ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Although the Presbyterian College women's soccer team started on a near-perfect note, the end result took a sharp turn towards the opposite side in Wednesday night's Big South affair at UNC Asheville resulting in a 4-1 decision for the Bulldogs.

The seventh straight time that the home team grabbed the W in the overall series between the two clubs separated by less than two hours, Wednesday's league tussle tipped to UNCA to the tune of a 4-0 mid-match run that created the distance.

Sophomore midfielder Lindsey Malyszek became the first to hit in only the 11^th minute, although the Bulldogs settled in from there and atoned for a last-second defeat at the hands of USC Upstate four nights ago.
 
FINAL SCORE: UNC Asheville, 4 – Presbyterian, 1
RECORDS: Presbyterian (1-8-1, 0-2) – UNC Asheville (5-2-3, 1-1)
LOCATION: Greenwood Soccer Field (Asheville, N.C.)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
- After traveling to Radford over the weekend for the '23 conference opener, a second straight road designation for the Blue Hose was categorized by a tale of two halves. Asheville would outgun PC 3-0 over the final 45-minute period.

- Malyszek was the beneficiary to the contest's first connection in the early going, planted in the precise spot to chip in a close-range look after Lina-Marie Müller's attempt seconds earlier ricocheted off UNCA's keeper, Grace Murray.

- Unfortunately for the Blue Hose, their 1-0 advantage wouldn't be maintained following a Bulldog answer in the 32^nd minute. Asheville kept the train chugging with second-half blows at 53:24, 55:09, and 66:16.

- Presbyterian goalie Kelly Hall denied seven shots from the home side by the time the final horn sounded, as her accompanying offense registered four attempts throughout the second stanza.

- Keeping in line with recent history between the Big South foes, neither school has beaten the other twice in a row since 2017, as the Bulldogs avenged a 1-0 loss to PC last October that served as the last bout of the '22 semester.
 
UP NEXT
 
- The first of four league duels to emanate from Martin Stadium, the Blue Hose will return to their own backyard after a 16-day absence this weekend when hosting High Point at 2:00 PM.

- Head coach Brian Purcell's roster seized a 2-1 victory against the Panthers in North Carolina 11 months ago, the program's third all-time win over a historically-dominant HPU club and first since 2011.

- The September 30 meeting - broadcasted by ESPN+ - is Alumni Day, recognizing former Blue Hose members in a halftime ceremony. Presbyterian will follow up with Saturday's clash by staying the hosting party on October 4 versus Gardner-Webb.