Women's Soccer Opens Big South Tournament Play at Radford - Gardner-Webb University Athletics
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Women's Soccer Opens Big South Tournament Play at Radford
By: Ryan Carr, Assistant Director of Strategic Communication
RADFORD, Va. â The Gardner-Webb University women's soccer team begins postseason play on Thursday night, traveling to face No. 4 seed Radford in the First Round of the Big South Conference Tournament. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Cupp Stadium.
Thursday's postseason matchup marks another chapter in the long-standing conference series between Gardner-Webb and Radford.
Radford holds the recent advantage in the series, having won each of the last six meetings between the programs.
The Highlanders defeated the Runnin' Bulldogs 2-0 in the regular-season meeting on October 10 in Radford.
Gardner-Webb will look to reverse that result and earn a postseason victory over its conference rival.
The Runnin' Bulldogs enter the Big South Tournament with a 6-9-2 overall record and a 3-4-1 mark in conference play, earning the No. 5 seed in the tournament.
Gardner-Webb closed the regular season on a positive note, earning a 1-0 victory over Longwood on October 31 to secure its postseason position.
Senior midfielder Zoë Marqué scored the game-winning goal against the Lancers, while goalkeeper Abril Montiel recorded eight saves to preserve the shutout.
Sophomore forward Julia McBride leads the Runnin' Bulldogs offensively with seven goals and 14 points. Her performance earned her First-Team All-Big South recognition following the regular season.
McBride was also named to the Big South All-Academic Team, while sophomore defender Sarah Birchall earned Honorable Mention All-Conference honors.
Montiel rounded out Gardner-Webb's postseason selections, earning a spot on the Big South All-Freshman Team after an impressive debut campaign. The freshman…
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