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HIGH POINT, N.C. - The top-seeded High Point University men's soccer team opens up Big South tournament play by welcoming No. 4 seed Liberty to Vert Stadium in the league semifinals on Wednesday. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Match Information
When: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 | 7:00 p.m.
Where: High Point, N.C. | Vert Stadium (1,100)
Who: High Point (9-5-3, 7-1-0 Big South) | Liberty (11-5-1, 5-3-0 Big South)
All-Time Series: 34th Meeting | Liberty leads 15-14-4
Last Meeting: High Point 2-0 | High Point, N.C. | October 25, 2017
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Live Video: Big South Network (LINK)
Live Stats: HighPointPanthers.com (LINK)
Game Notes: HighPointPanthers.com (LINK)
 
High Point Notes:
• The Panthers earned the second outright Big South regular season championship in school history with a 1-0 victory last Wednesday at Longwood. HPU is the No. 1 seed in the Big South Tournament for the second-time ever (2010, L Championship).
• High Point has won five in a row, tied for the third-longest active winning streak in the nation, trailing only Akron (W8) and Western Michigan (W6).
• HPU finished the regular season winning its final six league matches, the longest single-season stretch since HPU went a perfect 8-0 en route to winning the 2010 regular season title.
• Nine Panthers earned All-Big South accolades, headlined by Coach of the Year EJ O'Keeffe and co-Defensive Player of the Year Rashid Tetteh. Seven players were named to the first, second, or honorable mention teams, the second-most in program history (2010).
• Sophomore keeper Keegan Meyer has turned the corner over his last 11 matches. In that stretch, he has allowed just five goals in 1047:25 in net (0.43 GAA). Meyer led the Big South in GAA (0.82) and save percentage (.794) and earned first team honors.
• HPU ranks among the top 25 in the nation in the two goal prevention categories: GAA (0.78, 22nd) & Save% (.800, 25th).

Liberty Notes:
• Liberty advanced to the semifinals of the Big South tournament with a 3-0 win over No. 5 seed Gardner-Webb on Sunday. The Flames scored twice in the final six minutes to pull away.
• The Flames are in the conference semifinals for the first time since 2013 when they advanced to the conference championship.
• LU was one of the top defensive teams in the Big South,  topping the league in shutouts (8) and ranking second in GAA (0.92). Keeper James Knoebel holds a 0.95 GAA on the season.
• Tresor Mbuyu (11 G, 5 A) and Kevin Mendoza (11 G, 4 A) have combined for 53 points in the Liberty attack this year.

Series Notes:
• High Point and Liberty have clashed 33 times in school history entering Wednesday's match, including HPU's 2-0 win on Oct. 25.
• In the regular season matchup, Ryan Inman and Ebe Kudolo scored to give High Point the win. Keegan Meyer made three saves to earn the clean sheet.
• High Point and Liberty have clashed four times in the conference tournament with the Flames having taken the last three. LU claimed a quarterfinal victory over HPU in 2013.
• A win would elevate High Point to its second conference title game in three seasons and fourth overall ('06, '10, '15).

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