HIGHLANDERS TRAVEL TO CAMPBELL SATURDAY FOR BIG SOUTH OPENER

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MATCH INFORMATION

Date: September 23, 2017
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Eakes Athletics Complex (Buies Creek, N.C.)
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SETTING THE STAGE

Radford opens up Big South play on the road for the third straight season, compiling 8-1-1 in the last 10 conference openers.
The Highlanders have not lost a conference opener since a 3-0 loss at Liberty in 2007.
In the all-time series against Campbell, Radford holds a 15-14-3 edge in the series dating back to 1984.
Since the Fighting Camels rejoined the Big South in 2011, Radford is 6-0-1 in the meetings.
The last time the Highlanders opened the conference slate against the Fighting Camels came on Sept. 22, 2012 in a 2-1 win inside Cupp Stadium.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 4-2-1
Radford is currently on a four-match unbeaten streak, going 3-0-1 over the span.
With only two more midweek non-conference matches on the slate, Radford will begin the road for its fourth straight regular season title.
The Highlanders are coming off a wild match in their final non-conference home match with a 4-3 victory over in-state foe James Madison on Wednesday. Of the seven goals scored, six came on two separate three-minute spans in the first and second halves.
Radford opened the match with goals in the 10^th, 11^th and 14^th minutes. James Madison tallied goals in the 62^nd and 65^th, while the Highlanders added one in the 64^th.
Collecting his second multi-goal match of 2017 was Kieran Roberts, who now leads the Big South and ranks third in the country with seven goals.
Averaging one goal per match, Roberts' average is second best in the land.
Roberts also ranks third in the country with 2.86 shots on goal per game and fourth with 5.43 shots per game.
Notching 14 points through seven matches, Roberts is seventh nationally.
Not far behind Roberts, Sivert Daehlie tallied his fifth goal in the win over JMU, ranking 19^th in the country.
The goal is the 23^rd of his career, giving him sole possession of 10^th all-time in program history.
Daehlie collected his third assist of the season, increasing his points total to 13, which is 12^th nationally.
Now with 52 career points, Daehlie is tied for 10^th in that category.
Scoring the opening goal in the win, Michael Walsh becomes just the fourth different Highlander to score a goal in 2017.
Radford saw assists on all four goals in the win as Victor Valls led the way with two.
The Highlanders have scored 14 goals on the season and 12 have been assisted on.
Averaging 2.00 goals per match, Radford ranks 23^rd in the nation.
Taking 99 shot attempts through the first seven matches, 41 have come on frame for an average of 5.86 per match.
Defensively, the Highlanders had an uncharacteristic outing against James Madison, allowing a season-high in shots (13) and goals (3).
Radford now ranks third in the league with a 1.11 goals against average.

SCOUTING CAMPBELL

Record: 4-3-1
Campbell enters the match with a two-game losing streak, dropping matches to William & Mary and UNC Greensboro. The Fighting Camels were shutout in both contests.
The Fighting Camels are 0-1-1 against teams from Virginia.
Holding a 2-1-0 record at home, Campbell has not won a home match since Sept. 9, coming in a 3-0 victory over Howard.
Through eight matches, Campbell has only scored eight goals, while being outshot 102-87.
In the shots on goal category, opponents hold a 37-30 edge over the Fighting Camels.
The Campbell defense has yielded only seven goals, ranking second in the Big South with a 0.83 goals against average.
Five different players have scored a goal on the season, but JJ Donnelly leads the squad with four goals. Donnelly has taken 24 shots, 12 coming on frame.
Donnelly collected a hat trick in the win over Howard, only the second Big South player to do so in 2017.
Of the eight goals scored, several have come via two assists as the Fighting Camels have tallied 12 assists.
Between the pipes, Matthew Mozynski has played all 755:00 minutes, collecting 30 saves for third in the league.
Campbell ranks 10^th nationally with 19 yellow cards.

UP NEXT

Radford will receive a week off, not returning to action until Sept. 30, hosting UNC Asheville for the Big South home opener.
The Highlanders hold a 34-11-4 edge in the all-time series.
Radford collected a 3-0 win on Nov. 2, 2016 over the Bulldogs to capture the outright Big South Regular Season Championship.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

#5 Victor Valls: MF; 5' 9"; Redshirt Sophomore

#21 Michael Walsh: MF; 5' 8"; Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

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

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

#5 Victor Valls
: 5' 9"; Redshirt Sophomore
: MF

#21 Michael Walsh
: 5' 8"; Redshirt Junior
: MF