Radford women's basketball returns from exam week and will hit the road for a 4:30 pm tilt on Dec. 18 at USC Upstate. The Highlanders (3-6) look to get back on the winning track after falling at UNC Greensboro last Saturday.
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The Spartans (4-4, 2-0 Atlantic Sun), who are playing their fourth game in seven days, ended a two-game skid with a league win at home, 85-71, over Campbell on Thursday.
In the Highlanders' last contest,
Kahealani Vick recorded her first collegiate double-double, but it wasn't enough as Radford dropped a 73-58 decision at UNC Greensboro from Fleming Gymnasium. Vick finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds, both career highs.
Brooke McElroy pulled down a career-best 15 boards as the Highlanders (2-6) out rebounded the Spartans 45-37.
Vick became the second Highlander to record a double-double this season.McElroy was the first to do so on Nov. 29 when she tallied 12 points and 10 rebounds in a win at George Mason.
McElroy's 15 boards at UNCG was the best single-game rebounding performance since
Kelli Darden pulled down the same amount on Jan. 26, 2008 against High Point in the Dedmon Center.
This will be the second meeting between the squads with Radford winning the only other matchup, 76-34 on Jan. 3, 2008 in the Dedmon Center.
Radford is 30-21 (.588) versus teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference. This is the only meeting this season with a school from this respective conference. The last A-Sun school Radford played was USC Upstate. The Highlanders also defeated ETSU that season.
The Highlanders conclude their three-game road swing at Virginia Tech on Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. They return home two days later on Dec. 23 to host VCU and 3 p.m.