RADFORD EDGED IN FIVE SETS BY PRINCETON

Friday, September 4

Washington, D.C.

5:30 PM

Radford University

3-2

Princeton

1-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Princeton	25	13	29	25	16	3
Radford	16	25	31	18	14	2

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MATCH INFORMATION

HOW IT HAPPENED

Despite a 2-1 lead in the match, Radford was unable to prevent Princeton's comeback in the final two sets Friday night in the George Washington Invitational.
Princeton staved off eight set points in the second stanza before the Highlanders claimed the 31-29 decision to take a 2-1 edge into intermission.
Trailing 6-0 in the fifth set, the Tigers rallied to earn the decisive final frame.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Maddie Palmer delivered her fifth straight (eighth career) double-double behind 21 kills and a career-high 21 digs.
It was Palmer's third 20-kill match of the season.
Savanna Burton notched her third straight double-double of the season with 18 kills and 18 digs (both career highs).
Haley Kleespies recorded her second double-double of the season behind 61 assists and 13 digs (both season highs).
Her 61 assists are the fifth-most in a single match in program history.
Megan Short and Valerie Gonzalez torched the court for 14 kills apiece to give the Highlanders four players in double figures, offensively.
Short added four blocks, while Kleespies had three.
Kelby Jackson posted her second 20-dig performance of the season to move into seventh place all-time in career digs (882).
Four Tigers finished with double-figure kills, led by Cara Mattaliano (17).
Princeton's Maddie Huber logged a match-high 25 digs.

UP NEXT

Radford closes the George Washington Invitational with the host Colonials, Saturday, at 3 p.m.
GW won the only meeting between the two programs in 2002, 3-0.