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Radford RAD (7-5-2, 3-1-1)
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Winner USC Upstate UPST (8-1-4, 5-0-0)
Radford RAD
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USC Upstate UPST
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Score By Periods
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Radford RAD 0 1 1
USC Upstate UPST 1 2 3
PlowmanBianca
Rob Simmons

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Plowman’s First Career Goal Not Enough in Loss at USC Upstate

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Radford women's soccer program fell in a tough meeting of Big South unbeatens Saturday night that ended in USC Upstate's favor 3-1.

Both Radford (3-0-1) and USC Upstate (4-0) entered Saturday night's match unbeaten in conference play. The match featured high intensity play where a few key saves kept Radford off the board and ultimately on the wrong end of the 3-1 final.

Bianca Plowman highlighted the evening with her first career goal in a pivotal moment as the Highlanders tried to claw back from a 2-0 deficit. In the 68th minute Paige Olson placed a strong pass to Plowman in the middle of the box who used a quick turn and strike to draw Radford closer 2-1. It was the ninth assist of the year for Olson who has climbed into the top-five total of assists for the entirety of Division I soccer.

Just a minute later it seemed like Radford might have the equalizer in another crucial moment. With an empty net and nothing but a clean strike in between Ashley Loundermon and a 2-2 game, Loundermon's shot unfortunately ricocheted off the referee in the box and kept the game at 2-1. The Spartans would add on a goal and hold for the result from there.

AROUND THE BIG SOUTH
  • High Point traveled to Longwood and the two squads were deadlocked into a 1-1 tie.
  • Charleston Southern scored a pair of goals in a dominant 2-0 win at Gardner-Webb.
  • Presbyterian and Winthrop kickoff on Monday night at 6 p.m. to close out the weekend's Big South action.
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders will be idle this upcoming Wednesday and will use that time to regroup and charge back up for the final stretch of the season. Kicking off two of three home matches over that stretch will be a meeting with Winthrop on Saturday, October 14th underneath the lights of Cupp Stadium on ESPN+.

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Team Scoring Play
12:26
UPST Ashley Finn (3)
Assisted By: Nya Baccelli
GOAL by UPST Finn, Ashley Assist by Baccelli, Nya.
60:41
UPST Nya Baccelli (5)
GOAL by UPST Baccelli, Nya.
67:05
RAD Bianca Plowman (1)
Assisted By: Paige Olson
GOAL by RAD Plowman, Bianca Assist by Olson, Paige.
77:14
UPST Dara Russo (8)
GOAL by UPST Russo, Dara.

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