Sunday, November 15
Asheville, N.C.
1:00 PM
Radford University
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No. 2 UNC Asheville
Photo by: Rob Simmons
11/14/2026 1:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
RADFORD, Va. – The Radford women's soccer team will play for their 10th conference tournament title in program history on Sunday afternoon. Their contest with No. 2 seed UNC Asheville is set for 1:00 p.m. at Greenwood Soccer Field.
GAME INFO
Opponent: No. 2 UNC Asheville Bulldogs
Date/Time: Sunday, November 15th at 1:00 p.m.
Location: Greenwood Soccer Field, Asheville, N.C.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Watch live on ESPN+
Follow Live Stats
No Tickets Required – Free Attendance
LAST TIME OUT
Radford pulled off the upset of regular season conference champ and top seed USC Upstate, 3-2, on Tuesday night in Spartanburg. Ciaira Anderson broke through first, scoring on a run and sneaking her shot into the net to make it 1-0 early. The Spartans answered back, with Liana Bryant getting fouled in the box and earning a penalty kick for Annabelle Wunderlich, who scored to tie it 1-1. After the half, Ava Kertgate made a perfectly timed run to force Danielle Trovato to commit a foul and earn a red card in a clear goal scoring situation. Anderson scored on the ensuing free kick from just outside the box to make it 2-1. Wunderlich and the Spartans refused to go away, scoring a shorthanded goal to tie things with just under 15 minutes left. The Highlanders earned a corner kick on the ensuing attack, and Caitlyn Nottingham's header found the net to make it 3-2. Radford held off several Upstate attacks to secure the upset win and a spot in the championship.
ANDERSON ANSWERS THE CALL
After coming up without a goal while taking five shots vs. Gardner-Webb, Ciaira Anderson found the net twice for her second multi-goal performance of the season. Despite having two hat tricks in 2026, the brace was Radford's first since Lilly Short's against High Point back on Oct. 15, 2025. The last Highlander to record a brace in the conference tournament was Jasmine Casarez on Nov. 2, 2018, in a 2-0 win over Campbell in the semifinals (she currently plays professionally in Liga MX Femenil for C.D. Guadalajara).
ART OF THE ASSIST
Senior Ava Kertgate added a pair of assists on October 31 to finish the regular season with seven. She finished tied with USC Upstate's Cansu Kara to lead the conference at the end of the season and ranked in the top 50 nationally with .467 assists per game at the end of the regular season.
SERIES HISTORY
The Highlanders and Bulldogs meet for the 43rd time on Sunday afternoon. It's the third time the duo has met in the conference tournament final. The Highlanders are 2-0 when facing UNC Asheville in the conference title game. They handled the Bulldogs 2-0 in Charleston, S.C., as the two seed. In 1998, Radford upset top-seed South Alabama in the conference semifinals. They knocked off UNC Asheville, 1-0, in Lynchburg, Va., which was Radford and Ben Sohrabi's first conference tournament title. The Highlanders have never lost to UNC Asheville in the conference tournament, going 5-0-1 (with a win in penalties). It's already been a historic matchup in 2026, as UNC Asheville's 7-0 win over Radford in the regular season was the Highlanders' worse Big South loss in program history.
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
UNC Asheville is having one of their best seasons in program history, and their best in recent history. The second-place finish in the conference standings was their best since winning the regular season in 2005. This is their first conference championship match appearance since 2006, when they knocked off Liberty. It's also the first time UNC Asheville is hosting the conference championship game. The Bulldogs won in penalty kicks, 4-2, after playing to a 0-0 draw through two overtimes last Tuesday against High Point. Goalkeeper London Phoenix made a pair of saves to seal the deal in the shootout after making three during the match.
TOURNAMENT TIME
Radford is chasing their 10th Big South Tournament championship under Head Coach Ben Sohrabi. With 9 titles and 21 seasons at .500 or better under his belt, Sohrabi has established Radford as one of the premier soccer programs in the Big South. Once arriving at the conference title game, Sohrabi and Radford have very, very rarely lost. In fact, the only time they've lost the championship was on Nov. 10, 2013, to Liberty (0-5). He and the Highlanders have won the other nine times (1998, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023). Tuesday was Sohrabi's 20th appearance in the conference tournament semifinals. The only other active Division I coaches with that many are Carin Jennings-Gabarra (24 at Navy), John Hedlund (20 at North Texas), and Brian Lee (20, currently at Rice).
BRICK WALL
Lexi Radvanyi became just the second goalkeeper in Radford history to play over 5,000 minutes in her career, now at 5,041 after Tuesday. Only Che' Brown (6,140 from 2010-13) has more. Radvanyi also ranks seventh in career saves (236), with six less than Nyiesha Ford (242, 1997-99) and eight less than Courtenay Kaplan (244, 2016-19) entering Sunday. Her 19 career shutouts are also tied for the third-most in program history with Nyiesha Ford.
STAY SOCIAL WITH RADFORD WOMEN'S SOCCER
For all the latest on Radford women's soccer, be sure to follow the team on X (@RadfordWSOC), Instagram (@radfordwsoc), and "like" the team's official Facebook Page (Radford Women's Soccer).
#RiseAndDefend
GAME INFO
Opponent: No. 2 UNC Asheville Bulldogs
Date/Time: Sunday, November 15th at 1:00 p.m.
Location: Greenwood Soccer Field, Asheville, N.C.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Watch live on ESPN+
Follow Live Stats
No Tickets Required – Free Attendance
LAST TIME OUT
Radford pulled off the upset of regular season conference champ and top seed USC Upstate, 3-2, on Tuesday night in Spartanburg. Ciaira Anderson broke through first, scoring on a run and sneaking her shot into the net to make it 1-0 early. The Spartans answered back, with Liana Bryant getting fouled in the box and earning a penalty kick for Annabelle Wunderlich, who scored to tie it 1-1. After the half, Ava Kertgate made a perfectly timed run to force Danielle Trovato to commit a foul and earn a red card in a clear goal scoring situation. Anderson scored on the ensuing free kick from just outside the box to make it 2-1. Wunderlich and the Spartans refused to go away, scoring a shorthanded goal to tie things with just under 15 minutes left. The Highlanders earned a corner kick on the ensuing attack, and Caitlyn Nottingham's header found the net to make it 3-2. Radford held off several Upstate attacks to secure the upset win and a spot in the championship.
ANDERSON ANSWERS THE CALL
After coming up without a goal while taking five shots vs. Gardner-Webb, Ciaira Anderson found the net twice for her second multi-goal performance of the season. Despite having two hat tricks in 2026, the brace was Radford's first since Lilly Short's against High Point back on Oct. 15, 2025. The last Highlander to record a brace in the conference tournament was Jasmine Casarez on Nov. 2, 2018, in a 2-0 win over Campbell in the semifinals (she currently plays professionally in Liga MX Femenil for C.D. Guadalajara).
ART OF THE ASSIST
Senior Ava Kertgate added a pair of assists on October 31 to finish the regular season with seven. She finished tied with USC Upstate's Cansu Kara to lead the conference at the end of the season and ranked in the top 50 nationally with .467 assists per game at the end of the regular season.
SERIES HISTORY
The Highlanders and Bulldogs meet for the 43rd time on Sunday afternoon. It's the third time the duo has met in the conference tournament final. The Highlanders are 2-0 when facing UNC Asheville in the conference title game. They handled the Bulldogs 2-0 in Charleston, S.C., as the two seed. In 1998, Radford upset top-seed South Alabama in the conference semifinals. They knocked off UNC Asheville, 1-0, in Lynchburg, Va., which was Radford and Ben Sohrabi's first conference tournament title. The Highlanders have never lost to UNC Asheville in the conference tournament, going 5-0-1 (with a win in penalties). It's already been a historic matchup in 2026, as UNC Asheville's 7-0 win over Radford in the regular season was the Highlanders' worse Big South loss in program history.
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
UNC Asheville is having one of their best seasons in program history, and their best in recent history. The second-place finish in the conference standings was their best since winning the regular season in 2005. This is their first conference championship match appearance since 2006, when they knocked off Liberty. It's also the first time UNC Asheville is hosting the conference championship game. The Bulldogs won in penalty kicks, 4-2, after playing to a 0-0 draw through two overtimes last Tuesday against High Point. Goalkeeper London Phoenix made a pair of saves to seal the deal in the shootout after making three during the match.
TOURNAMENT TIME
Radford is chasing their 10th Big South Tournament championship under Head Coach Ben Sohrabi. With 9 titles and 21 seasons at .500 or better under his belt, Sohrabi has established Radford as one of the premier soccer programs in the Big South. Once arriving at the conference title game, Sohrabi and Radford have very, very rarely lost. In fact, the only time they've lost the championship was on Nov. 10, 2013, to Liberty (0-5). He and the Highlanders have won the other nine times (1998, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023). Tuesday was Sohrabi's 20th appearance in the conference tournament semifinals. The only other active Division I coaches with that many are Carin Jennings-Gabarra (24 at Navy), John Hedlund (20 at North Texas), and Brian Lee (20, currently at Rice).
BRICK WALL
Lexi Radvanyi became just the second goalkeeper in Radford history to play over 5,000 minutes in her career, now at 5,041 after Tuesday. Only Che' Brown (6,140 from 2010-13) has more. Radvanyi also ranks seventh in career saves (236), with six less than Nyiesha Ford (242, 1997-99) and eight less than Courtenay Kaplan (244, 2016-19) entering Sunday. Her 19 career shutouts are also tied for the third-most in program history with Nyiesha Ford.
STAY SOCIAL WITH RADFORD WOMEN'S SOCCER
For all the latest on Radford women's soccer, be sure to follow the team on X (@RadfordWSOC), Instagram (@radfordwsoc), and "like" the team's official Facebook Page (Radford Women's Soccer).
#RiseAndDefend
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