RADFORD, Va. – Radford men's basketball steps outside the confines of Peters Hall for the first time this season on Friday night, traveling to Virginia for a 7 p.m. tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena.

The Highlanders (2-0) are coming off their second win of the season, an 86-46 triumph over Bridgewater College on Tuesday night. Junior Artsiom Parakhouski (Minsk, Belarus) led the way for Radford, scoring 17 of his game-high 19 points in the first period. The a 6-11 transfer made six of his nine attempts from the floor and connected on 7-of-8 from the charity stripe to lead three Highlanders in double figures.

Senior Kenny Thomas (Richmond, Va./Highland Springs) and junior Joey Lynch-Flohr (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) also contributed double-digits for the second time in as many contests with 14 and 12, respectively.

As a team, Radford shot 48.3 percent from the field, including a 51.5 percent clip in the second half, while holding the Eagles to just 25.9 percent overall.

Radford opened its season last Friday night (Nov. 14) with a 74-55 win over Brevard College.

Through a pair of games, Thomas leads the way on the scoresheet, averaging 17.0 points per outing while hitting on 6-of-9 tries from beyond three-point range. Three other scorers are averaging in double figures, including Parakhouski (15.0), Lynch-Flohr (11.5) and senior Martell McDuffy (11.5). Lynch-Flohr also leads the way on the glass for Radford, pulling down 6.5 rebounds per game.

The Cavaliers (2-0) stayed undefeated on Wednesday night, as a bucket and made free throw in the final 13 seconds from Sylven Landesburg gave Virginia the go-ahead points in a 77-75 victory over South Florida at John Paul Jones Arena. Landesberg finished with 21 points for the Cavaliers (2-0), and Jamil Tucker added a career-high 15 points and a team-high seven rebounds in the win. Tucker also went 2-for-3 from behind the arc.

Virginia won its season opener against Big South foe VMI at home last Sunday, 107-97, igniting a 10-2 run with just over six minutes remaining to break an 82-82 tie and pull away from the Keydets.

Five Cavaliers are averaging double-figure points early on, led by Landenburg's 24.5 per outing. The 6-6 freshman guard has also knocked down 18-of-32 chances from the field thus far. Mike Scott is averaging a double-double through two games, with 18.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per contest.

Virginia leads the all-time series 4-0 over Radford, which is still in search of its first win against an ACC opponent. The previous meeting in the series was a 95-47 win by the Cavaliers at University Hall on Dec. 28, 1997. Friday's contest is also the first for the Highlanders at John Paul Jones Arena.

Friday night's game can be heard locally on Super Sports 101.7 WBBU-FM, due to high school football conflicts on 107.1 WPSK-FM. The game can also be heard worldwide on RadfordAthletics.com. The pre-game show begins at 6:30 p.m.