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Radford women's soccer hits the road for the first time in conference play when it travels to Presbyterian on Thursday (7:00) and UNC Asheville (2:30) on Saturday. It also marks the Highlanders' first road trip since the end of August at Delaware State.
A LOOK AT RU: After the first weekend of league matches, Radford sits in a tie for fourth place (4 points) with High Point… The Highlanders tied the Panthers in its league opener and then shut out preseason favorite Campbell, 3-0… Five different Highlanders scored last week, including freshman
Asyia Mitchell with her first collegiate goal… RU improved to 13-1-2 in home league contests and posted its 25
th shutout since the start of 2010…
Che' Brown (17) is two clean sheets shy of second all-time in the record books…
Rachel Conway (4G, 1A) and
Julie Ruh'e (3G, 3A) have registered a team-best nine points apiece… Brown has logged 639:07 in net with a 1.13 GAA.
RUH'E RECOGNIZED: Junior
Julie Ruh'e was named to the
CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll for her efforts in Radford's league-opening weekend against High Point and Campbell.
A LOOK AT PC: The Blue Hose return home for the first time in two weeks… They dropped a pair of league matches last week, including in overtime at Longwood… PC is winless on the season… Five of its defeats have come by one goal, including four in overtime… Tori Lopez and Stephanie Allen lead the Blue Hose with two goals apiece, while Jordan Broadway leads the team in net, with eight starts and a 2.12 goals against average.
A LOOK AT UNCA: The Bulldogs have dropped their last three contests after falling in a pair of league matches at Liberty and Longwood… Kaitlyn Eckert and Paige Trent pace the Bulldogs with four goals apiece with Eckert dishing out three assists for a team-best 12 points… Heather Muller has played every minute in goal, recording 63 saves.
THE SERIES: Radford owns a 3-1-1 mark, 1-1 on the road against Presbyterian… The Highlanders are 17-6-3 overall and 5-4-1 in Asheville against the Bulldogs… They own a seven-match undefeated streak against UNCA.
RECAP: A pair of late goals by Mitchell and Conway secured a 2-2 tie with High Point in RU's league opener last Thursday… Brown made five saves and Radford used three different goal scorers in a 3-0 shutout against Campbell…
Sahar Aflaki,
Kim Harkins and
Megan Rhodes all found the back of the net.
UP NEXT: Radford returns home to host Coastal Carolina (Oct. 4) and Charleston Southern (Oct. 6) next week… The match against the Buccaneers is part of the University's Fall Homecoming weekend.