RADFORD TRAVELS TO LONGWOOD AIMING FOR SEASON SWEEP

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RADFORD, Va. – After winning the season's first meeting between these two teams, Radford women's basketball travels to Farmville, Va. for Saturday's Big South contest against Longwood looking for the season sweep. Tipoff from Willett Hall is scheduled for 2 p.m.

MEET THE LANCERS
» Longwood is coming off a 63-35 defeat at home to Big South leader Winthrop Thursday night. Poor shooting doomed the Lancers as they only connected on 23.6 percent of their shots, including 7.7 percent from long range. No player recorded more than six points for the home side.
» January and February have been difficult months for Longwood, which has only recorded one win in an 11-game span. The Lancers find themselves tied for last place in the league with Charleston Southern entering Saturday.
» Preseason All-Big South selection Daeisha Brown ranks fourth in the Big South in scoring at 15.5 points per game. She did not play against Winthrop, Thursday. Brown is also Longwood's top free throw shooter at 75.4 percent.
» Brown's classmate, Raven Williams, joins her as the only other Lancer to average double-figure scoring (11.2).
» Khalilah Ali pulls down a team-best six rebounds per game.
» Longwood averages 56.8 points per game and allows 66.4 points per game. The Lancers collect 35.9 rebounds per game. However, the last time these two sides met, Longwood crashed the glass for an impressive 23 offensive rebounds.
» At 25.6 percent, Longwood has the lowest 3-point field goal percentage in the Big South. However, the Lancers average over five 3-pointers per game, which rank fourth in the Big South.

LONGWOOD SERIES AT A GLANCE
» Radford has won two of the three previous meetings in the all-time series, which the Highlanders lead, 19-12. RU won at Willett Hall last season, 60-46.

UP NEXT
» Radford concludes its final week of the regular season at home beginning with Thursday's in-state battle with Liberty. The Lady Flames defeated RU, 70-49, in the two sides' first encounter on Dec. 7, 2013. Round two of the season series is set for a 7 p.m. start at the Dedmon Center.

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