MEN’S SOCCER LOOKS TO BOUNCE BACK AGAINST HIGH POINT

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SETTING THE STAGE

After suffering its first Big South setback of the season Tuesday night at Winthrop, 25^th-ranked Radford will look to rebound Saturday at 6 p.m. when the Highlanders host High Point in a men's soccer conference clash at Cupp Stadium.
RU and the Panthers rank first and third, respectively, in goals scored among Big South programs.
Marc Reeves is 2-2-2 against High Point as Radford's head coach.
The Highlanders escaped High Point with a 2-1 victory in 2014
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HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 9-2-1, 4-1-0 Big South
Radford has ascended to No. 26 in the latest RPI rankings and No. 9 in the South Region.
RU is ranked No. 25 in the nation by TopDrawerSoccer.com and College Soccer News, while receiving six votes in the NSCAA poll.
Fifteen of the Highlanders' league-leading 26 goals scored this season are by underclassmen.
In addition to being the Big South leader in goals scored, RU ranks first in assists per game (2.17) and second in shots per game (16.00) and corners (72).
Sivert Daehlie leads the Highlanders with 12 points (five goals, two assists).
Daehlie and classmate Finn Tiedemann are tied for second among Big South freshmen in goals scored (five).
Jamie Summers is the conference leader in game-winning goals (four).
Evan Szklennik has taken a team-best 28 shots up top for RU, with 11 of those being on frame.
Szklennik and Fraser Colmer are tied for first among Big South players in assists (four).
The Highlanders are 5-0-1 at home this season.

SCOUTING HIGH POINT

Record: 6-4-3, 2-1-1 Big South
Series: Radford leads, 11-6-4
High Point, which is coming off a 2-1 win over Virginia Tech, has won five of its last seven outings.
Avery Ryan has fired a conference-high 40 shots for the Panthers, who top the league in that category (224).
HPU is stingy on defense, only allowing 10 goals and a 0.72 goals against average (both rank second in the Big South).
High Point also has six shutouts, which are tied for first in the league with Coastal Carolina.
The Panthers are 2-2-2 on the road this season.

UP NEXT

Radford visits Lynchburg, Va., for Tuesday's Big South battle against Liberty at 6 p.m.
The match was originally scheduled for Oct. 3, but poor weather forced the contest to be postponed.

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