BOX SCORE

RADFORD, Va. – Radford had three players hit double-digit kills and found the floor with almost 30-percent of its attempts over the final three frames to rally past High Point 3-2 (22-25, 22-25, 25-17, 28-26, 15-10) in Big South volleyball action Tuesday at the Dedmon Center.

The victory gives the Highlanders their most wins since the 2001 campaign as they improve to 10-8 overall and 1-2 in league play. High Point drops its fourth straight falling to 9-9 and 0-3.

Radford, which found itself in an early 2-0 deficit after dropping the opening two games by identical 25-22 margins, rebounded with 15 kills and a .379 attack percentage to win game three in convincing fashion (25-17) and force a fourth stanza.

After the Highlanders grabbed a five-point advantage in the fourth, 21-16, High Point responded with a run of its own to even the set, 24-24. Tied for a 13th time in the fourth, 26-26, Radford broke the deadlock and extended the match with a Mariah Nussbaum (Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade Julienne) kill followed by a Panther error.

In the deciding game, Radford jumped out to a 10-4 lead and never looked back. The Highlanders connected on 10 of their swings in the fifth and found the floor with .304 of their attacks.

For the third consecutive contest, junior Laura Waddell (Lynchburg, Va. / E.C. Glass) and freshman Emily Hayes (Bartlett, Ill. / Bartlett) led Radford with 11 kills each. Nussbuam also hit the 10-kill plateau for the Highlanders.

Carly Fleming (Manassas, Va. / Osbourn Park) and Megan McWhorter (Newport News, Va. / Peninsula Catholic) were also impressive for the Highlanders with nine (.467) and eight (.316) kills, respectively.

Desiree Aramburu (Chicago, Ill. / Mother McAuley) ran her double-double total to seven and three straight with a match-high 43 assists and 19 digs. The frosh also recorded seven kills and four service aces on the evening.

Along with Aramburu's outstanding defensive effort, four other Highlanders picked up double-figure digs, including 19 from sophomore libero Katelyn Meeks (Richmond, Va. / Mills Godwin) and 14 by Waddell.

As a team, Radford outhit the Panthers .183 to .118, but trailed in the total blocks column 9-5.

Megan Smith paced High Point with a match-high 17 kills while Julie Hershkowitz led all players with 24 digs and Holly Fong set up 42 kills.

The 27th all-time meeting between the Radford and the Panthers featured 30 ties and nine lead changes.

Through 18 matches this season, the Highlanders have played six five-game contests, recording a 4-2 record.

Radford will continue its Big South slate with a four-match road swing, beginning with a 7 p.m. tilt at Coastal Carolina Friday evening in Conway, S.C.