Radford Athletics 11/4/2019 3:30:00 PM

RADFORD ROUNDUP: NOVEMBER 5-7

RADFORD, Va. – Welcome to the Radford Roundup, where fans can find out all the information they need on upcoming Radford Athletics events taking place between Tuesday, November 5th and Thursday, November 7th.

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MEN'S SOCCER | WOMEN'S SOCCER

MEN'S SOCCER

vs. Longwood – Wednesday, Nov. 6 @ 7 p.m.
Where: Radford, Va. (Cupp Stadium)
Records: Radford (4-10-2, 2-5-0 Big South) | Longwood (6-9-0, 1-6-0 Big South)
Series: Radford leads, 16-8-4
Links: Live Stats | Watch Live (ESPN+)

Radford plays its final regular season match on Wednesday when it faces Longwood in a Commonwealth clash.
Wednesday's match carries significant conference tournament implications.
Radford can clinch the final spot in the Big South Championship with a win. The Highlanders can also make the tournament with a draw, provided that UNC Asheville does not win against Presbyterian.
Mouhameth Thiam leads the Highlanders with 10 points this season (four goals, two assists).
Pape Oumar Gueye leads Radford and is third in the Big South with six assists.
Joseba Incera ranks fourth in the conference with a 1.70 goals against average.
Longwood is coming off its first conference win of the season, a 3-1 victory over UNC Asheville.
The Lancers are led by Mikel Abando, who has eight goals on the season. Ander Etxaniz has added five goals and two assists for Longwood.
Jacob Reimers ranks third in the conference with a 1.66 goals against average.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

vs. No. 2 Campbell – Thursday, Nov. 7 @ 7 p.m. (Big South Semifinals)
Where: Matthews, N.C. (Sportsplex at Matthews)
Records: Radford (14-5, 7-3 Big South) | Campbell (13-3-2, 8-1-1 Big South)
Series: Radford leads, 9-8-1
Links: Tournament Central | Live Stats | Watch Live (ESPN+)

No. 3 Radford is in the Big South Tournament Semifinals for the second time in as many years and will head to Matthews, N.C., for a Thursday night matchup against No. 2 Campbell.
The Highlanders topped Longwood in a wild Big South Tournament Quarterfinal match last Saturday as three different Radford players were represented with goals in the scoresheet.
Nelia Perez tallied one goal and two assists for a total of four points, which was one point shy of a career-high. It was the third time she had four or more points in a match this season.
Gabi Paupst was well represented in the points column as well as she notched a goal and two assists for three points. The junior has racked up three or more points five times this year.
No. 2 Campbell won the first meeting between the two teams this season on Oct. 19 as Alexa Genas scored the only goal of the match.
She leads the Camels with 13 goals and 10 assists. The senior tallied a goal and an assist in the quarterfinal win over Presbyterian.
The Big South Attacking Player of the Year, Genas, will face off against the Big South Defensive Player of the Year, Kayla Thomas.
Radford picked up its first win as a No. 3 seed in the Big South Tournament, improving its record to 1-1-1. The team is 2-0 in games played in Matthews, N.C., with a pair of wins in 2018.

Stay tuned for the next Radford Roundup which will feature events from Friday, November 8th through Monday, November 11th.

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