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 Friday, Nov. 1 -- vs Charleston Southern (Vert Stadium.), 7 p.m.

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 The number one seeded High Point University women's soccer team (9-6-2, 8-0-2 Big South) hosts Charleston Southern (7-9-2, 3-5-2 Big South) on Friday (Nov 1) in a Big South quarterfinal matchup. The Big South regular-season champions start their playoff campaign against Charleston Southern, who drew against the Panthers earlier this season.  
 

  Matchup History

• The Panthers lead the series with the Buccaneers 19-7-1, the two teams met earlier this season in HPU's Big South Conference opener as they played to a 2-2 draw. This was the first tie between the two teams in matchup history. 

Quarterfinal History

• The Panthers are 14-6 all-time in Big South quarterfinal games, their last quarterfinal game occurred last season at Radford as the Highlanders won 2-0. 
• The last time HPU hosted a quarterfinal game was in 2017, The Panthers beat Winthrop 2-0 and would go on to win the Big South Championship.

Panther Notes

• With its 0-0 draw against Longwood, High Point clinched sole possession of the Big South regular-season title. The Panthers become the only team in program history to complete an undefeated Big South regular season. HPU became the first Big South school to go undefeated since the conference expanded to ten or more teams. They are the first Big South team to go undefeated in conference play since UNC Asheville in 2004.
• Senior goalkeeper Talia Klimes recorded a Big South best six shutouts in regular-season play. Klimes only allowed five goals in all of conference play. 
• Freshmen Sam Gerhart and Emma Schossler are tied for the team led in goals with four each. High Point has had a balanced attack this season with many Panthers getting involved in the scoring effort. 11 different players have scored this year for the purple and white. 
• HPU is tied for first in the nation in penalty kicks percentage at 1.000. High Point has scored four goals on four penalty kick attempts, which is tied for the third-most in the nation. 

 Across the Bench

• Charleston Southern comes into the contest with a 3-5-2 record. In its last timeout, the Bucs fell to Radford 2-0. 
• Zari Hayes leads the Buccaneers in scoring with six goals on the year, Dakota Fielder and Kylie Doster follow closely behind with five goals each.
• Jazmin Gonzales has 4 shutouts on the season and 89 saves on the season. She boasts a .767 save percentage. 

Up Next: The winner will advance to the Big South semifinals which will take place on Thursday (Nov. 7) in Matthews at 4:00 as the 4/5 winner will take on the 1/8 winner. 

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