BOX SCORE

RADFORD, Va. – Radford won game one, 26-24, but UNC Asheville rallied with three straight victories for a 3-1 win (24-26, 25-26, 25-25, 25-18) over the Highlanders (6-10, 1-2 Big South), in Big South volleyball action on Saturday evening from the Dedmon Center.

Freshmen Emma Deininger (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) charted a team-best 11 kills and .450 attack percentage to go along with a match-best five total blocks (3 solo). Defensively, Rachel Brummitt (Plano, Texas/Plano West) recorded a match-high 20 digs and added two service aces for the Highlanders.

For the Bulldogs (8-7, 2-1), setter Hallie Morse dished out a match-best 38 assists and added 11 digs for a double-double. She also was a perfect 7-for-7 on attacks. Anna Moore and Cindi Miller found the floor with 14 and 11 kills, pacing an Asheville squad that hit .255.

After falling behind, 18-14 in game one, Radford used a 7-2 run to take a 21-20 lead. However, Asheville would run off three straight to push ahead 23-21. Then with the score knotted a 24-apiece, back-to-back kills by freshman Rachel Wiechecki (Wilmington, Del./Ursuline Academy) and Emily Hayes (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett) completed the 26-24 comeback win.

Hayes was another strong contributor on offense as she finished with a season-high nine kills and added three block assists for the Highlanders.

Asheville raced out to early six-point leads in games two and three, posting 25-16 and 25-15 wins and grabbing a 2-1 lead in the match.

In game two, it was a 10-4 lead they would not relinquish. After the early advantage, Radford pushed across four straight points to get within 10-8, but the Bulldogs pulled away with a 7-2 run and cruised to the game-two win.

The Bulldogs scored the first five points of game three and hit .333 to grab the 2-1 advantage.

A 7-2 spurt to start game four and a .407 hitting percentage was all Asheville needed as it completed match in four sets.
 
Radford wraps up a brief homestand with a 6 p.m. match against North Carolina A&T on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Bulldogs return home for non-conference match against Western Carolina on Tuesday at 7 p.m.