DePriest-Kessler's Late Goal Lifts The Citadel over UNC Asheville in Rainy Home Opener

Thursday, August 25

Charleston, SC

4 P.M.

The Citadel

1-1-0, 0-0-0

UNC Asheville

1-1-1, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
UNC Asheville	0	1	1
The Citadel	1	1	2

DePriest-Kessler's Late Goal Lifts The Citadel over UNC Asheville in Rainy Home Opener

8/25/2022 7:51:00 PM | Soccer

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. – A delayed start due to storms and a second-half equalizer didn't dampen The Citadel's home opener Thursday against fellow Bulldog UNC Asheville. Suzuka Yosue and Makenzie DePriest-Kessler bookended the contest with goals, with DePriest-Kessler's score with 1:38 remaining giving the 2-1 edge to The Citadel for its first win of the season.

Game Information
Score: The Citadel 2, UNC Asheville 1
Records: The Citadel (1-1), UNCA (1-1-1)
Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium (Charleston, South Carolina)
All-Time Series: UNCA leads 4-2

How it Happened

34' – Suzuka Yosue took one to the top left corner of the net for The Citadel's first score of the season, assisted by Makenzie DePriest-Kessler.
62' – Lindie Clark found an opening off a free kick from Anna Doane to tie the game.
89' – With 1:38 to play, Makenzie DePriest Kessler pushed the ball through following contested shots by Jimena Risoto and Suzuka Yosue, each blocked by goalie Bronwyn Luitwieler.

Inside the Box Score

Originally set for 4 p.m., the game started just after 4:35 p.m. due to storms in the area. Rain continued throughout the contest, which was moved to Johnson Hagood Stadium in place of WLI Field.
Makenzie DePriest-Kessler had the first three points of her Bulldogs career to show for a full 90-minute day. She also handled each of The Citadel's 12 corner kicks to UNCA's four.
Suzuka Yosue's three points added to her career numbers, bumping her school-record assists total to 25, her third-best points total to 61, and moving to sixth all-time with 18 goals.
Brie Sikes gathered her first win since the 2020-21 campaign,
The Citadel led in shots 19-17, while Asheville had a 10-7 lead in shots on goal.
Head Coach Ciaran Traquair logged his 46th career win with the Bulldogs, putting him one win away from the all-time record of 47 set by his direct predecessor Bob Winch.