Match Information
Opponent: East Tennessee State (0-0-0)
When: Friday, Aug. 26 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Vert Stadium, High Point, N.C.
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Live Video: Big South Network (LINK)
Live Stats: HighPointPanthers.com (LINK)
 
High Point Notes:
            • High Point takes on Detroit in the first game of the HPU/Elon Classic on Friday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m., in Vert Stadium. The Classic is a weekend tournament co-hosted by the Panthers and Phoenix.
            • HPU opened the 2016 campaign with a 5-1 win over East Tennessee State on Friday, Aug. 26 at Vert Stadium. The win was the Panthers' first ever over ETSU.
            • Freshman Siggi Benonysson had two goals and an assist in High Point's win over the Buccaneers and was named the Big South Crons Brand Freshman of the Week.
            • Redshirt-freshman Keegan Meyer picked up the win in his first collegiate start, making three saves in the contest.
            • High Point was picked second in the Big South Preseason Poll after finishing with an 8-6-7 overall record last season, the team's ninth-consecutive finish of .500 or better.
 
Detroit Notes:
            • Detroit enters the weekend with a 0-1-1 record. The Titans opened the season with a 0-0 draw at Pittsburgh and a 3-1 loss at Marshall. Redshirt-senior Matt Harkema scored Detroit's lone goal in the two games.
            • Redshirt-junior Robbie Beckwell has played all 200 minutes in goal for the Titans and is 0-1-1 with a 1.35 goals-against average and seven saves. Beckwell started two games for Detroit in 2015 and went 2-0-0 with a 0.50 goals-against average and a 0.909 save percentage.
            • Detroit was picked seventh out of 10 teams in the Horizon League Preseason Poll. The Titans finished the 2015 campaign with a 7-5-8 mark and returns their top two scorers in senior Tyler Moorman (7g, 0a) and Spiro Pliakos (3g, 8a).
 
Series Notes:
            • Friday's match will mark the first-ever meeting between High Point and Detroit.
 
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