Women's Lacrosse 4/10/2018 11:45:00 AM

LACROSSE MAKES MIDWEEK TRIP TO GARDNER-WEBB

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GAME INFORMATION

SETTING THE STAGE

Radford hits the road once again for a pair of Big South games, beginning with a midweek contest against the Runnin' Bulldogs of Gardner-Webb
The Highlanders, who currently sit at 1-2 in the Big South, have a great opportunity to get back to .500 in conference play
The squad will get one of its first chances to play in "primetime" with a 6 p.m. start time, the latest up to this point in the season

SERIES HISTORY

Radford and Gardner-Webb have split the all-time head-to-head series, 1-1
After a narrow 13-14 defeat in the program's inaugural season (2016), the Highlanders earned their first ever Big South victory with a 19-12 victory over the Runnin' Bulldogs in 2017
In those two games, Emma Rogers and Adrian Rius combined for a total of 17 goals and two assists. Hannah Rosen and Maddie Mashewske combined to make 23 saves in those two games as well

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 4-8, 1-2 Big South
Radford will once again look to improve upon its program-best record of 3-2 on the road
With 130 goals scored this season, the Highlanders have already scored more than they did in the entire 2016 season
The Highlanders only need eight more caused turnovers to set a new single-season program record (Currently have 136, record is 143 in 2017)
Freshman attacker Jennifer Shield has really turned it on as of late, scoring eight goals in her last four games including a career-high against Winthrop
Junior midfielder Callie Bonnel has tied her single-season career high with 34 goals scored through 12 games this season
Junior attacker Adrian Rius continues to be dominant on draw controls, winning 33 in her last four games
Sophomore goalie Jenny Davis ranks 17th in the nation with 10.00 saves per game
The Highlanders are tied for 12th in the nation with 11.33 caused turnovers per game
Radford is also 15th in the nation for ground balls per game with 21.50

SCOUTING THE RUNNIN' BULLDOGS

Record: 2-11, 0-3 Big South
Gardner-Webb was picked to finish last out of eight teams in the Big South Preseason Poll and did not have any players on the preseason All-Conference team
After beginning the season with a 21-11 victory at Wofford, the Runnin' Bulldogs have only won one game in their last 12 games since
GWU is still looking for its first victory at home this season after going 0-6 at Spangler Stadium so far
Senior attacker Amanda Steinmuller leads their attack with 31 goals and 17 assists for 48 points
Freshman midfielder Talen Francis has been excellent in her first collegiate season, tallying 27 goals and 10 assists to go along with 28 ground balls, 31 draw controls and 19 caused turnovers
Sophomore goalie Katie Sylvester leads the Big South and is tied for seventh in the nation with 11.00 saves per game
As a team, GWU ranks second in the Big South with 10.92 saves per game
The Runnin' Bulldogs have posted a .435 shot percentage with a .791 shots on goal percentage, but they are outshot by an average of 23.2-35.2

UP NEXT

This Saturday, April 14 at Noon, the Highlanders will be in Buies Creek, N.C. to take Campbell at Barker-Lane Stadium
The Camels are 6-7 overall with a 2-2 clip in the Big South
They'll take on Winthrop in Rock Hill, S.C. at 4 p.m. on Wednesday

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