CONWAY, S.C. – Senior Johnette Walker (Columbia, S.C./Irmo) made the most of her final collegiate game in her home state of South Carolina, scoring a career and game-high 22 points, leading Radford to a 67-59 victory over Coastal Carolina, Monday evening from Kimbel Arena. It was Radford's first series sweep of the season.

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Walker also reached the 1,200-point plateau, moving up one spot to seventh all-time at Radford (8-16, 7-6 Big South). It was the second straight game she posted her career-best, going 5-for-9 from the field, 2-for-4 from three-point land and 10-for-12 from the charity stripe. Walker also dished out five assists and pulled down seven rebounds.

“It felt great playing in front of family and friends tonight,” said Walker. “It was a sad, but a good feeling as I'm leaving on a high note," Walker on playing her last game in her home state. "This win gives us great momentum going into our final three Big South games, all at home," stated Walker.

Junior Kymesha Alston (Hampton, Va./Manhattan) recorded her second straight double-double and fifth of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Sophomore Taleia Moton (Fort Washington, Md./Suitland) added 17 points for the Highlanders.

“We played with tremendous energy tonight” said head coach Tajama Ngongba. “We had a great flow to our offense. Even though we got into a little bit of a drought in the second half, we were able to rebound and find that momentum to close out the game.”

Kate Jasinski and Sydnei Moss paced the Chants (14-12, 6-7 Big South) with 18 and 17 points, respectively.

Radford raced out to a 9-2 lead, hitting its first four shots. Coastal responded with a 10-2 run to take a 12-11 lead at 13:22. Moton and Coastal's Kate Jasinski each scored seven of their teams' first 11 points.

Behind nine of Walker's 13 first half points, Radford went on a 17-4 run to open up an 11-point (31-20) lead with 3:26 left in the first half. The Highlanders extended their advantage to 13 (36-23) on a pair of free throws by Moton with 59 seconds left. The Chanticleers used an offensive board and two steals to score the final seven points of the half to get within 36-30 at the break.

Moton joined Walker with 13 points at the break. Jasinski led the Chanticleers with 11 points. The Highlanders shot 52 percent for the half, but only attempted 23 shots as they turned the ball over 12 times which led to 13 CCU points. Coastal shot 36 percent from the field.

After Coastal Carolina scored on its first possession of the second half Alston (7) and senior Vandy Pullen (5) tallied all 12 points during a 12-4 run, pushing Radford's advantage back to double-digits (48-36) at 15:37.

A three-pointer by Walker at 11:31 put the Highlanders up 51-41. That would be the last field goal for them over the next eight minutes. Coastal Carolina managed to cut its deficit to five (51-46) before Radford extended it to 11 with six straight points.

The Chants cut it to five one more time, but Radford hit its final eight free throws over the last 38 seconds to seal the win.

Radford hit 24-of-31 free throws for the game, the second highest total of the season and the most since draining 25 in its season-opener at James Madison. The Highlanders also won the battle on the glass, 40-35.

Radford returns home for its final three Big South regular season contests, starting with its homecoming game against Presbyterian on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m.