RADFORD GOES FOR 12 IN A ROW AT HOME

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SETTING THE STAGE

Radford returns home for Saturday's non-conference women's basketball contest against Concord.
Action gets underway at 2 p.m. inside the Dedmon Center.
Series: Radford leads, 6-0
Last meeting: Radford 112, Concord 54 (Feb. 23, 1981)
The Highlanders aim to extend their home winning streak to 12 straight games with a victory over the Mountain Lions.
RU faces its second non-Division I opponent of the season, having already beaten Lees-McRae on Nov. 28.
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HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 3-4
Radford is coming off its fourth road loss of the season in a 63-56 non-conference tilt at Xavier.
In the loss, the Highlanders placed four players in double figures, marking the third time that has happened this season.
Janayla White collected her second consecutive double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds against the Musketeers. It was White's sixth career double-double.
White ranks 11^th in scoring in the Big South with 12.6 ppg and eighth in rebounding at 7.6 rpg. She leads the conference in field-goal percentage (.551).
Aisha Foy follows White in scoring, ranking 12^th (12.4 ppg) in the Big South.
Coming off a season-high six assists, Jen Falconer now ranks fifth in the Big South with 3.7 apg. She is tied for fourth in the conference with 26 dimes.
Jayda Worthy is the Highlanders' top rebounder at 8.3 rpg, which rank fifth among Big South players.
Worthy is averaging a double-double inside the Dedmon Center (14.3 ppg, 11.0 rpg).
In home games this season, RU is averaging 76.3 ppg, while holding opponents to 56.7 ppg.

SCOUTING CONCORD

Record: 3-4
Concord enters the contest with a long break between games, last playing on Dec. 5 in a 73-70 win over West Virginia Wesleyan.
Concord is playing Saturday's game as an exhibition.
Danielle Catron is the Mountain Lions' top scorer at 14.3 ppg. She played at nearby Chilhowie High School in Chilhowie, Va.
Catron is one of two local standouts on Concord's roster. Emily Boothe, who starred at Floyd County High School, is a 3-point threat for the Mountain Lions. She connects on 34.6 percent of her attempts from long range.
Kylie Molisee nearly averages a double-double with 13.4 ppg and 9.4 rpg.
Molisee has three double-doubles on the season, her last coming in the 73-70 win over West Virginia Wesleyan with a 24-point, 11-rebound effort.
The Mountain Lions receive good bench play from Alexis Lowery (6.7 ppg) and Lindsey Overbey (6.6 ppg).
Concord ranks 12^th in scoring offense in the Mountain East, averaging 59.0 ppg. On the other hand, the team ranks third in scoring defense, allowing 67.7 ppg.
The Mountain Lions were predicted to finish ninth out of 12 teams in the Mountain East preseason poll.

UP NEXT

Radford breaks for exams before returning to the court for Friday's non-conference road contest at Wofford.
Tipoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. inside Benjamin Johnson Arena.
The Highlanders edged Wofford, 60-59, last season at home on the strength of Ayana Avery's game-winning 3-pointer.

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