RADFORD TRAVELS TO VIRGINIA TUESDAY FOR COMMONWEALTH CLASH

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MATCH INFORMATION

Date: October 17, 2017
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Klöckner Stadium (Charlottesville, Va.)
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SETTING THE STAGE

Radford travels to No. 10 Virginia for a Commonwealth battle and the Highlanders' final non-conference match of the season.
A season ago, Radford battled then No. 21 Virginia to a 1-1 draw as Kieran Roberts' penalty kick in the 82^nd minute gave the Highlanders a 1-0 lead. The Cavaliers would knot the match up as Pablo Aguilar scored four minutes later.
The draw with the first in the all-time series as Virginia holds a 11-0-1 edge.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 7-4-2 (3-1-1 Big South)
Radford jumped back into the win column as the Highlanders defeated Gardner-Webb on Saturday in a 5-3 Senior Day victory. The win snapped Radford's three-match winless streak.
In the match, Kieran Roberts collected his second hat trick on the season with a four-goal effort. Roberts tallied goals in the 27^th, 50^th, 77^th and 88^th minutes.
Tallying four goals on five shots on goal, Roberts earned his third Big South Attacking Player of the Week honor of 2017 with his fourth multi-goal match.
Despite offensive struggles in the winless streak, Radford moved into eighth in the country with the five-goal effort, increasing the season total to 30.
Averaging 2.31 goals per match, Radford's mark is eighth best in the nation, while ranking 11^th with a 6.62 points per game mark.
The Highlander offense is averaging 14.85 shots per game and 6.54 shots on goal, ranking inside the Top 30 nationally in both categories.
Using the help of his four-goal match, Roberts moves back into the nation's lead with 15 goals and a 1.15 goals per game clip.
In addition, Roberts leads the country with 5.31 shots per game and 2.92 shots on goal per contest.
After having his eight-match scoring streak snapped at Charlotte, Sivert Daehlie got back in the scoring column as he opened the Gardner-Webb win up with a goal in the fourth minute.
The goal was the 10^th on the season for Daehlie, ranking eighth nationally.
His 28th career goal moves him into a three-way tie for seventh in program history.
Radford is the only school in the country with two players inside the Top 10 in goals scored.
Roberts ranks second in the country with 30 total points and Daehlie follows in 10^th with 23 points.
With 26 total assists, Radford is 14^th in the country, while eight different players have assisted on a goal.
Evan Szklennik ranks 18^th nationally with seven assists, while Neil Martorana ranks 48^th with five assists.
Szkelnnik picked up his 22^nd career assist on Saturday, moving into sole possession of fifth all-time.
Between the pipes, Nicolas Mertzokat has five matches with four-plus saves, giving him 42 on the season, which ranks 79^th nationally.
Opposing teams have been held to 16 goals on the season, averaging 4.70 shots on goal per match.

SCOUTING NO. 10 VIRGINIA

Record: 9-1-3 (2-1-3 ACC)
Virginia enters the match with 25 wins in its last 26 home matches.
The Cavaliers are 7-0 in non-conference play this season and unbeaten in its last 15 regular season matches against non-conference opponents. The last non-conference loss at home was on Oct. 13, 2015 against American (1-0).
Virginia is one of six, one-loss teams in the country and its .808 win percentage is the ninth highest in the nation. Only Indiana, Maryland and FIU remain unbeaten.
Last time out, Virginia played NC State to a 0-0 draw on Oct. 13 for the Cavaliers third draw on the season. The shutout marked the fourth on the season for the Virginia defense.
The Cavaliers are outscoring opponents 26-13 and 17-7 in assists.
Of the 26 goals, 16 have come in the second half.
Edward Opoku leads the team with seven goals, while Sergi Nus follows with six scores. Following behind is Pablo Aguilar with five goals.
Three different Cavaliers have recorded three assists as Jean-Christophe Koffi, Opoku and Aguilar lead the team.
Between the pipes, Jeff Caldwell has recorded 34 saves, while compiling a 0.93 goals against average. With 21 career shutouts, Caldwell ranks fourth in program history.

UP NEXT

Radford travels to Rock Hill, S.C., to take on Winthrop in a Saturday night battle. Action is slated for a 7 p.m. start.
The Eagles enter the contest with a 3-8-1 overall mark and a 1-3-0 clip in conference play.
In the all-time series, Radford holds a 33-26-12 edge.

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Players Mentioned

#10 Sivert Daehlie: F; 6' 0"; Junior

#11 Neil Martorana: F; 5' 10"; Senior

#1 Nicolas Mertzokat: GK; 6' 3"; Senior

#7 Kieran Roberts: F; 6' 0"; Redshirt Junior

#8 Evan Szklennik: F; 6' 1"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#10 Sivert Daehlie
: 6' 0"; Junior
: F

#11 Neil Martorana
: 5' 10"; Senior
: F

#1 Nicolas Mertzokat
: 6' 3"; Senior
: GK

#7 Kieran Roberts
: 6' 0"; Redshirt Junior
: F

#8 Evan Szklennik
: 6' 1"; Senior
: F