Black Mountain, NC – UPIKE men's soccer defeated Montreat 1-0 on Thursday evening, recording the program's first win over the Cavaliers. Richard Wohl fired the winning goal for the Bears in the 84^th minute.

The Bears open the season 1-0, avenging their last season opening loss against Montreat back in 2019 in a game that went double OT.

Montreat blistered the net in the first half, recording 10 shots as Bears keeper Adam Di Millo held off the attack. UPIKE managed a pair of shots on goal in the first 45 minutes, coming by way of Thivesh Naiker and Isak Nesse.

Locked at 0-0, the final 30 minutes of play grew more intense as Di Millo would ward off another pair of shots. Daron Baumann fired at the net in the 78^th minute and was blocked before Naiker would once again place a ball on frame, which was saved by the keeper.

Just over a minute later, the Bears found themselves on the attack once more. With just 6:18 remaining in the game, Anthony Aguilar offered up a well executed pass which was fired in by Wohl for the game winning goal.

Bears men's soccer return to the pitch on Wednesday, August 31^st for their home debut against Midway. The match is slated for 4:00 PM at Bob Amos Grass Field and will be live streamed via the UPIKE Sports Network.