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Radford RAD 3-4
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Winner DePaul DPU 6-1
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Radford RAD 19 25 25 24 11 (2)
DePaul DPU 25 17 19 26 15 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

SHORT SETS CAREER HIGH IN FIVE-SET LOSS TO DEPAUL



MATCH INFORMATION
  • Score: DePaul 3, Radford 2 (25-19, 17-25, 19-25, 26-24, 15-11)
  • Records: Radford (3-4) | DePaul (6-1)
  • Location: GSU Sports Arena | Atlanta, Ga.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • DePaul erased four Radford match points in the fourth set to come from behind and earn a 3-2 non-conference volleyball win Friday afternoon in the Georgia State Invitational.
  • A 5-0 run midway through the second stanza keyed the Highlanders' 25-17 victory to even the match at one set apiece.
  • RU built a 17-8 lead in the third set on the strength of a 7-0 run.
  • The Highlanders led 24-20 in the fourth set before DePaul stormed back thanks to a 6-0 run.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Megan Short unleashed a career-high 19 kills at a .485 attack clip. She added three blocks.
  • Maddie Palmer delivered her seventh straight (10th career) double-double behind 16 kills and 13 digs.
  • Savanna Burton was the third Highlander to reach double-figure kills with 13.
  • Valerie Gonzalez finished with nine kills and a team-high four blocks.
  • Haley Kleespies recorded her fourth double-double of the season behind 52 assists and a season-high 14 digs.
  • Kelby Jackson notched a team-high 17 digs to climb to sixth place in program history for career digs (907).
  • Radford was extended to a fifth set for the third time this season.
  • Brittany Maxwell and Caitlyn Coffey terminated 17 and 15 kills, respectively, for the Blue Demons.
  • DePaul stretched its winning streak to six straight matches.
 
UP NEXT
  • Radford plays its second match of the day at 7 p.m. against host Georgia State (4-4).
  • The Highlanders swept GSU (25-20, 26-24, 25-20) in last year's Black and Gold Challenge hosted by Appalachian State.
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