VOLLEYBALL PREPARES FOR UNC ASHEVILLE, GARDNER-WEBB

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SETTING THE STAGE

Radford concludes its three-match homestand against UNC Asheville (Friday at 7 p.m.) and Gardner-Webb (Saturday at 4 p.m.) inside the Dedmon Center.
RU swept the season series from both UNC Asheville and Gardner-Webb last season.
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HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 7-7, 0-1 Big South
Radford saw its 15-match home winning streak come to an end last Friday in a 3-1 setback to Liberty in both teams' Big South opener.
Maddie Palmer continues to lead Radford and the Big South in kills (246), kills per set (4.32), points (265.5) and points per set (4.66).
Palmer ranks 25^th in the nation in kills per set.
Megan Short ranks third in the Big South in hitting percentage (.363) and fifth in kills per set (2.93).
RU is the conference leader in kills per set (13.28) and assists per set (12.19).

SCOUTING UNC ASHEVILLE

Record: 8-5, 1-0 Big South
Series: Radford leads, 27-25
The Bulldogs opened league play with a 3-1 triumph over Gardner-Webb last Friday at home.
They have won seven of their past nine outings.
Asheville is one of the more experience teams in the Big South. Twelve Bulldogs return from last year's contingent.
UNCA ranks second in the Big South in blocks per set (2.37).
Madison Vaughn is the conference leader in blocks per set (1.24).

SCOUTING GARDNER-WEBB

Record: 4-12, 0-1 Big South
Series: Radford leads, 11-4
Gardner-Webb has lost five straight matches, and has gone 2-12 since opening the season with back-to-back wins.
The Runnin' Bulldogs are the Big South's most lethal serving team at 1.65 aces per set.
Led by Anna Pashkova, Gardner-Webb ranks third in digs per set (16.42).
Pashkova became the fifth player in Big South volleyball history to record 2,000 career digs in the 3-1 loss to UNC Asheville last Friday.

UP NEXT

Radford returns to the road next weekend as the Highlanders visit High Point (Friday at 7 p.m.) and Campbell (Saturday at 3 p.m.).

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