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Radford Clips Furman in Men's Soccer Regular Season Finale 1-0
Nov. 6, 2004
Radford, Va. -
Radford men's soccer closed out its regular season with a 1-0 shutout of Furman in a non-conference game Saturday afternoon at Patrick D. Cupp Memorial Stadium.
The Highlanders closed out the regular season at 7-5-4 overall, and are guaranteed the first winning season since 2000. It will be the sixth winning season at Radford for head coach Spencer Smith.
A fairly even contest, Radford broke through with a goal after Furman keeper senior Alex Maslow deflected a high cross to the top of the box. Junior Andres Hernandez collected the loose ball a fired a rocket into the lower left hand corner to give Radford a 1-0 lead at 43:46
Both teams had open shots throughout the second half but both Maslow and RU keeper junior Omar Zinoveev (Young, Uruguay) turned the strikes away. Maslow made three saves while Zinoveev stopped five Paladin shots.
Furman held the edge in shots, tallying nine to RU's six and corner kicks, six to three. The physical game included 24 Paladin fouls and 18 by Radford.
Furman, who finishes the regular season 6-9-2, will play in the Southern Conference Tournament beginning Tuesday at Appalachian State.
