No. 6 High Point connected on three penalty kicks to advance past No. 3 Radford in the fourth game of the 2006 Big South Men's Soccer Tournament Thursday night at Cupp Stadium on the campus of Radford University. HPU (5-10-4) will play No. 2 Coastal Carolina Friday night at 7:00pm in the semifinals.
For High Point,
Dan Haywood,
Chris Shrum and
Gordon Smith each connected on their respective kicks to push the Panthers pass the Highlanders.
The Highlanders got on the board first midway through the first half on a goal by
Davorin Husadzinovic.
With 15 minutes left in the second half, High Point's
Chris Archer knotted the match up at 1-1 on a streaking goal up the middle. Archer's goal marked his 12th of the season.
Radford controlled the shots category with 18, while the Panthers posted 11. High Point goalkeeper
Adam Ross posted eight saves, including three in the shoot-out.
Radford keeper, Zach Roszel recorded four saves.
The Highlanders end the season at 8-7-3.