Highlanders Return to Peters Hall for 7 p.m. Contest with UNC Asheville Saturday

Saturday, January 10

RADFORD

7:00 pm

Radford University

UNC Asheville

Photo by: Tim Cowie

Highlanders Return to Peters Hall for 7 p.m. Contest with UNC Asheville Saturday

1/9/2009 9:41:00 AM | Men's Basketball

RADFORD, Va. -- Looking to string together four straight league victories for the first time in three years, Radford welcomes Big South foe UNC Asheville to Peters Hall Saturday evening for a 7 p.m. contest.

HIGHLANDER HITS
- The Highlanders are coming off back-to-back road victories against Presbyterian (1/3) and Coastal Carolina (1/5), marking the first time since the 2006 season that Radford has put together consecutive wins away from home.

- Against the Chanticleers Monday, the frontcourt duo of Joey Lynch-Flohr (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) and Art Parakhouski (Minsk, Belarus) combined to score 32 points and Chris McEachin (Norfolk, Va./Norview) added a season-high 14 off the bench. Parakhouski, who leads the league and ranks 14th nationally in rebounds per game, also pulled down a game-high 12 boards for his fourth straight double-double and league-leading eighth of the season. To go along with their balanced scoring attack, the Highlanders held Coastal Carolina to just 32.8 percent from the floor.

- Parakhouski continues to pace three Radford players in double figures averaging 14.5 points per outing. Lynch-Flohr and Kenny Thomas (Richmond, Va./Highland Springs) are just behind the 6-11 center at 13.1 and 12.9, respectively.

- Radford is looking to win four consecutive league games for the first time since the 2005-06 campaign.

- The Highlanders are 4-3 at Peters Hall this season and just 11 days from returning to the Dedmon Center.

- As a team, Radford leads the Big South in field-goal percentage defense (.408) and rebounding margin (+4.6).

- UNC Asheville enters 7-8 overall and 3-1 in the conference after knocking off Gardner-Webb 86-76 in Boiling Springs, N.C., Wednesday evening. The Bulldogs placed six players in double figures led by Matt Dickey's season-high 18 points.

- Reid Augst leads UNCA offensively with a clip of 14.8 per contest, which also ranks tied for ninth among conference scoring leaders.

- In the last meeting, the Highlanders controlled the glass 50-33, including 16 rebounds from Eric Hall (Greensboro, N.C./Ben L. Smith) to defeat the eventual regular season champs 62-53. To go along with its work on the boards, Radford held UNCA to just 31.3 percent from the floor.

- Radford will conclude its brief homestand with a 7 p.m. tip against Charleston Southern Monday.

GAME QUICK FACTS
Radford Coach: Brad Greenberg
Overall Record: 16-29 (2nd year)
Radford Record: Same

UNCA Coach: Eddie Biedenbach
Overall Record: 202-245 (16th year)
UNCA Record: 173-194 (13th year)

Series: Tied 26-26

Last Meeting: Radford defeated UNCA 62-53 at the Dedmon Center on Feb. 20, 2008.

Radio: Rick Watson (Play-By-Play) and Jeff Kleppin (Analyst) will provide the call on 107.1 FM.

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