Saturday, October 3
RADFORD
4:00 PM
Radford University
8-8, 1-2BSC
3
vs
1
Gardner-Webb
4-14, 0-3BSC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner-Webb | 25 | 23 | 18 | 27 | 1 |
| Radford | 19 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 3 |
Photo by: RUHighlanderPhotos.com
DEFENSE FUELS VOLLEYBALL’S COMEBACK AGAINST GARDNER-WEBB
10/3/2015 6:00:00 PM | Volleyball
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MATCH INFORMATION
HOW IT HAPPENED
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
UP NEXT
MATCH INFORMATION
- Score: Radford 3, Gardner-Webb 1 (19-25, 25-23, 25-18, 29-27)
- Records: Radford (8-8, 1-2 Big South) | Gardner-Webb (4-14, 0-3 Big South)
- Location: Dedmon Center | Radford, Va.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Behind 74 digs and nine blocks, Radford secured its first Big South volleyball win of the season, 3-1, over Gardner-Webb, Saturday evening inside the Dedmon Center.
- After dropping the opening stanza, the Highlanders were able to ramp up their defense, improving their sideout percentage to at least 57 percent in the final three sets.
- They boasted an impressive 73 percent sideout clip in the third frame.
- RU went the distance in the fourth set, fighting off a Runnin' Bulldog set point before prevailing, 29-27.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Kelby Jackson was sensational in the back row, collecting 21 digs to pace four Highlanders in double digits. It was her fifth 20-dig performance of the season.
- Savanna Burton (16), Kaylor Nash (15) and Haley Kleespies (12) also reached double-figure digs.
- Megan Short sparked the offense with her match-high 16 kills. She hit .500 in the process.
- Kleespies assisted on 43 Radford kills to earn the sixth double-double of her freshman campaign.
- Taylor Bouras played a role in seven of Radford's nine team blocks.
- Cheyanne James assisted on four rejections.
- Tyra Montour led Gardner-Webb with 10 kills and 10 digs.
- Anna Pashkova racked up a match-high 28 digs en route to setting the Gardner-Webb all-time digs record.
UP NEXT
- Radford returns to the road next weekend as the Highlanders visit High Point (Friday at 7 p.m.) and Campbell (Saturday at 3 p.m.).
Team Stats
GWU
RAD
Kills
54
49
Errors
34
22
Attempts
170
167
Hitting %
.118
.162
Points
72.0
61.0
Assists
51
49
Aces
10
3
Blocks
8.0
9.0
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Players Mentioned
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