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Winner Radford RAD 13-13, 6-7
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Gardner-Webb GWU 9-21, 3-10
Winner
Radford RAD
13-13, 6-7
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Final
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Gardner-Webb GWU
9-21, 3-10
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Radford RAD 21 22 25 25 15 (3)
Gardner-Webb GWU 25 25 16 15 11 (2)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

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



MATCH INFORMATION
  • Score: Radford 3, Gardner-Webb 2 (21-25, 22-25, 25-16, 25-15, 15-11)
  • Records: Radford (13-13, 6-7 Big South) | Gardner-Webb (9-21, 3-10 Big South)
  • Location: Paul Porter Arena | Boiling Springs, N.C.
 
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.
 
UP NEXT
  • Radford travels to UNC Asheville Saturday for its regular-season finale. First serve is set for 2 p.m.

 
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