HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Radford men's soccer program fell 3-1 on the road to High Point Saturday night at Vert Stadium.
KEY STATS
- Alex Eydelman would record six saves in tonight's match against High Point
- The Highlanders would record five corners tying their season high where they first recorded it in their game against Elon on 08//26/24
PLAY BY PLAY
High Point would open the scoring in tonight's match, scoring at the 6th minute. The Highlanders would get some pressure early on as well getting off two shots and accumulating three corners all within the first 15 minutes but were unable to find the potential equalizer.
The Panthers would tack on another goal in the 19th minute to take a 2-0 lead before heading into the break. High Point would extend their lead in the 63rd minute to make it a 3-0 lead. However, the Highlanders would get one back in the 88th minute after an own goal by the Highlanders would cut their lead to two but the Panthers would still walk away with 3-1 win in tonight's fixture.
HEAD COACH BARRETT QUOTABLE
"Our guys never stopped competing tonight. We had some really good periods of soccer tonight against a really good High Point team. I'm proud of our effort and the fact that we never stop playing hard no matter the situation. We still have a lot to play for and firmly believe we will continue to improve and compete to get results in our upcoming conference games." - Chris Barrett
UP NEXT
The Highlanders will finally return home to Cupp Stadium to face VMI in a non-conference game on Tuesday, October 2nd. That matchup is set for a 7 PM start time and will be streamed on ESPN+
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