb holds a 1-5 record through six matches in 2021. The Runnin' Bulldogs notched their first win of the season on Saturday, shutting out VMI 2-0 in Boiling Springs.
GWU was predicted to finish fourth in the Big South behind High Point, Campbell and USC Upstate. GWU's Sebastian Reventlow paces the Runnin' Bulldogs with three points this season.
Lauritis Lillemose, Omar Boudaka and Ryan Madondo have also registered a goal apiece. Goalkeeper Mallel Rios has played all 540 minutes in net for the Runnin' Bulldogs this season, posting 20 saves and a .645 save percentage.
Head coach Tony Setzer, who has been the head coach at GWU since 1988, enters another season with the Runnin' Bulldogs. Setzer holds a 223-363-4 record across his 35-year coaching career.
COMMON OPPONENTS
UAB and Gardner-Webb share just one common opponent this season – South Carolina. The Blazers will face the Gamecocks on Oct. 9 for a Conference USA matchup, while Gardner-Webb will make the short trip to Columbia, South Carolina, for a nonconference contest on Sept. 28.
LIVE STATS
Fans can follow this weekend's match via StatBroadcast.
Individual match tickets can be purchased here.
For more information on the UAB men's soccer team, follow @UAB_MSoc on Twitter and Instagram.
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