DAEHLIE SCORES; RADFORD DRAWS AT ETSU

Wednesday, September 13

Johnson City, Tenn.

7:00 PM

Radford University

2-2-1

ETSU

2-1-2

Team	1	2	OT 3	OT 4	Final F
Radford	1	0	0	0	1
ETSU	0	1	0	0	1

Photo by: Radford Athletics Communications

9/13/2017 11:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

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MATCH INFORMATION

Score: Radford 1, ETSU 1 (2 OT)
Records: Highlanders (2-2-1) | Buccaneers (2-1-2)
Location: Summers Taylor Stadium | Johnson City, Tenn.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Radford picked up its first draw of the 2017 season after ETSU found an equalizer midway through the second half as both teams locked in a 1-1 defensive battle the rest of the way on a rainy night in the Volunteer State.

Sivert Daehlie provided the Highlander goal in the seventh minute, marking the third time on the season that Radford has struck first.

Out of the gate, Fletcher Ekern took two shots and ETSU earned a corner kick in the first five minutes, but Radford made the most of its first opportunity to score in the first half.

Evan Szklennik regained possession of the ball after the Buccaneers cleared it. Szklennik blew past the Bucs' defense, sending a cross from the far side to Daehlie inside the box. Daehlie headed in his third goal of the season from five-yards out to give Radford an early 1-0 lead.

ETSU took seven shots in the half, only managing one shot on frame. The Highlander defense blocked an array of Buc attempts in the opening 45 minutes. Danny Barlow and Ekern took three shots each in the half, but Jeffrey George was the lone Buccaneer to put a ball on frame.

George came up with a ball that bounced off several players, firing a shot from just outside the far side of the box as Nicolas Mertzokat came off his line to make a strong save to start the 39^th minute.

Taking only four shots in the half, Radford made the most of its first attempt as the Highlanders looked for their second shutout of the season. However, ETSU found the equalizer in the 56^th minute on its first shot of the half. Austin Bihlmeyer sent a ball into Ekern, who fired a shot 10-yards out to the upper right corner to knot the match on his fourth attempt.

For the second straight half, Radford was held to a mere four shots. Daehlie took the first two shots of the half, while Szklennik had two attempts in the final five minutes. The senior got free in the 85^th minute, but his shot from the right side of the box was tipped by a diving Jonny Sutherland in goal.

The overtime periods saw both teams play defensively as the Highlanders were the only team to take a shot in the extra 20 minutes. Radford took one shot in the first 10 minutes and two in the final 10 minutes.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Radford and ETSU took 11 shots attempt in the match with the Highlanders take three on frame.
The Highlanders controlled a 6-5 corner edge.
Sivert Daehlie, Kieran Roberts and Evan Szklennik were the only Highlanders to take a shot in the match. Daehlie and Roberts led the way with four attempts each.
Daehlie's third goal on the season gives him 21 career goals. The junior needs only one goal to move into a two-way tie for 10^th all-time in program history.
Evan Szklennik picks up his first assist on the season.
Of Radford's eight goals, seven have been assisted on.
The draw is the fourth by the Highlanders in the last two seasons.
ETSU has now went to overtime in its first five matches to start the season.

QUOTABLE

"Thought the guys worked hard tonight against a good ETSU team. I'm a little disappointed to end with a tie after leading in the game and I thought we were close to getting the second goal as the match went on." ~ Radford head coach Bryheem Hancock

UP NEXT

Radford returns to Cupp Stadium on Saturday, hosting Howard in a 7 p.m., contest.
In the all-time series, Radford holds a 7-3-1 edge, taking a 3-1 victory in the last meeting on Sept. 8, 2015 inside Cupp Stadium.