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Paupst
0
Appalachian State APP (0-1)
3
Winner Radford RAD (1-0)
Appalachian State APP
(0-1)
0
Final
3
Radford RAD
(1-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Appalachian State APP 0 0 0
Radford RAD 3 0 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

RADFORD OPENS 2019 CAMPAIGN WITH 3-0 VICTORY OVER APPALACHIAN STATE

RADFORD, Va. – It was a perfect night on at Cupp Stadium as the Radford women's soccer team blanked Appalachian State on Friday to open the 2019 season.
 
Gabi Paupst stole the show scoring twice in a match for the first time in her career. She is the first player to have a multi-goal match since Nov. 2, 2018. However, Nicole Ray notched the game-winning goal in the 22nd minute that gave Radford a 1-0 advantage. The goal came when Emily Dunn crossed the ball and it went through the outstretched hands of the Mountaineer goalkeeper and found its way to Ray, who had a wide-open net from five yards out. The senior knocked it home and put Radford on the board.
 
Just one minute after the Highlander's first goal of 2019, Dunn found Paupst on a free kick who headed it to left of the keeper and gave Radford a 2-0 edge. Paupst wasn't done as she tallied another score when Brianna Oliver sent a ball into the box off a corner kick. It landed to Kayla Thomas who headed it to Paupst with an open goal in front of her. The junior finished it off and gave Radford its third goal of the first half.
 
The remainder of the game was relatively back and forth with possession, but Courtenay Kaplan and Lexi Dean kept Appalachian State off the scoreboard. Each keeper had three saves, but none were more impressive than Dean's second save which came in the 88th minute after a shot was rifled at the top left part of the goal. Dean sprung in the air, caught the ball and kept her footing and the ball in front of the goal line to preserve the shutout.
 
The Mountaineers totaled more shots than Radford, 12-7, but the Highlanders scored three goals off seven shots. Five of the shots came in the first half and so did all three goals.
 
STAT OF THE MATCH
The Highlanders had 20 players see action on Friday night. 19 of the 20 saw 10+ minutes, while 16 of them played for 30 minutes or more.
 
DID YOU KNOW?
Radford has scored three or more goals in three of the last five season openers. The first came in a 4-2 win over Howard in 2015 and the second came in a 3-0 shutout victory over Howard in 2017.
 
TWEET OF THE MATCH  
UP NEXT
It will be a quick turnaround for Radford as the Highlanders travel to Emmitsburg, Md., for a Sunday afternoon match at Mount St. Mary's beginning at 1 p.m.
 
 
FOLLOW WOMEN'S SOCCER ON SOCIAL MEDIA
For more information on the Radford women's soccer team follow @RadfordWSOC on Twitter and Instagram or Radford Women's Soccer on Facebook.
 
 
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