Radford Athletics 9/19/2019 3:00:00 PM

RADFORD ROUNDUP: SEPTEMBER 20-23

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 Friday, September 20th and Monday, September 23rd.

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VOLLEYBALL | WOMEN'S SOCCER | MEN'S SOCCER | MEN'S TENNIS | WOMEN'S GOLF | MEN'S GOLF | CROSS COUNTRY

VOLLEYBALL

at Carolina Classic - Friday, Sept. 20 - Saturday, Sept. 21
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. (Carmichael Arena)
Records: Radford (4-5) | Colgate (3-2-0) | VCU (6-5) | North Carolina (1-6)
Series: RAD vs. COL, 1-0 | RAD vs. VCU, 4-9 | RAD vs. UNC, first meeting
Links: Live Stats: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3 | Watch Live (ACC Network Extra), vs. North Carolina only

The Highlanders recently competed at the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing Cherry & White Challenge and took on host Temple, Lehigh, and Columbia.
Radford split the final day of the tourney, taking game one against Lehigh in three sets. Hailey Flowers was named to the All-Tournament team.
Stephanie Neast joins teammate Taylor O'Neal as the only pair of Highlanders with double-doubles this season.
Colgate's win against Quinnipiac last weekend, earned them a six-match win streak, the longest since winning eight straight from Oct. 9-Nov. 1, 2016.
Colgate earned 95 points and a first-place vote in the Patriot League Preseason Poll for a third-place prediction, ultimately coming in behind American (118, 11 first-place votes), and narrowly trailing Navy (98, four first-place votes).
VCU is currently riding a two game losing streak after dropping a pair of contests to No.13 BYU and James Madison.
To start the month of September, the Rams notched Jasmin Sneed as the A-10 Defensive Player of the Week.
UNC-Chapel Hill started the season at the ACC-Big Ten Challenged and played a pair of matches against No.3 Minnesota and No.5 Wisconsin.
Tar Heel's head coach Joe Sagula picked up his 600th UNC win back on Sept. 7 in a win over UC Irvine.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

vs. Winthrop – Saturday, Sept. 21 @ 7 p.m.
Where: Radford, Va. (Cupp Stadium)
Records: Radford (6-2-0) | Winthrop (2-3-0)
Series: Radford leads, 10-5-3
Links: Live Stats | Watch Live (ESPN+)

After having another sold non-conference slate, the Highlanders will begin conference play and defend the Big South regular season title.
Radford is coming off its second loss of the season to a tough Western Carolina squad. The Catamounts netted a goal in the latter minutes of the second half to defeat the Highlanders, 1-0.
Radford has outscored its opponents, 12-4, in eight matches but only have a slight shot advantage, 93-88. The Highlanders have landed 40 of their 93 shots on frame.
Nelia Perez leads the Highlanders with four goals and one assist, totaling nine points.
Gabi Paupst and Brianna Oliver are behind her with five points (two goals, one assist each).
Courtenay Kaplan enters with a 6-1 record and 26 saves with 60 shots faced. The senior also has an .887 save percentage.
Winthrop enters with a 2-3 record and only has victories over South Carolina State and ETSU – each coming last week. In the two matches, the Eagles outscored their opponents 6-1.
WU lost its first three matches of the season against Davidson, Wofford and College of Charleston.
Allie Thomas and Natalie Royaards each have a team-high three goals. Thomas has seven points, which is tied for the team lead.
Keeley Leising is tied with Thomas with seven points. She has no goals, but seven of the team's 10 assists.

MEN'S SOCCER

at (RV) Coastal Carolina – Saturday, Sept. 21 @ 7 p.m.
Where: Conway, S.C. (CCU Soccer Stadium)
Records: Radford (1-3-2) | Coastal Carolina (3-2-0)
Series: Coastal Carolina leads, 24-22-8
Links: Live Stats | Watch Live (Chanticleer Sports Network)

The Highlanders continue their three-match road trip Saturday night by renewing an old Big South Conference rivalry at Coastal Carolina.
Radford owns a 1-3-2 mark on the season after dropping a close 1-0 contest at No. 5 Virginia on Tuesday.
This is the second straight match that Radford has faced an opponent that was either ranked or receiving votes in the coaches' poll.
Radford had as many shot attempts (nine) and shots on goal (four) as the fifth-ranked Cavaliers, but an early goal gave Virginia the difference in the match.
Joseba Incera made three second-half saves to keep the Highlanders within striking distance against Virginia, but none of Radford's four shots on goal challenged Virginia.
Radford is outshooting its opponents, 77-60, and has 36 shots on goal compared to 26 for its opponents.
Coastal Carolina used late-game heroics to win its last match over Campbell, as Tsiki Ntsabeleng scored the match-winner with four seconds left in regulation.
The Chanticleers' win over the Fighting Camels snapped a two-match losing streak for CCU where they were outscored 7-3, including giving up five goals to West Virginia.
CCU has been outshot by its opponents, 68-43, including a 23-19 deficit in shots on goal.
Tyrone Mondi and Claudio Repetto lead the Chanticleers with two goals apiece. DZ Harmon has a pair of assists for Coastal Carolina.

MEN'S TENNIS

at UNCG Hidden Duals - Friday, Sept. 20 - Sunday, Sept. 22
Where: Greensboro, N.C. (UNCG Tennis Courts)
Host Institution: UNC Greensboro

The 2019 Big South Tournament Champions will begin the 2019-20 season at UNCG with a three-day hidden dual tournament.
The team returns four of the six players in the lineup from a season ago that made an NCAA Tournament appearance.
One of the top duos in the region last season, Yevhen Sirous and Rodrigo Magalhaes will look to carry the Highlanders on the courts.

WOMEN'S GOLF

at Pirate Collegiate Classic - Monday, Sept. 23 - Tuesday, Sept. 24
Where: Greenville, N.C. (Greenville Country Club)
Host Institution: East Carolina
Links: Live Stats

Radford is geared up for the Pirate Collegiate Classic hosted by East Carolina.
The 54-hole tournament will span over two days, with two rounds on Monday and one on Tuesday. Each day will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.
Radford is coming off a stellar outing at the William & Mary Fall Invitational, where the team shot 904 and finished as the runners-up.
Jayde Dudley led the way with a seven-over (223), which landed her in a tie for fourth. She was named the Big South Freshman of the Week last week.

MEN'S GOLF

at River Run Collegiate - Monday, Sept. 23 - Tuesday, Sept. 24
Where: Davidson, N.C. (River Run Country Club)
Host Institution: Davidson
Links: Live Stats

Men's Golf will travel to Davidson and compete in the River Run Collegiate, hosted by the Wildcats.
The 54-hole tournament will begin on Monday at 9 a.m., (first and second rounds) and end on Tuesday at 7:55 a.m.
Radford completed competition at the VCU Invitational and finished in eighth place but shot 859 as a team.
Peter Gasperini had a stellar third round with a six-under (66). He finished under-par for every round and ended the competition with a 206.

CROSS COUNTRY

at Virginia Tech Alumni Meet - Friday, Sept. 20
Where: Blacksburg, Va. (Buford Meredith Cross Country Course)
Host Institution: Virginia Tech

The Highlanders had a historic season opening at the Virginia Tech Invitational, where two members of the women's team record finishes inside the top-20. The two newcomers commenced their collegiate careers by aiding the team in recording the best 4k finish in school history.
Caitlin Apps and Rachel Millirons completed the race with times of 14:26.8 and 14:46.1 respectively.
Juan Cisneros paced the men's team with his 34th overall finish.
Apps and Cisneros swept the Big South weekly awards for their performances.

Stay tuned for the next Radford Roundup which will feature events from Friday, September 20th through Monday, September 23rd.

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