BIG SOUTH UNBEATENS SQUARE OFF WEDNESDAY AT CUPP

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SETTING THE STAGE

Radford and Longwood are set to meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. in a Big South men's soccer tilt at Cupp Stadium.
The in-state foes are two of the remaining five unbeaten teams (in league play) within the conference.
RU prevailed, 5-0, over the Lancers last season in Farmville, Va.
Longwood defeated the Highlanders, 1-0, the last time these two sides played in Radford. The Lancers scored just 32 seconds into that match.
Wednesday's conference contest will feature two of the Big South's top freshmen in Radford's Sivert Daehlie and Longwood's Willy Miezan.
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HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 7-1-1, 2-0-0 Big South
Radford has ascended to No. 44 in the latest RPI rankings.
Eleven of the Highlanders' league-leading 19 goals scored this season are by underclassmen.
In addition to being the Big South leader in goals scored, RU ranks second in shots per game (16.78).
After notching a goal and an assist last Wednesday against UNC Asheville, Jamie Summers takes over the team lead in points with nine.
Daehlie ranks second among Big South freshmen in goals scored (four).
Evan Szklennik has taken a team-best 25 shots up top for RU, with 11 of those being on frame.
Radford is off to its best start since the 1995 season when the team opened with a 10-1-1 record.
The Highlanders are 4-0-1 at home this season.

SCOUTING LONGWOOD

Record: 5-3-0, 1-0-0 Big South
The Lancers have won two in a row, which includes a 2-1 victory over Campbell in their Big South opener at home on Sept. 27.
With five wins, Longwood has already eclipsed its win total from the 2014 season when the team finished 4-14-1.
Miezan leads the Lancers and Big South freshmen with his seven goals scored. He tallied a hat trick in his first collegiate game on Aug. 28 against VMI.
Longwood is 2-1 on the road this season (lone loss was to UNC Greensboro, 3-1).

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