RALEIGH, N.C. – It was a sweltering night at Dail Soccer Stadium as the Radford men's soccer team dropped a 3-1 decision to NC State on Friday.
 
Junior midfielder Alex Kryazhev scored the Highlanders' first goal of the season and the first goal of his career in the 62^nd minute, finding space behind the defense straight off a throw-in, and powering the ball across the line throw heavy contact.
 
The Falls Church native's goal made it 2-1 following a pair of Wolfpack goals in the 25^th and 60^th minutes. Scotty Taylor was responsible for the opener and Luke Hille came off the bench to provide the second tally.
 
Radford came out of the gates strong on the night, controlling much of the possession through the first 15 minutes of action. It wasn't until Taylor broke through that the ACC foes showed any major signs of life in the offensive third.
 
Bryceland Peacock got the start in goal for Chris Barrett's side and he came up huge multiple times on the night, including in the 30^th minute when he rejected a point blank header on a corner kick.
 
The hosts did manage to restore their two-goal lead in the 76^th minute with forward Junior Nare scoring the final goal of the game.
 
KEY STATS

• Akos Tajtyi earned a starting nod in his collegiate debut and Shady Hammam joined him in the starting XI in his first contest as a Highlander following a move to the NRV from Shaw University
• Landon Redding, Seth Clark and Evan Rupe all made their collegiate debuts as substitutes as well
• NC State out-shot Radford, 19-2, but were held to just five shots on goal
• Cristian Cruz accounted for Radford's other shot attempt, which came in the 4^th minute and was the very first shot taken by either team in the game

UP NEXT
Radford returns home for its home opener against Mount St. Mary's (Md.) on Tuesday, Aug. 29 at Cupp Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., admission is free and the contest will be streamed live on ESPN+.

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