HIGHLANDERS DELIVER STRONG PERFORMANCE AT GEORGE WASHINGTON

Saturday, September 5

Washington, D.C.

3:00 PM

Radford University

3-3

George Washington

4-3

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Radford	25	29	26	18	1
George Washington	19	31	28	25	3

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9/5/2015 5:00:00 PM | Volleyball

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MATCH INFORMATION

HOW IT HAPPENED

George Washington overcame a 0-1 deficit in the match by edging Radford late in the second and third sets en route to closing its home tournament unbeaten.
Trailing 6-2 in the first frame, the Highlanders embarked on a 9-1 run to seize momentum on their way to the 25-19 decision.
GW fought off four RU set points in the second stanza before earning the 31-29 favor.
Down 24-18 in the third set, Radford utilized a 6-0 run to tie the score. The Highlanders earned set point (26-25) before GW responded with the next three points.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Maddie Palmer delivered her sixth straight (ninth career) double-double behind 18 kills and 18 digs (both team highs).
Savanna Burton notched her fourth straight double-double of the season with 15 kills and 14 digs.
Valerie Gonzalez reached double-figure kills for the second straight match, finishing with 11. She also chipped in two aces.
Haley Kleespies recorded her third double-double of the season behind 44 assists and 12 digs.
Megan Short led the blocks department with three. She was named to the all-tournament team following the match.
Radford won the opening set for the third time this season.
The second and third sets marked the fifth and sixth times, respectively, Radford was extended into bonus action through its first six matches.
Chidima Osuchukwu, the reigning A-10 Player of the Week, unleashed a match-high 22 kills at a .366 rate for the Colonials.
Four GW players tallied double-digit digs, led by Maddy Doyle's 19.
Jordan Timmer engineered the Colonials' offense to a .179 attack clip with her 51 assists.

UP NEXT

Radford plays its third tournament of the season in Atlanta, Ga., where the Highlanders will face DePaul, host Georgia State and Grambling State next weekend (Sept. 11-12).