RADFORD TIPS OFF 2015-16 SEASON WITH GEORGE MASON

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SETTING THE STAGE

The Radford women's basketball team gets its 45^th season underway Friday night when the Highlanders host George Mason of the Atlantic 10 Conference for a 7 p.m. non-conference showdown inside the Dedmon Center.
Series: Radford leads, 12-3
Last meeting: Radford 63, George Mason 56 (Nov. 26, 2010)
The Highlanders are 1-1 in season openers under head coach Mike McGuire.
RU is 22-22 all-time in season openers after dropping a 75-47 decision at Virginia to open the 2014-15 campaign.
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HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

2014-15 Record: 17-14
The Highlanders are looking to build upon their success from the 2014-15 season, which ended with the program's third WNIT appearance.
RU, which tied for second in the Big South regular-season standings, won a single-season program record 14 conference games a year ago.
There was a stretch during last season where the Highlanders won 12 of 14 league contests.
Senior point guard Aisha Foy will look to steer Radford into year three under Coach McGuire. Foy was named to the Big South preseason all-conference first team.
In addition to Foy, the Highlanders return all-freshman team selections Janayla White and Jayda Worthy.
RU also welcomes five impact newcomers: Jen Falconer, Destinee Walker, Lydia Rivers, Alexis Jackson and Sydney Nunley.
Radford posted a 10-5 record inside the Dedmon Center last season

SCOUTING GEORGE MASON

2014-15 Record: 13-17
The Patriots return seven letterwinners from their 2014-15 campaign where they finished 12^th in the Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season standings.
George Mason's lineup will be bolstered by the addition of four transfers (who sat out the 2014-15 season) and two newcomers.
The Patriots were picked to finish 11^th out of 14 teams in the A-10 preseason coaches' poll.
Mason is led by A-10 preseason all-conference first team selection Taylor Brown. In her junior campaign, she set the Patriots' single-season scoring record with 643 points.
Brown finished the season ranking first in the A-10 and 13^th nationally in scoring at 21.4 points per game.
The 2015-16 campaign marks the third year at Mason for head coach Nyla Milleson and the third year the Patriots have been members of the A-10.
Mason lost its final five games last season, including a 71-43 loss to Saint Joseph's in the second round of the A-10 Tournament.
The Patriots are down in Southwest Virginia for a two-game swing this weekend. After taking on RU, Mason makes the short trek to Blacksburg for Sunday's 5 p.m. in-state tilt at Virginia Tech.

UP NEXT

Radford heads to Raleigh, N.C., to face NC State, Tuesday, Nov. 17. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. from PNC Arena.
It will be the first of two meetings between the Highlanders and a team from the ACC in 2015-16.
RU played three ACC foes each of the last two seasons.

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