<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Radford University Athletics</title><link>https://admin.radfordathletics.com/rss.aspx?path=wsoc</link><description>Latest news items for Radford University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/rss?path=wsoc" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Radford Athletics Finishes 2025-26 Academic Year Strong with 3.45 Spring Term GPA</title><link>https://radfordathletics.com/news/2026/5/12/baseball-radford-athletics-finishes-2025-26-academic-year-strong-with-3-45-spring-term-gpa</link><guid>https://radfordathletics.com/news/2026/5/12/baseball-radford-athletics-finishes-2025-26-academic-year-strong-with-3-45-spring-term-gpa</guid><category>Baseball, Radford Athletics, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Track and Field, Volleyball, Cross Country, Women's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Spring26GPA2" src="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/12/SprintTermGPA-WB2.jpg" /><br /><br />RADFORD, Va. – The almost 300 student-athletes that make up Radford University Athletics finished the academic year strong posting an overall department grade point average (GPA) of 3.45 during the Spring 2026 semester.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/12/SprintTermGPA-WB2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/12/SprintTermGPA-WB2.jpg"><media:title>Spring26GPA2</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/12/SprintTermGPA-WB2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>18048</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women’s Soccer Releases 2026 Spring Schedule</title><link>https://radfordathletics.com/news/2026/2/24/womens-soccer-womens-soccer-releases-2026-spring-schedule</link><guid>https://radfordathletics.com/news/2026/2/24/womens-soccer-womens-soccer-releases-2026-spring-schedule</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WSOC26SpringSchedule" src="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/23/SpringSchedule16x9try3.jpg" /><br /><br />RADFORD, Va. – Coming off a Big South regular season title, the Radford women's soccer team has announced its spring schedule. The docket consists of five matches, beginning in mid-March and concluding in April.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/23/SpringSchedule16x9try3.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/23/SpringSchedule16x9try3.jpg"><media:title>WSOC26SpringSchedule</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/23/SpringSchedule16x9try3.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17893</s:story_id></item><item><title>Rise And Donate During RAD48 2026, Feb. 3 through Feb. 5!</title><link>https://radfordathletics.com/news/2026/2/3/baseball-rise-and-donate-during-rad48-2026-feb-3-through-feb-5</link><guid>https://radfordathletics.com/news/2026/2/3/baseball-rise-and-donate-during-rad48-2026-feb-3-through-feb-5</guid><category>Baseball, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Track and Field, Volleyball, Cross Country, Women's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="RAD482026" src="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/3/Give_Now_Graphic.jpg" /><br /><br />]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/3/Give_Now_Graphic.jpg" /><media:content 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Men's Soccer, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Track and Field, Volleyball, Cross Country, Women's Lacrosse, General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2025FallGPA" src="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/19/FallTermGPA-Website.jpg" /><br /><br />RADFORD, Va. – The 285 student-athletes that make up Radford University Athletics earned an overall department grade point average (GPA) of 3.45 during the Fall 2025 semester to show the department's commitment to academic excellence.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/19/FallTermGPA-Website.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/19/FallTermGPA-Website.jpg"><media:title>2025FallGPA</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/19/FallTermGPA-Website.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17786</s:story_id></item><item><title>Five Highlanders Earn College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Awards</title><link>https://radfordathletics.com/news/2025/11/25/womens-soccer-five-highlanders-earn-college-sports-communicators-academic-all-district-awards</link><guid>https://radfordathletics.com/news/2025/11/25/womens-soccer-five-highlanders-earn-college-sports-communicators-academic-all-district-awards</guid><category>Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img 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team's season came to an abrupt conclusion on Thursday night, falling to High Point, 2-1, in the Big South Tournament semifinals.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/6/WSOC116recap.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/6/WSOC116recap.jpg"><media:title>WSOCrecap116</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/6/WSOC116recap.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2025 18:57:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17710</s:story_id></item><item><title>Eight Highlanders, Coaching Staff Receive Big South All-Conference Honors</title><link>https://radfordathletics.com/news/2025/10/31/womens-soccer-eight-highlanders-coaching-staff-receive-big-south-all-conference-honors</link><guid>https://radfordathletics.com/news/2025/10/31/womens-soccer-eight-highlanders-coaching-staff-receive-big-south-all-conference-honors</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WSOC25AllConference" src="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/31/RadfordWSOCAllConference25Release.jpg" /><br /><br />CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Big South Conference announced the end-of-season awards on Friday afternoon, with Lilly Short, Amani Green, Jillian Silverstone, Paige Olson, Jashyra Johnson, Ary Oliver, Lexi Radvanyi, and Ashley Loundermon receiving honors. The coaching staff, consisting of Ben Sohrabi, Brandon Slewa, and Alex Eydelman, also received the Coaching Staff of the Year award.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/31/RadfordWSOCAllConference25Release.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/31/RadfordWSOCAllConference25Release.jpg"><media:title>WSOC25AllConference</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/31/RadfordWSOCAllConference25Release.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:01:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17696</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women's Soccer Dominates Gardner-Webb, Clinches Outright Conference Crown</title><link>https://radfordathletics.com/news/2025/10/29/womens-soccer-dominates-gardner-webb-clinches-outright-conference-crown</link><guid>https://radfordathletics.com/news/2025/10/29/womens-soccer-dominates-gardner-webb-clinches-outright-conference-crown</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WSOCRecap1029Gardner-Webb" src="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/29/Team_Radford_WSOC_vs_Charleston_Southern_2025__I346080.jpg" /><br /><br />BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Neither the Runnin' Bulldogs nor the rain could stop the Highlanders, as the Radford women's soccer team put away Gardner-Webb 3-0 on Wednesday night. With already a share of the Big South secured, the win puts Radford at 21 points, three clear of USC Upstate in the final conference standings.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/29/Team_Radford_WSOC_vs_Charleston_Southern_2025__I346080.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/29/Team_Radford_WSOC_vs_Charleston_Southern_2025__I346080.jpg"><media:title>WSOCRecap1029Gardner-Webb</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/29/Team_Radford_WSOC_vs_Charleston_Southern_2025__I346080.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 21:52:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17692</s:story_id></item><item><title>Olson Nets First Weekly Conference Award</title><link>https://radfordathletics.com/news/2025/10/27/womens-soccer-olson-nets-first-weekly-conference-award</link><guid>https://radfordathletics.com/news/2025/10/27/womens-soccer-olson-nets-first-weekly-conference-award</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Olson, Paige_WSOCvsCSU2025" src="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/27/Olson__Paige_WSOC_vs_CSU_2025__I341936.jpg" /><br /><br /> CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Big South Conference announced Monday afternoon that Paige Olson has been named the Offensive Player of the Week after her goal on Saturday versus Charleston Southern.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/27/Olson__Paige_WSOC_vs_CSU_2025__I341936.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/27/Olson__Paige_WSOC_vs_CSU_2025__I341936.jpg"><media:title>Olson, Paige_WSOCvsCSU2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/27/Olson__Paige_WSOC_vs_CSU_2025__I341936.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17686</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women’s Soccer Claims Seventh Big South Regular Season Title</title><link>https://radfordathletics.com/news/2025/10/25/womens-soccer-womens-soccer-claims-seventh-big-south-regular-season-title</link><guid>https://radfordathletics.com/news/2025/10/25/womens-soccer-womens-soccer-claims-seventh-big-south-regular-season-title</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WSOCTeam25-26" src="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/25/TeamPhoto.jpg" /><br /><br />RADFORD, Va. – In what became a perfect Senior Day, the Radford women's soccer team clinched at least a share of the Big South regular season crown and the top seed in the upcoming Big South Tournament with a 2-0 win over Charleston Southern on Saturday afternoon.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/25/TeamPhoto.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/25/TeamPhoto.jpg"><media:title>WSOCTeam25-26</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.radfordathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/25/TeamPhoto.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:29:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17681</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>