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VOLLEYBALL EDGED IN FIVE BY WINTHROP
10/23/2015 10:00:00 PM | Volleyball
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MATCH INFORMATION
HOW IT HAPPENED
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
UP NEXT
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MATCH INFORMATION
- Score: Winthrop 3, Radford 2 (26-28, 25-23, 20-25, 28-26, 17-15)
- Records: Radford (9-12, 2-6 Big South) | Winthrop (9-14, 4-4 Big South)
- Location: Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, S.C.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Megan Short striped a career-high 22 kills at a .486 clip, but Winthrop was able to outlast Radford, 3-2, in Big South volleyball action inside Winthrop Coliseum, Friday night.
- Three of the five sets went into extra points, including the final two stanzas.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Radford fell to 2-5 in five-set matches, while the Eagles earned their first five-set victory of the season.
- Despite dropping the fourth set, 28-26, the Highlanders hit an impressive .409.
- Savanna Burton charted her 12th double-double of the season (11 kills, 12 digs).
- Freshmen Amaya Rousseau (11 kills, five blocks) and Katherine Young (10 kills, .368 attack clip) had sensational outings.
- Cheyanne James' seven kills on the night moved her into fifth place all-time at Radford in career kills for the rally scoring era (733).
- Kaylor Nash led four Highlanders in double-figure digs with 20. It was her third 20-dig match of the season.
- Haley Kleespies eclipsed the 50-assist plateau for the fifth time in her freshman campaign.
- Nikki Drost contributed a double-double (19 kills, 16 digs) for the Eagles.
- Madilyn McCarty engineered the offense behind her 60 assists.
UP NEXT
- Radford concludes its South Carolina swing Saturday at 2 p.m. when the Highlanders visit Presbyterian.
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Team Stats
RAD
WU
Kills
67
67
Errors
29
28
Attempts
178
190
Hitting %
.213
.205
Points
83.0
87.0
Assists
57
61
Aces
5
6
Blocks
11.0
14.0
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