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Radford RAD (11-3-1; 5-1-0 BSC)

Longwood LWU (5-10-1; 2-4-0 BSC)

Radford RAD

(11-3-1; 5-1-0 BSC)

Final

Oct. 26, 2016

Longwood LWU

(5-10-1; 2-4-0 BSC)

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Radford RAD	1	0	1
Longwood LWU	0	0	0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | 10/26/2016 8:30:00 PM

ROBERTS TALLIES THIRD GOAL IN LAST FIVE GAMES IN WIN AT LONGWOOD

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MATCH INFORMATION

Score: Radford 1, Longwood 0
Records: Radford (11-3-1, 5-1-0 Big South) | Longwood (5-10-1, 2-4-0 Big South)
Location: Athletics Complex | Farmville, Va.

FARMVILLE, Va. – Kieran Roberts tallied his third goal in the last five matches, giving Radford its fifth win in Big South play with a 1-0 decision over Longwood, Wednesday evening.

Radford took three shots in the opening 20 minutes of the match, including two off the boot of Roberts.

In the 26^th minute, the Highlanders were fouled just in front of the right side of the box. Fraser Colmer took the free kick, curving the ball to the left of the Lancers' wall. Colmer's free kick found a striding Roberts, who finished the pass to the near bottom corner past a diving a Carlos Canas.

Longwood fired three shots on goal before the Highlander tally, but Aitor Pouseu Blanco's quick reflexes held the Lancer offense at a standstill.

The second half saw the Highlander defense hold the Lancers in check, holding Longwood without a shot until the 70^th minute.

Radford's defense held Longwood to only five shots in the half, picking up its seventh shutout of the season.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

With the Radford win and High Point's 1-1 draw at Liberty, the Highlanders now have the tiebreaker over Presbyterian, who enters the day with a 4-1 league record.
The goal marks the fourth on the season for Kieran Roberts, moving him into a tie with Sivert Daehlie for the team lead.
Roberts now has two game-winners on the season.
Aitor Pouseu Blanco finished with six saves, giving him
The shutout is the 22^nd of Pouseu Blanco's career. The redshirt-junior moves into sole possession of second all-time in program history.
Pouseu Blanco only needs two shutouts to match the Big South all-time record.
The two Commonwealth foes attempted 11 shots each, while the Lancers held a 6-5 shots on goal edge.

QUOTABLE

"Getting max points on the road is never easy. Longwood is a well-coached and talented team. this was a tight conference game. We had some great chances to extend the lead, but I was pleased with the way we defended to preserve another great shutout. We now have a quick turnaround to prepare for a strong Campbell team." ~ Radford head coach Marc Reeves.

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