Chants Close Conference Play Saturday At Radford
10/29/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 29, 2010
Coastal Carolina (9-6-1, 5-2-0) vs. Radford (6-5-2, 4-2-0)
Saturday | 10.30.10 | 12 p.m.
Radford, Va. | Patrick D. Cupp Memorial Stadium
CONWAY, S.C. - The Coastal Carolina men's soccer team puts the finishing touches on conference play Saturday when the Chanticleers travel to Radford, Va., to take on Radford at noon from Patrick D. Cupp Memorial Stadium.
The Chanticleers enter the weekend in second place in the Big South Conference standings and would assure themselves the second seed in the Big South Tournament with a victory over the Highlanders.
Coastal Carolina (9-6-1, 5-2-0) saw its five-game conference winning streak come to an end Wednesday night with a 2-1 loss to High Point in double overtime. The Panthers scored in the first two minutes of the match to take a 1-0 lead, but Coastal freshman Robby Joe Daniels netter his first career goal minutes late to even the score.
The game remained scoreless until Shane Malcolm scored the golden goal in the 106th minute to help the Panthers win the Big South regular season title. It was the first conference loss for the Chants since falling 1-0 at Liberty Oct. 1.
Freshman Pedro Ribeiro continues to lead the team in goals and enters Saturday with five and is tied for eighth in the Big South. The Belo Horizonte, Brazil, native has made the most of his goals and is tied for first in the conference with four game-winning goals.
Fellow freshman Kristoffer Sandtroen picked up his team-leading sixth assist of the season Wednesday night against High Point. Sandtroen is now tied for second in the Big South in helpers, while sophomore Luis Faz is tied for sixth in the league with five assists.
Radford (6-5-2, 4-2-0) has lost two of its last three games is coming off a 3-0 loss at VMI Oct. 20 in its most recent match. The Highlanders, however, are 3-0 this season at home in Big South play and have only allowed one goal in those games.
Junior forward Iyiola Awosika leads the Highlanders and ranks fourth in the Big South with seven goals, while Junior midfielder Anthony Payne has recorded a team-leading five assists.
Coastal Carolina is 12-12-2 all-time against Radford in the series that began during the 1986 season. The Chanticleers are unbeaten in four of the last five meetings between the two schools and won 3-1 last season at the Coastal Carolina Soccer Field.
