Sunday, March 14th- vs. Radford (Radford, V.a)

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The High Point University women's soccer team (5-0) will be back in action this weekend as they travel to Radford (4-1-1) on Sunday afternoon. The Panthers look to continue their strong start to the season, most recently coming off of a double-overtime 1-0 victory over Charleston Southern. 

Matchup History 

• The Panthers are 13-14-3 all-time against Radford.
• The last time the Panthers and the Highlanders met, HPU came out on top with a 3-0 victory. Emma Schossler scored twice in five minutes for the Panthers, while Alex Palmer also scored a brace. 

Panther Notes

Offensive Explosion

The Panthers are off to their hottest start in program history with a 6-0 record through the first six games. The Panthers have been outshooting their opponents 101-29, scoring 19 goals, also a program-best through the first six games of the season. HPU's scoring offense is currently ranked fifth in the nation averaging 3.17 goals per game. 

Noticed in the Nation

For the third week in a row, HPU has been receiving the top 25 votes in the Top Drawer Soccer poll. HPU is also currently ranked No. 30 in the College Soccer News poll. The Panthers are currently top 10 in the nation in seven different categories including scoring offense, goals-against average, shutout percentage, save percentage, points per game, assists per game, and penalty kicks. 

Salome Starting off Strong

Salomé Prat is currently leading the Panthers in goals scored this season with five goals in five games. In the freshman's last time out she notched the first multi-goal game of her college career. Prat has been honored as the Big South freshman of the week three times this season. 

Brick Wall Defense

The Panthers are heading into Sunday with five clean sheets in six games. The team has only surrendered one goal on 29 shots in the previous six games, with only 16 of those shots being on target. Morgan Hairston has been in goal for the Panthers making 15 saves over the previous six contests. HPU's defense is currently ranked eighth in the nation in shutout percentage. 

Road Warriors

High Point has not lost a regular-season conference game on the road since October 13, 2018. 

Across the Bench

• Radford is coming off of a 6-0 victory over USC Upstate. Brianna Oliver led the Highlanders with a hat trick to bring their unbeaten streak to five games. 
• The Highlanders finished the 2019 season with a 16-6 record. Radford came out of the season as Big South Conference tournament champions. The Highlanders then fell to the University of Virginia in the first round of the NCAA tournament by a score of 3-0.    
• Radford is led by Ben Sohrabi who is in his 25th season as the head coach of the Highlanders. 

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