HIGH POINT, N.C.— After seeing its regularly scheduled matchup with Longwood get postponed the previous week, High Point University women's soccer opens the Big South season this Wednesday against the Hampton Pirates. 

The Panthers enter the week after an emotional road win over James Madison University, where junior forward Alex Denny scored her first goal of the season on a game-winner in the 88th minute. HPU's win was its first victory on the road this season, improving the Panthers' record to 1-2-0 when playing in the state of Virginia this year.

Hampton's lone win of the season came at the end of last month, in a 3-0 shutout victory over visiting Saint Peter's University. The Pirates will be opening their first season as a member of the Big South this week, after having their previous conference opener against Gardner-Webb get cancelled due to weather. 
 
High Point (2-5-1) at Hampton (1-3) 
When: Wednesday, September 19, 2 p.m.
Where: Hampton, Va. | Hampton University Soccer Stadium
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Last Meeting: N/A
Live Stats: Live Stats
 
On the Panthers
• Junior forward Alex Denny scored her first goal of the season, tallying a game-winner in the 88th minute of a 1-0 win over James Madison
• Freshman forward Skyler Prillaman notched the assist on Denny's goal, the first of her career. Prillaman now leads the Panthers with a total of five points on the year
• Freshman have accounted for 13 of High Point's 19 points in 2018, with first-years Prillaman and Shaylyn Owen starting every game of the season
• Goalkeepers Emily Lyon and Talia Klimes combined for a five-save shutout against the Dukes; HPU's third of 2018 and its 12th of the past 20 matches, going back to the previous season
• Defenders Brie Deel and Allie Reagan have combined for over 1,150 minutes on the backline in 2018; Deel is one of just five Big South defenders to score a goal this season, while Reagan has played all but nine minutes of her team's previous five contests
• The Panthers are 2-0-0 when tied, or leading, their opponents in shots, however they are 0-5-1 when their opponents pull the trigger more often
 
On the Pirates
• Hampton's 8.5 saves per game is a Big South-high and currently ranks ninth in all of Division I women's soccer
• Senior midfielder Sydney Jackson currently leads the Pirates with a pair of goals and five points
• Junior goalkeeper Maya Andrews has started every match for Hampton this year, recording a .833 save percentage, on 52 shots faced
 
Series Notes:
• 2018 is Hampton's first year as a full member of the Big South, as the Panthers face the Pirates for the first time in program history
 
Coming Up Next:
• After opening the Big South season against the Pirates, HPU continues its conference schedule at home against USC Upstate this Saturday at 2 p.m.
• The Panthers are 2-0-0 against the Spartans all-time, winning the pair's last matchup 2-0 in 2015
 
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