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Tim Cowie
44
Winner Radford RAD 1-1
40
Davidson DAV 0-4
Winner
Radford RAD
1-1
44
Final
40
Davidson DAV
0-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Radford RAD 7 14 13 10 44
Davidson DAV 4 7 12 17 40

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

RADFORD HOLDS OFF DAVIDSON FOR A 44-40 WIN



GAME INFORMATION
  • Score: Radford 44, Davidson 40
  • Records: Highlanders (1-1) | Wildcats (0-4)
  • Location: John M. Belk Arena | Davidson, N.C.
 
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Radford collected its first win at Davidson in program history as Jayda Worthy poured in a game-high 14 points on 7 of 10 shooting as the Highlanders held off a late Wildcat charge for a 44-40 victory, Saturday night inside the John M. Belk Arena.  
 
Despite only scoring seven points in the opening quarter led by six off the hot hand of Worthy, Radford outscored Davidson 14-7 in the second quarter.
 
The second quarter started with back-to-back layups by Khiana Johnson and Worthy to give the Highlanders a 11-4 lead, two minutes into the second quarter.
 
After building up the lead to seven points, Destinee Walker caught fire for the Highlanders, hitting two consecutive 3-pointers from the left corner on a pair assists by Claudia Quevedo and Janayla White. The two Walker 3-pointers extended the Radford lead to 17-7 with 4:42 remaining in the first half.
 
Davidson cut the lead to six (17-11) on a Mackenzie Latt jumper at the 2:16 mark. Following a White free throw, Johnson found a wide open Quevedo at the top of the arch for a 3-pointer, sending the Highlanders into the locker room with a 21-11 advantage.
 
The first half saw both teams struggle offensive as the Highlanders were 8 for 26 from the field, while the Wildcats only got five baskets to fall in 27 attempts. Radford was aided by three of their made field goals coming from behind the 3-point line.
 
Worthy led all scorers with eight points in the first half, Walker followed with six points.
 
Davidson scored the first three points of the third quarter, before the Worthy show took over. The Toledo, Ohio native scored three consecutive baskets over a four-minute span, extending the Highlander lead to 27-14 with 4:40 left in the quarter.
 
Having already hit two 3-pointers of her own, Walker found a wide-open Alexis Jackson on the left side for a 3-pointer at the 1:55 mark. Walker capped off the Radford 13-8 run in the third quarter with a jumper as the Highlanders went into the final quarter with a commanding 34-23 lead.
 
The Wildcats saved their fight for the fourth quarter as Davidson opened the quarter on a 6-2 run off of four points by Latt, cutting the deficit to seven (36-29) with 7:13 remaining in regulation. Johnson ended the streak on a Radford defensive stop in which Worthy found Johnson off the rebound, finishing with a strong layup.
 
A three-minute scoreless streak by both squads was ended as Jen Falconer sunk two free throws at the 3:05 mark to give Radford a nine-point lead. Davidson made quick work of the nine-point deficit as a 6-1 run cut the Highlander lead to 41-37 on a Justine Lyon jumper with 40 seconds left.
 
With four points in the quarter, Chloe Johnson hit a clutch 3-pointer with just under 15 seconds remaining to pull within 42-40 of the Highlanders as neither team had any timeouts to call.
 
Khiana Johnson made two key free throws down the stretch as Radford held on for a 44-40 win, despite being outscored 17-10 in the final quarter.
 
 INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • The win marks the seventh consecutive season that Radford has collected at least one win in their first two games of the season, dating back to the 2010-11 season.
  • Radford improves to 4-3 in the all-time series, riding a two-game winning streak.
  • Jayda Worthy finished with a game-high 14 points, marking the 23rd time she has scored at least 10 points in her career and the 11th time she had led Radford in points.
  • Destinee Walker followed with her second straight game of 12 points.
  • Walker made 5 of 7 field goals for a new career high, including a career-high two made 3-pointers.
  • Lydia Rivers, Worthy and Walker combined for 23 of Radford's 39 rebounds.
  • The duo of Rivers and Worthy finished with eight each.
  • Walker set another career mark with seven rebounds.
  • Worthy finished with two blocks, giving her sixth through the first two games and 45 in her career.
  • Mackenzie Latt paced Davidson with 10 points and nine rebounds.
  • Davidson won the rebound battle, 45-39.
  • The Wildcats controlled the paint on the offensive end as well, scoring 24 of their 40 points in the paint.
 
QUOTABLE
  • This was a hard-fought win against a hungry and well-coached team. Obviously, we are a work in progress as we continue to develop our identity this season. Our team fought and found a way to get the road win. I'm excited about the upside of this team as we continue to gain game experience." ~ Radford head coach Mike McGuire

UP NEXT
  • Radford returns to the Dedmon Center for home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 23.
  • The Highlanders host Tennessee Tech in the first matchup between the two since Nov. 28, 1987.
  • Tip-off is slated for 4 p.m.
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