HIGH POINT, N.C.— No. 12 High Point University men's soccer celebrates senior day this Saturday against Radford, finishing off its regular season home schedule at 7 p.m. The Panthers say goodbye to seven seniors this weekend, including goalkeeper Pat Fallon, defenders Daniel McClintock, Hunter Allen, Ryeong Choi, Rashid Tetteh and Johnny Fenwick, along with forward Bana Ganidekam.

If the Panthers secure a win over Radford this Saturday, it will tie a program record for most regular season Big South victories for a single graduating class (21), while a two-match sweep to cap off the season would set a new mark. High Point has been garnering national attention as of late, particularly after collecting a 2-1 win at No. 5/14 Duke the previous week. The Panthers' victory catapulted them to as high as No. 12 in the latest 'Soccer America' poll, and gives them the highest poll ranking of any team in High Point University Division I history.

Radford has picked up play in recent weeks, going 4-1-0 since October 6th, with its lone loss coming against the No. 6 University of Virginia Cavaliers. The Highlanders currently stand behind the Panthers in second-place in the conference, boasting a Big South record of 4-2-0. Radford's only two conference losses have come in a 2-1 decision at Gardner-Webb, and a 2-0 loss to Campbell to open Big South play in September. 
 
No. 12 High Point (11-2-1, 5-0-1) vs Radford (6-7-0, 4-2-0)
When: Saturday, October 27, at 7:00 p.m.
Where: High Point, N.C. | Vert Stadium
All-Time Series: High Point trails 9-12-4
Last Meeting: Win 2-1, on Oct. 7, 2017 in Radford, Va.
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: SideArm

On the Panthers
• Junior Ilias Kosmidis is the conference's most proficient scorer this season, with his 10 goals ranking 23rd in all of Division I men's soccer; he's been elected Big South Attacking Player of the Week three times already this year
• Goalkeeper Keegan Meyer leads the Big South in goals against average (1.02) and has five clean sheets on the season; with one more shutout he will have 20 for his career
• Tony Pineda scored his sixth goal of the season against Campbell last week, putting him in a tie for second-most goals scored by a Panther freshman in D1 program history; he trails only current teammate Siggi Benonysson for the record (10)
• Benonysson has been one of the Panthers' top playmakers this year as well, his seven assists are tied for first in the Big South and 19th in Division I soccer
• The Panthers' scoring offense (1.93) and goals against average (1.02) are both conference-bests, holding a plus-12 goal differential on the year
• Senior defender Johnny Fenwick has played every minute of the current campaign (1,328) at center back, he hasn't missed a single minute of playing time since September 8, 2017 against Elon
 
On the Highlanders
• After the Panthers' Kosmidis, Radford's Amadou Diop is the next highest scorer in the Big South (7), and is the only freshman in the conference with more tallies than Pineda
• The Highlanders' defense allows nearly five shots on goal per match this year, the Panthers have scored an average of one goal per every 2.60 shots directed on goal in 2018
• Radford already has three double-overtime winners this year, with two coming in conference play, the same totals HPU has collected on the year 
 
Series Notes:
• Radford currently leads the all-time record between the Highlanders and HPU at 12-9-4, but has lost its last three games against the Panthers
• Radford has not won a match in High Point since 2013, and has not won a match in the state of North Carolina since beating Campbell on the road September 23, 2017
• The Panthers last 14 matches with the Highlanders have been decided by a goal or less, going all the way back to 2007
 
Coming Up Next:
• The Panthers close out the regular season on the road at Presbyterian next Wednesday at 7 p.m.
• HPU lost to the Blue Hose in penalties during the pair's previous meeting in the 2017 Big South tournament final

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