VOLLEYBALL RALLIES FROM 0-2 DEFICIT TO BEAT GARDNER-WEBB

Friday, November 13

Boiling Springs, N.C.

7:00 PM

Radford University

13-13, 6-7

Gardner-Webb

9-21, 3-10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Radford	21	22	25	25	15	3
Gardner-Webb	25	25	16	15	11	2

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11/13/2015 10:00:00 PM | Volleyball

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MATCH INFORMATION

HOW IT HAPPENED

Radford stormed back from two sets down to defeat Gardner-Webb, 3-2, and notch a key Big South Conference volleyball win on the road, Friday night.
With the victory, the Highlanders are assured a spot in the eight-team Big South tournament next week.
The Highlanders limited Gardner-Webb to .025 and .028 on the attack in the third and fourth sets before registering a .444 hitting percentage themselves in the deciding game with nine kills and just one error.
Radford controlled each of the final sets, moving out to early leads and pulling away in the third and the fourth.
RU led 12-8 in the fifth before Gardner-Webb scored three straight to get within one. However, the Highlanders answered with three in a row to close it out on back-to-back kills.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Maddie Palmer led a balanced Radford offense with 15 kills, Megan Short recorded 14 and Savanna Burton added 13.
Burton also added 10 digs for a double-double, while Palmer fell one dig short of the feat with nine.
Haley Kleespies notched her 11th double-double of the year, dishing out 42 assists and picking up a team-high 14 digs.
Kelby Jackson chipped in 12 digs, while Short and Amaya Rousseau each recorded two solo blocks to lead the way at the net, defensively.
Both teams totaled 58 kills, but Radford finished with a .214 attacking percentage for the match, compared to just .124 for Gardner-Webb.
Tyra Montour led the Runnin' Bulldogs with 15 kills, while Anna Pashkova recorded a match-high 32 digs.
The second set featured nine lead changes before Gardner-Webb pulled it out with a late three-point run.