SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Wofford women's soccer team will start their 2026 campaign with a three-game road trip starting with UNC Asheville on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Greenwood Soccer Field in Asheville, N.C. This will be the Terriers and the Bulldogs 21st meeting in program history. UNCA holds the all-time record at 10-7-3 and has a home record of 5-4-0. This will be the fifth consecutive year the two teams have faced off, with Wofford falling to the Bulldogs, 1-0 at Snyder Field Aug. 17, 2025. The last time Wofford women's soccer secured a win was Sept. 12, 2024, when the Terriers won 2-0 in Asheville. The teams first met on Sept. 19, 1995, where the Bulldogs took a 5-0 win.
TERRIER TIPS
The Terriers added 12 new players onto the roster this offseason. The newcomers consist of 11 freshmen and one sophomore transfer. Ella Jahromi makes her way to Wofford from USC Upstate. Fifteen players have returned to the lineup, seven of them starting last season.
This will be Kevin Dempsey's second season with Wofford, after ending last season with a 6-9-6 record and 2-4-3 in conference play. Dempsey led the Terriers to the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament where they fell to No. 1 Samford. Wofford entered the conference tournament with a positive result after two wins and a draw for the first time since 2022.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
This is head coach Andy McNabs sixth season with UNCA after ending the 2025 season with a 5-9-3 record. UNCA missed the Big South Tournament after ending conference play with a 1-5-2 record.
UNC Asheville added 12 new players in the offseason; half of them are freshmen. Sophomore Lilly Graumann returns to the lineup for the Bulldogs, scoring three goals for UNCA in 2025. Three of UNCA's players were named in the Big South Preseason Players to Watch. Junior Manuela Schreier was listed among the midfielders, while junior Campbell Stoll and sophomore Kathleen Doane were listed among the defenders.
GAME INFORMATION
Greenwood Soccer Field, 6 p.m., Asheville, N.C.
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UP NEXT
The Terriers will continue on the road with a match against the Richmond Spiders on Sunday, Aug. 16, at 2 p.m. in Richmond. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and live updates will be available at woffordterriers.com or @WoffordWSoc on X (formerly known as Twitter) and @WoffordWSOC on Instagram.
