Gardner-Webb Upsets No. 22 UNC Asheville with Convincing 3-0 Win

Friday, October 2

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.

7 PM

Gardner-Webb University

4-3-1, 2-1-0

UNC Asheville

8-2-1, 2-1-0

Team	1	2	Final F
UNC Asheville	0	0	0
Gardner-Webb	1	2	3

Photo by: Colin Buff, GWU Athletics

Gardner-Webb Upsets No. 22 UNC Asheville with Convincing 3-0 Win

October 02, 2026 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

By: Ryan Carr, Assistant Director of Strategic Communication

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — The Gardner-Webb men's soccer team delivered a dominant performance Friday night, shutting out No. 22 UNC Asheville, 3-0, at Greene-Harbison Stadium.

With the victory, the Runnin' Bulldogs improve to 4-3-1 overall and 2-1-0 in Big South Conference play. UNC Asheville falls to 8-2-1 overall and 2-1-0 in conference action.

Gardner-Webb struck just before halftime when Nicolas Triguero found the back of the net in the 45th minute. Triguero's third goal of the season was assisted by Bashir Mansur and Hugo Luengo Yague, giving the Runnin' Bulldogs a 1-0 advantage heading into the break.

The Runnin' Bulldogs continued to apply pressure after halftime, doubling their lead in the 69th minute when Tim Kreuzpeintner scored his third goal of the season. The goal was unassisted.

Just over two minutes later, Gardner-Webb struck again. Leonardo Cristescu scored his first goal of the season in the 71st minute, with Kreuzpeintner providing the assist to push the lead to 3-0.

Gardner-Webb controlled the offensive tempo throughout the match, outshooting UNC Asheville 16-9 and putting six shots on target compared with three for the Bulldogs. Goalkeeper Oliver Weng recorded three saves to preserve the shutout.

The victory gives Gardner-Webb three consecutive wins after the Runnin' Bulldogs defeated UAB, 3-2, on Sept. 23 and Radford, 5-1, on Sept. 26.

UP NEXT
Gardner-Webb returns to action Tuesday, Oct. 6, traveling to Johnson City, Tennessee, to face ETSU in a non-conference matchup.
Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.