FIELD HOCKEY HEADS TO CHARLOTTESVILLE FOR ROAD TEST AT NO. 4 VIRGINIA

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Radford field hockey ventures out of the conference to face another top-10 ACC opponent when it travels to Charlottesville, Va. for a matchup against No. 4 Virginia tonight at 6:00 p.m.

The Highlanders are coming off a 3-1 league victory at home over east division rival Appalachian State on Sunday. The Cavaliers (11-1) stepped out of conference play and picked up a hard-earned 2-0 win at Liberty on Sunday.

LAST TIME OUT: Radford jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first 15 minutes and survived being a man down almost the entire second half to defeat Appalachian State in a NorPac East battle at RU Hockey field on Saturday. NorPac East rookie of the week, Meghan Smiga paced the offense with her first collegiate goal and assist. Her helper came of sophomore Stacey Mackintosh's eventual game-winner and then she gave the Highlanders some breathing room late in the second half with her first career goal.

A LOOK AT RU: This will be Radford's third contest against a top-10 ACC foe, the second in the top five… RU has more one remaining matchup with an ACC opponent, Wake Forest… Smiga became the second Highlander in a row to earn a NorPac weekly award, joining senior Alayna Versage, who was last week's Co-Defensive Player of the Week… Sophomore Marianna Parker has a team-best three goals and six points… Mackintosh, Sydney Myrdal and Versage have two goals apiece… Junior Ashton Cox has a team-high three assists… Radford ranks first in the NCAA with 16 defensive saves led by Versage, who had a NCAA-best six.

THE WAHOOS: Virginia is coming off a 2-0 win at Liberty on Sunday, capping off a 3-0 week which included a 3-0 shutout over No. 15 Wake Forest… The Wahoos are ranked eighth in the NCAA, averaging 3.5 goals per game… Elly Buckley paces the high-powered offense with 15 goals, five assists and 35 points… Caleigh Foust and Riley Tata have chipped in with eight goals apiece… Jenny Johnstone has played every minute in goal, posting a 1.06 GAA with four shutouts and a .803 save percentage.

THE SERIES: The teams last met on Oct. 24, 2010 with the Cavaliers winning 8-0… UVa has won every meeting dating back to 1984.

UP NEXT: Radford returns home for a rare non-conference home game, hosting Robert Morris on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 1:00 p.m. Sunday will be a "Pink Game" as the Highlanders raise awareness for the fight against breast cancer.

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