Women's Soccer 9/1/2018 3:10:00 PM

RADFORD HOSTS MOUNT ST. MARY'S FOR SUNDAY SOCCER

RADFORD, Va. – Looking to return to the pitch after a week and a half, the Radford women's soccer team hosts Mount St. Mary's for a Sunday afternoon matchup inside Cupp Stadium at 2 p.m.

SETTING THE STAGE
Opponent: Mount St. Mary's
Location: Radford, Va. (Cupp Stadium)
Time: 2 p.m.
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ABOUT THE MATCHUP
Radford has never lost to the Mountaineers and leads the all-time series, 4-0. The Highlanders won last year's meeting in Emmitsburg, Md., 2-1. Jasmine Casarez netted both goals against Mount St. Mary's and they came in the second half.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS
The Highlanders have taken 40 shots with 24 landing on goal, which is a .600 shot on goal percentage. Offensively, the team is averaging just over two goals per match, with its opponents averaging around the same. Jessica Wollmann has scored one goal a match and leads the team with three this year. Jordan Lundin is the only other Highlander with a multi-goal 2018 season.

LAST TIME OUT
Prior to the postponed game against VMI, which was originally scheduled to be played on Thursday, Radford scored a season-high five goals with a different player scoring a goal in their 5-0 win over Wofford last Thursday. Helena Gonzalez scored her first goal in a collegiate uniform and Perez tallied two assists.

ABOUT THE MOUNTAINEERS
Mount St. Mary's picked up its first win of the 2018 season on Friday defeating Howard, 2-1. It was the Mountaineers first match at home this season. Prior to their first home match, the Mountaineers were outscored 11-0. They lost 3-0 to both American and Penn, but lost 5-0 to Old Dominion. Freshman Maddie Tchou has the only goals scored this season for Mount St. Mary's. Both goals were scored unassisted.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Lundin was named Big South Defensive Player of the Week this week for her performance against the Wofford. She led the Highlander defense to its first shutout of the season and netted a goal in the win.

DID YOU KNOW?
Wollmann looks to score her fourth goal of the season and extend her goal-scoring game streak to four straight matches. She leads the team with three goals this year, one in each match.

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Players Mentioned

#15 Jasmine Casarez: MF; 5' 7"; Senior; Legends FC

#16 Jordan Lundin: MF; 5' 2"; Redshirt Senior; FC Capital United

#12 Jessica Wollmann: F; 5' 6"; Senior; New River United

#26 Helena Gonzalez: F; 5' 6"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#15 Jasmine Casarez
: 5' 7"; Senior; Legends FC
: MF

#16 Jordan Lundin
: 5' 2"; Redshirt Senior; FC Capital United
: MF

#12 Jessica Wollmann
: 5' 6"; Senior; New River United
: F

#26 Helena Gonzalez
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: F