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RADFORD HOSTS LIBERTY FOR IN-STATE BIG SOUTH MATCHUP

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SETTING THE STAGE

Radford will look to collect its first Big South win versus Liberty since Jan. 17, 2011 when the two teams collide Saturday at 2 p.m. inside the Dedmon Center.
Series: Liberty leads, 39-24
Last meeting: Liberty 75, Radford 39 (Feb. 2, 2015)
In the last matchup, Liberty placed three in double figures: Sadalia Ellis (14), Mickayla Sanders (13) and Ashley Rininger (12). Brittany Allen's eight points off the bench led Radford in that contest.
The Flames have not lost inside the Dedmon Center since March 3, 2007.
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HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 5-6, 1-1 Big South
Radford grabbed its first Big South win of the season and extended its home winning streak to 13 straight with a 61-45 win over Coastal Carolina, Tuesday night.
In the win, Gaby Gilmore finished with a career-high 19 points on 9 of 15 shooting. Her nine made field goals were also a career high.
Jayda Worthy finished with 15 points and has now scored double digits in eight contests.
With a 6 for 10 effort from the floor, Worthy now leads the Big South in field-goal percentage, making 50.5 percent of her shots.
Janayla White connects on 57.4 percent of her shots, but she does not meet the minimum field goals made per game to be listed in the conference rankings.
Radford leads the Big South with a 43.8 field-goal percentage.
The Highlanders' defense continues to be one of the best in the Big South, ranking second, allowing only 57.5 points per game.
In two Big South games, RU is dominating the glass, averaging 43.5 rpg. White leads the conference with 10.5 rpg in Big South action and Lydia Rivers follows with 9.5.
Opposing teams have learned to stay out of the paint on RU, the Highlanders lead the Big South with 5.2 bpg. They have tallied 57 blocks on the season.
In the win over Coastal, Rivers finished with nine rebounds, seven on the defensive glass. She leads the Big South in defensive rebounds per game with 5.9.
Radford is one of the most unselfish teams in the Big South, leading the conference with 13.6 apg.
In all, RU leads the league in four different categories and ranks among the top three in 13 different categories.
The Highlanders are a force in the paint, outscoring opponents, 388-252, on the season.
Radford, which is 5-0 at home this season, averages 76.4 ppg inside the Dedmon Center. On the flip side, the Highlanders only allow 50.2 ppg.

SCOUTING LIBERTY

Record: 5-7, 2-1 Big South
Last time out, the Flames defeated Campbell, 62-52, on Tuesday for their second conference win of the season.
In the victory, Catherine Kearney led Liberty with a 22-point effort on 9 of 12 shooting. Kearney also pulled down 10 rebounds. Sadalia Ellis narrowly missed a double-double, finishing with 16 points and nine rebounds.
The Liberty offense averages 60.7 ppg, while allowing 66.4 ppg, ranking eighth in both categories in the Big South.
Senior forward Ashley Rininger, who has missed the past two games with a knee injury, ranks seventh in the conference with 13.3 ppg. Ellis ranks 17^th with 11 ppg.
Rininger follows Radford's Jayda Worthy in field-goal percentage, ranking second with a 49.6 percentage.
The Flames sport one of the best rebounders in the Big South in Katelyn Adams. The redshirt senior ranks third with 8.5 rpg.
Rininger has grabbed 864 career rebounds, ranking 16^th in Big South history. She needs 46 to enter the league's all-time Top-10.
Liberty has grabbed 511 rebounds, averaging 42.6 per contest, good enough for second in the Big South.
Pressure can get to the Flames. They have turned the ball over a league-leading 245 times, while owning a -7.83 turnover margin.
The Flames have outrebounded opponents, 511-432.
Liberty and Radford have one common non-conference opponent in NC State. The Flames fell to the Wolfpack, 61-53, on Nov. 20 at home. Radford dropped a 67-52 road contest on Nov. 17.

UP NEXT

After playing two straight Big South home games, Radford will hit the road for Monday's conference clash at Presbyterian.
Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. inside the Templeton Center.

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