Match Information
Opponent: No. 25 Radford Highlanders (10-2-1, 4-0-0)
When: Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Vert Stadium
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Live Stats: HighPointPanthers.com (
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Live Video: Big South Network (
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High Point Notes:
           • Senior
Chris Ramsell scored from the penalty kick spot in the 106th minute to deliver High Point a 2-1 double-overtime win at Winthrop, moving the Panthers to 9-3-2 overall and 3-1-0 in the Big South this season.
           • Freshman
Siggi Benonysson scored for the Panthers in regulation at Winthrop and he currently leads the team with 23 points and 10 goals this season. The freshman is first in the conference in both goals and points this season.
           • Ramsell sits just behind Benonysson with eight goals and 20 points on the season, which ranks second in the Big South. His four assists also ties him for the team lead along with redshirt-freshman
Bana Ganidekam.
           • Benonysson was named the Big South Attacking Player of the Week on Monday after scoring four goals in wins over NC State and UNC Asheville last week. He also was listed on TopDrawerSoccer's Top 100 Freshman list at No. 36.
           • High Point ranks second in the nation in goals per game with an average of 2.64 per contest. The Panthers lead the country in shots per game and have outshot their opponents 257-130.
           • Redshirt-freshman
Keegan Meyer has started 13 games in goal for HPU and is 8-3-2 with a 1.16 goals-against average and a .667 save percentage in his first collegiate season. He has three shutouts on the season and has allowed more than one goal in just four games.
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Radford Notes:
           • Radford is ranked No. 25 in the country and enters the weekend with a 10-2-1 overall record and a 4-0-0 mark in conference play.
           • The Highlanders' last game was on Saturday, Oct. 15, a 2-0 home win over Winthrop on goals from Nick Mayhugh and Jakob Strandsater.
           • Radford's only two losses this season have come against Old Dominion on the road and at home against Coastal Carolina.
           • Strandsater leads Radford with 10 points on three goals and a team-high four assists while Sivert Daehlie is tops on the team in goals scored with four this season.
           • Radford leads the Big South and is 20th in the nation in goals-against average at 0.67. The Highlanders have allowed just nine goals on the season and have posted six cleansheets.
           • Aitor Pouseu Blanco has played 12 games in goal for RU and is 10-1-1 with a 0.64 goals-against average and an .822 save percentage. He has all six shutouts for the Highlanders on the year.
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Series Notes:
           • High Point is 7-12-4 in 23 all-time meetings with Radford.
           • The Panthers went 1-1 in two games against Radford last season, losing, 2-1, in overtime during the regular season then bouncing back with a 4-3 win in the Big South Semifinals in Greensboro, N.C.
           • HPU trailed the Highlanders, 3-1, with 12 minutes to play when two goals in two minutes by
Erien Campbell and
Chris Ramsell tied the game and an own goal with 27 second left delivered the win to the Panthers.
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