RADFORD HOSTS PRESBYTERIAN IN REGULAR SEASON FINALE

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GAME INFORMATION

SETTING THE STAGE

There is just one day of games left in the regular season so the Big South Tournament picture will become clear by the end of Saturday
The Highlanders clinched a spot in the tournament when Gardner-Webb defeated Presbyterian, 21-12, on Wednesday
Radford is currently tied for fifth with Longwood at 2-4 in conference play. The 3^rd and 4^th seeds will host the 5^th and 6^th seeds in the quarterfinals

SERIES HISTORY

Radford and Presbyterian College have split their two meetings, 1-1
The Blue Hose got the better of the Highlanders in 2016 with a 13-8 victory, but 2017's match resulted in an 18-6 blowout by Radford
The top performances against PC have come from Emma Rogers who has six goals and two assists, Adrian Rius who has six goals and one assist, and Juliette Ruland who has five goals and two assists. As a freshman last season, Lindsey Carroll notched three goals and three assists to fuel the win

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 5-10, 2-4 Big South | RPI: 89
Radford has a great opportunity to show their year-over-year improvement once again. With a win on Saturday, the Highlanders would set a new program record for Big South victories in a single season
Adrian Rius became the first player in school history to reach 100 career goals on Saturday
Rius has continued her excellence on draw controls as well, ranking third in the Big South with 5.60 per game. Radford ranks fourth in the conference with 13.80 per game as a team
With 46 already this season, Callie Bonnel is only two goals away from tying and three goals away from breaking Emma Rogers' school record for goals in a single-season
Bonnel is also a mere six goals away from 100 career goals
Hannah Rosen was strong in goal once again with 14 saves against Liberty. She now has 36 saves in her last three games
Shea Swingle has been solid on defense as of late. In her last four games she has 14 ground balls, 11 caused turnovers and a draw control win

SCOUTING THE BLUE HOSE

Record: 2-14, 0-6 Big South | RPI: 106
Presbyterian College was picked to finish seventh out of eight teams in the Big South preseason poll
The Blue Hose are coming off a disappoint 22-12 loss to Gardner-Webb, who was also without a win at the time
Road wins at Wofford (14-12) and Delaware State (20-8) account for both of Presbyterian's victories on the year
Freshman attacker Kelly Hyman leads the team with 23 goals and five assists for 28 points
Head Coach Bob Dachille has played three different goalies on the year, but sophomore Kayla Koch has played the most with 601 minutes in the cage and made the most saves with 111
Presbyterian ranks last in the Big South for goals, assists, ground balls, points, draw controls, shots, shot percentage, caused turnovers, goals against and save percentage
They have been outscored, 287-107, so far this season
One positive for the Blue Hose is that they've committed the least amount of fouls in the conference

UP NEXT

Radford will wait for all games to become final before finding out final seeding and where they're headed in the Big South Championships

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