VOLLEYBALL ENTERTAINS COASTAL, CSU FOR HOMECOMING WEEKEND

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SETTING THE STAGE

Radford hosts defending Big South tournament champion Coastal Carolina, Friday at 7 p.m., and Charleston Southern, Saturday at 4 p.m., in volleyball action inside the Dedmon Center.
The Highlanders and the Chanticleers will meet for the first time since their epic five-set thriller in the 2014 tournament title match in Conway, S.C.
RU has lost two in a row to Coastal since defeating the Chants in the 2013 Big South tournament championship match.
Radford has won four straight in the CSU series.
Saturday's contest is designated as the annual Dig Pink match.
The Highlanders are 4-2 at home this season.
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HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 9-9, 2-3 Big South
On the strength of a sizzling .322 attack clip, Radford notched its second Big South win of the season last Saturday at Campbell.
The Highlanders are the conference leader in kills per set (13.14) and assists per set (12.11).
Radford is fourth in the league in hitting percentage (.204).
Megan Short ranks third in the Big South in hitting percentage (.371) and fifth in kills per set (3.08).
Kelby Jackson is eighth among Big South players in digs per set (3.83).

SCOUTING COASTAL CAROLINA

Record: 13-4, 5-0 Big South
Series: Coastal Carolina leads, 27-18
The Chanticleers, who bring a six-match winning streak into the weekend, have won five of the last six meetings between the two programs.
Coastal is the league's top hitting team (.254) and most difficult team to hit against (.162).
Senior Eszter Nagy is the Big South leader in hitting percentage (.441).
Leah Hardeman, the 2015 Big South Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year, ranks second among conference players in kills per set (3.66).
In her first season with the Chants, Carla Cahill leads the team in digs per set (3.71).

SCOUTING CHARLESTON SOUTHERN

Record: 5-16, 0-4 Big South
Series: Radford leads, 34-12
CSU remains the lone team in the Big South without a conference win.
The Buccaneers ranks second in the league in both digs per set (16.75) and opponents' hitting percentage (.168).
Ashley Higginbothem averages 4.91 digs per set, which rank third in the Big South.
Katrina Houston paces the offensive attack with her 2.74 kills per set.

UP NEXT

Radford makes its South Carolina swing next weekend when the Highlanders visit Winthrop (Friday at 7 p.m.) and Presbyterian (Saturday at 2 p.m.).

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