WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EDGED, 54-53, AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE

Friday, November 20

Youngstown, Ohio

7:00 PM

Radford University

1-2

Youngstown State

3-0

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Radford	12	15	9	17	53
Youngstown State	6	18	14	16	54

Photo by: RUHighlanderPhotos.com

11/20/2015 10:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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GAME INFORMATION

HOW IT HAPPENED

Sarah Cash converted two free throws with three seconds remaining to lift Youngstown State to a 54-53 non-conference women's basketball win over Radford Friday night inside the Beeghly Center.
Prior to Cash's free throws, Jayda Worthy knocked down the go-ahead bucket for the Highlanders with five seconds to go.
After a YSU timeout, which under new NCAA rules advanced the ball to the frontcourt, the Penguins were able to draw up a play that led to an RU foul.
The Highlanders got out to a solid start, leading by nine (20-11) with 4:54 remaining in the opening stanza.
YSU scored 11 of the final 16 points of the first half to trim its deficit to three (27-24) at the break.
The third quarter featured five ties and four lead changes before the Penguins carried a 38-36 favor into the final 10 minutes.
YSU stretched its lead to as many five (51-46) with 2:55 to go before Radford engineered a 7-1 run capped by Worthy's jumper with five seconds remaining.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Alexis Jackson led all scorers with a season-high 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting. It was her second straight double-figure scoring effort. Eleven of her game-high total came in the opening 20 minutes of action.
Worthy, one of three Highlanders making a return to their home state of Ohio, finished with her third career double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds).
She posted a career-high five blocks in her 34 minutes of court time.
Radford swatted 10 shots for the game, marking the most blocks since Jan. 24, 2015 when the Highlanders recorded 11 vs. High Point.
RU earned advantages in field goal percentage (.426-.308), rebounding (34-32), blocks (10-0), assists (9-7), points in the paint (30-18) and bench points (21-14).
However, the Highlanders' 21 fouls contributed to YSU visiting the charity stripe 17 more times than them, which resulted in a 13-point differential.
Sixteen of the Penguins' 30 second-half points came from the free-throw line.
Cash, who finished with a team-high 13 points, delivered the game-winning free throws for the second straight home game. YSU edged Canisius in its season opener behind a pair of Cash free throws.
The Penguins only knocked down four of their 3-point attempts. Their season average entering the game was 6.5.
YSU improved to 3-0 for the third time in the last four years.

QUOTABLE

"I am very disappointed in our overall performance tonight. We did not put our best foot forward to compete and win the game. I told the team after the game that I take full responsibility for the performance. There is no excuse in what happened tonight. I credit Youngstown State on being the tougher team and wanting the game more than we did. We will get better this week, and we will play a lot harder next Saturday." ~ Radford head coach, Mike McGuire

UP NEXT

Radford has an eight-day break between games, as the Highlanders do not play again until Nov. 28 vs. Lees-McRae.
Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. inside the Dedmon Center.