University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics
Radford
Men's Soccer Heads to Virginia for Midweek Match with Radford
10/10/2023 5:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The USC Upstate Spartans hit the road again for a midweek Big South battle with the Radford Highlanders.
Tuesday's MatchUP
October 11, 2023 | 7:00 p.m.
Cupp Stadium | Radford, Va.
USC Upstate (3-6-2, 0-2-1 Big South) at Radford (0-8-2, 0-2-0 Big South)
How They Stack UP
USC Upstate (3-6-2, 0-2-1 Big South) at Radford (0-8-2, 0-2-0 Big South) with four common opponents between the two teams. Both teams fell at NC State and gave up three goals in the process, but the Highlanders did score a goal in the match. The Spartans fought to a 2-2 draw against ETSU while Radford lost 2-0. In conference play, both teams lost to High Point by one goal and the Spartans tied Winthrop 1-1 while Radford fell 1-0.
Series:
The Spartans trail in the series 2-3-0 with a 1-0 loss last season. The last time the Spartans made the trip to Radford, they came away with a 6-0 shutout victory.
Last Five Matches:
10/8/2022 | (UPST 0 | RAD 1)
10/9/2021 | (UPST 6 | RAD 0)
2/21/2021 | (UPST 2 | RAD 1)
10/16/2019 | (UPST 0 | RAD 3)
10/31/2018 | (UPST 1 | RAD 3)
Players to Watch:
Braiden Hall and Dzenan Cerimagic both picked up goals in the match with Presbyterian. Hall is now tied with Jeremy Montero for the team lead in points at 7. The two also lead the conference in shots and shots per game in Big South matches this year with 14 and 12 respectively.
The Highlanders are led by Alex Kryazhev in goals, points, shots and shots on goal. Mateo Perez Nance leads the team in assists with two. In goal, Alex Eydelman has recorded the most minutes, starting eight matches on the year.
Last Time Out:
The Spartans fell at home to the Presbyterian Blue Hose by a score of 4-2 as Braiden Hall and Dzenan Cerimagic matched the Blue Hose offensively but the Spartans gave away two penalty goals.
Radford fell on the road in Rock Hill to Winthrop by a score of 1-0.
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