GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS | LIVE AUDIO | LIVE VIDEO
Location: High Point, N.C.
Arena: Millis Center
Capacity: 1,750
Audio: Danny Will (play-by-play) on RadfordAthletics.com
Series History: High Point leads, 19-13
RADFORD, Va. – Winners of three straight games, Radford women's basketball will take on High Point Saturday at the Millis Center in a 4 p.m. contest.
Radford comes in at 10-10, 4-5 in the Big South courtesy of a three-game winning streak, with a home victory against Presbyterian and a pair of road wins at Gardner-Webb and UNC Asheville. High Point is the only undefeated team in the conference with a perfect 9-0 mark.
SERIES HISTORY
♦ High Point leads the all-time series 19-13. The Highlanders have struggled on the road, posting a 3-12 mark. The 79-76 overtime win last year at the Millis Center snapped a six-game road skid.
THE OPENING TIP
♦ Radford looks to avenge a home loss, 65-81, in early January at the hands of the hot-shooting Panthers.
♦ Radford leads the Big South in steals and ranks 13th in the nation with 12.7 per game. The Highlanders also rank second among Big South teams in turnover margin (+3.7). Against UNC Asheville, the Highlanders forced 19 miscues, while committing a season-low nine turnovers.
♦ Reigning Big South Player of the Week
Da'Naria Erwin Spencer is now ninth all-time in Radford history with 243 career assists.
♦ Erwin Spencer paces the Highlander offense with 17.0 points per game while
Ashley Buckhannon drops in 14.6 points. Furthermore, Erwin Spencer is just 37 points shy of 1,000 for her career, looking to become only the fourth player in Radford history to hit the mark by the conclusion of her junior year.
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Victoria Hamilton and
Sarah Tabb lead the Highlanders in rebounds with 7.2 and 5.8 per game, respectively. Hamilton has ripped down eight or more boards in nine games, while Tabb accomplished it six times.
LAST TIME OUT
♦ Radford defeated UNC Asheville on the road, 72-62, on Jan. 30. Erwin Spencer (21) and Buckhannon (20) each reached the 20-point plateau. 13 of Buckhannon's 20 points came in the second half and hit three momentum-swinging three-pointers early in the second half to give Radford the lead and ultimately the win. Erwin Spencer hit 20 points for the second straight game and eighth time this season.
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
♦ High Point is atop the league standings riding a nine-game winning streak, with all nine wins coming against league foes. Overall, the Panthers are 14-6.
♦ The Panthers hoist the nation's top rebounder in Cheyenne Parker (12.5). Parker is also fourth in blocks per game (3.6) and second in double-doubles with 13.
♦ Parker (13.3) is one of three Panthers averaging double figures. Shamia Brown is currently at 15.8 points per game, while Erin Reynolds nets 15.6 points.