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Jasmine Casarez
2
Winner Radford RAD (6-0)
1
Mount St. Mary's MOUNT (3-4)
Winner
Radford RAD
(6-0)
2
Final
1
Mount St. Mary's MOUNT
(3-4)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Radford RAD 0 2 2
Mount St. Mary's MOUNT 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

CASAREZ NETS TWO IN VICTORY OVER MOUNT ST. MARY'S

EMMITSBURG, Md. – The Radford women's soccer team stayed undefeated thanks to a second half brace from junior midfielder Jasmine Casarez in a 2-1 victory over Mount St. Mary's at Waldron Family Stadium Friday night.
 
With the win, the Highlanders improve to 6-0-0 for the first time since 1993 when they began their season 10-0-0. On the other side, the Mountaineers fell to 3-4 as their losing streak extends to three games.
 
 A physical and tightly contested match in the first half opened up into an end-to-end track meet in the second half and the Highlanders made the most of it. In the 55th minute, Casarez made a strong run down the right flank and got past her defender, but was brought down from behind resulting in the game's one and only yellow card handed out. Set piece specialist and sophomore defender Allyson Giannone stepped up and sent a high-arching cross into the box where Casarez leapt and headed home into the bottom left corner.
 
Casarez then doubled the Highlanders' lead in the 65th minute when she collected a loose ball, dribbled around multiple defenders and fired a right-footed shot from a sharp angle that found its way over the goalkeeper and into the back of the net.
 
It was an extremely well deserved result for the Moreno Valley, Calif. native considering she faced some tough look earlier on in the match. Sophomore forward Nelia Perez utilized her quick footwork to force a Mount defender into tripping her inside the 18-yard box with only a minute to play in the first half. Casarez confidently took the subsequent penalty kick, but her effort rang off the right cross bar and out of play.
 
The just two minutes before her breakthrough, Casarez put a shot on frame on a very similar set piece, but her header deflected off of the left post.
 
Mount St. Mary's fought hard until the final whistle and they made a game out of it when they pulled one back in the 80th minute. The Mount sent a high bouncing ball towards the goal and freshman goalkeeper was caught off her line as the ball bounded over her head so Marcella Fegler easily scored on the open net.
 
Dean was excellent other than that one mistake, however. Making her sixth collegiate start between the sticks, she made six saves including a huge diving stop to her left to preserve the Highlanders' lead late in the match.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • The Highlanders have scored 20 goals through six matches in 2017 after netting just 19 goals through 16 games in 2016
  • With two more goals tonight, Casarez passes junior forward Jessica Wollmann for the team lead with six. She scored seven in all of 2016 to lead the team
  • She also continues to take shots at a high rate. With nine more tonight, she now has a Big South-leading 41 through six games
  • Dean's save total is up to 35 on 74 shots faced for a .833 save percentage as she moves to 5-0-0
  • Second half dominance continues to be a trend for Radford with 15 of 20 goals scored this season coming after the break

QUOTABLE
"Mount St. Mary's was a completely different challenge for us compared to ETSU so to change gears and find a way to win was great. It was a great team effort with a lot of great lessons for our young team." - Head Coach Ben Sohrabi
 
UP NEXT
  • The Highlanders will have a week of preparation before heading back out on the road to take on VMI on Friday, Sept. 15. The match is slated for a 4 p.m. start in Lexington Va.
  • The Keydets are 2-5 after falling to Manhattan, 3-0, on Friday night and will have another chance to improve that record when they take their shot at Mount St. Mary's on Sunday, Sept. 10th at 1 p.m.

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