MATCH #3
WHO: ODU (1-2) vs. Radford (0-2)
WHEN: Sept. 1 – 4 p.m.
WHERE: ODU Soccer Stadium
SERIES RECORD: ODU leads 7-0-0
LAST MEETING: Sept. 8, 2023 – ODU 2, Radford 0 – in Radford
STREAM: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: here
NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men’s soccer team hits the home pitch for the first time this season as they host Radford on Sunday, Sept. 1 in a 4 p.m. start.
The game will have live stats and be streamed on ESPN+.
In last year’s meeting at Radford, the Monarchs got second half goals from Key White and Karan Mandair to take a 2-0 victory over the Highlanders. ODU outshot Radford 15-6 in the contest as White scored at 58:38 and Mandair converted a penalty kick at 86:34 for the ODU goals.
ODU (1-2) returns to action after a 1-0 loss on Thursday night at Campbell in Buies Creek, N.C. The Monarchs had several opportunities in the second half to get the equalizer after Campbell scored in the 15th minute, but couldn’t find the magic touch for a tally.
This is Radford’s third straight road contest to open its season as they fell to Campbell (2-1) and Elon (5-0) to open their campaign. Joep de Bruin scored the lone goal against Campbell and was assisted by Florian Senst. The Highlanders have been outshot 33-7 through their first two games. Felix Davies started in goal against Elon and had four saves, while Alex Eydelman started against Campbell and had five saves.
ABOUT ODU
The four goals in the win at George Washington were the most in a season opener since 2011 in a 6-0 win over Houston Baptist in a tournament at West Virginia.
Tennant McVea takes over as head coach of the Monarchs from long-time coach Alan Dawson who retired at the end of the 2023 season. He had served on the staff for seven years, including being on the Conference USA winning staff in 2014.
ODU leads the all-time series with Radford 7-0 and has had six straight clean sheets against the Highlanders.
Through three matches, Timothy Ennin leads the Monarchs with two goals and one assist for five points. Key White has one goal and two assists for four points, with Eberle having a goal and an assist for three points. Noah Madrigal has tallied one goal and Lewis Redding has one assist to round out the scoring for ODU. Michael Statham has a .750 save percentage for the Monarchs in three starts in net.
ABOUT RADFORD
Last season Radford was 3-11-3 overall and 2-4-1 in Big South action. They defeated USC Upstate and Longwood in league action along with topping New River rival Virginia Tech in Blacksburg 3-2.
The Highlanders were preseason picked eighth in the Big South Men’s Soccer Coaches Poll.
The leading returning scorer for Radford is Jan Maldonado who tallied two assists in 2023. As a team, the Highlanders scored 13 goals last year and gave up 36.
NEXT UP
The Monarchs will continue a five-match homestand on Friday, Sept. 6 as UMBC comes to town for a 7 p.m. kick.