RADFORD AND KENTUCKY MEET SUNDAY FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1988

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SETTING THE STAGE

After defeating its first Power 5 opponent under head coach Mike McGuire and the first since 2007, Radford will look to make it two in a row as the Highlanders take on their first AP Top 25 opponent during the McGuire era in No. 19 Kentucky.
Radford's last game against a Top 25 foe came on Dec. 5, 2012 in a 66-44 loss to No. 21 North Carolina.
Series: Kentucky, 1-0
Last meeting: Kentucky 89, Radford 83 Overtime (Nov. 26, 1988)
Game time: 2 p.m.
Memorial Coliseum | Lexington, Ky.
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HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 7-1
Radford dons the longest winning streak in the Big South this season at seven games. The Highlanders put together two five-game winning streaks a season ago.
The longest winning streak in program history is 11 games, coming in 1976-77, when Radford started the season 11-0.
Radford swept the Big South Women's Basketball weekly awards for the first time since Dec. 17, 2007 as the league announced on Monday that Janayla White was named the Big South Player of the Week and Khiana Johnson the Come Ready Nutrition Freshman of the Week.
The player of the week honor is the second of White's career, while the freshman of the week award is the first for Johnson. Radford has won player of the week awards in consecutive weeks as Destinee Walker donned the honor a week ago.
In the two games on the week, White scored 27 points and grabbed 22 rebounds. The junior also finished with four blocks and three assists. Increasing her field-goal percentage to .531, White went 10 for 15 from the field in 48 minutes of action. Her four blocks on the week give her 116 in her career, needing only three blocks to move into a three-way tie for third place in school history.
Quickly adjusting to the college game, Johnson put together the two best games of her short collegiate career. The freshman finished with 28 points, seven assists and six rebounds in the two games. Johnson's back-to-back double-figure performances give her four on the season.
The duo helped fuel Radford's 68-60 win over Wake Forest on Dec. 10. White played a season-high 31 minutes against Wake Forest and played a major role in the victory over the ACC foe. She collected her first double-double of the season and 16th career with an 18-point, 11-rebound effort. The 18 points came on a 7 for 12 effort from the field. Johnson provided Radford with a spark off the bench against Wake Forest, scoring 13 points to go along with her three assists. She added eight points in the second half, finishing 2 of 3 from 3-point land.
Destinee Walker continues her blistering start to the season, scoring double-figures in all but one game. The sophomore has taken smart shots in the first eight games, which is reflected in her league-best 54.9 field-goal percentage. Walker is 45 for 82 from the field, including 9 of 20 from 3-point land.
Walker ranks second in the Big South in scoring (14.9) and rebounding (8.1).
No Highlander has filled out the box score like Jayda Worthy this season. Worthy is averaging 10.6 points per game, 6.4 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game, 1.5 steals per game and 1.0 blocks per game.
In the Big South; Worthy ranks third in blocks per game, 10^th in steals per game and 12^th in assists per game.
Radford's defense has limited three opponents to 40 points or less this season, while allowing only two opponents to score more than 60 points. The Highlanders rank second in scoring defense in the Big South, allowing only 52.5 per contest.
The Highlanders rank sixth in the country with a 31.6 field-goal percentage defense.
In the last two games, Radford has shot over 40-percent from the field, marking the fifth time on the season.
Radford ranks second in the league with a 42.3 field goal percentage.

SCOUTING KENTUCKY

Record: 7-3
The Wildcats are coming off their second overtime loss in the last three games with a 73-71 loss to No. 23 Arizona State. Kentucky led for 28:03 minutes, while Arizona State only led for 7:05.
The game saw 12 ties and seven lead changes, with six of the seven lead changes coming in the fourth quarter or overtime.
Sophomore Maci Morris scored a career-high 29 points on 9 of 17 shooting from the floor, including a 9 for 9 effort from the free throw line. The 29-point effort is the first 20-point game of her career.
Taylor Murray chipped in a career-high 16 points. The sophomore has scored 15-plus points in six of Kentucky's last seven games.
The Wildcats leading scorer Makayla Epps (18.2 ppg) was held scoreless in the first half for the second time on the season. Epps finished with 14 points in the second half.
The loss came in Rupp Arena, but the Wildcats return to on-campus Memorial Coliseum. The Wildcats have won 63 in a row against non-conference opponents with the last loss coming in 2008.
Evelyn Akhator is the only Wildcat averaging a double-double and one of only three in the SEC. Akhator leads the team with 10.5 rebounds per game and ranks second with 13.9 points per contest.
The 105 rebounds rank 14^th in the country, while 10.5 rebounds per game is 22^nd.
Akhator ranks fifth nationally with six double-doubles on the season. She has grabbed double-figure rebounds in seven games and has led the team in eight games.
Makenzie Cann and Morris have combined for 34 of Kentucky's 51 made 3-pointers as the duo have made 17 each.
Kentucky sports five players with a field-goal percentage above 40-percent. The Wildcats rank fourth in the SEC and 32^nd in the country with a 45.7 field-goal percentage.
Akhator (58.3 FG%) and Epps (50.0 FG%) are the best among SEC players; ranking third and ninth respectively.
The Wildcats don't turn the ball over as their 11.9 turnovers per contest rank seventh in the country.

UP NEXT

Radford wraps up play against Power 5 opponents on Wednesday against New River Valley foe Virginia Tech. The contest is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start inside Cassell Coliseum.
Virginia Tech owns a 25-9 record in the all-time series, including a six-game winning streak in the series.
The 2015 matchup saw the Hokies outscore the Highlanders 29-17 in the second half to escape with a 47-40 victory.
Radford's last win in the series came on Nov. 10, 2006 with a 67-60 decision.

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Players Mentioned

#10 Destinee Walker: G/F; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#21 Janayla White: F; 6' 2"; Junior

#22 Jayda Worthy: F; 6' 0"; Junior

#4 Khiana Johnson: G; 5' 7"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#10 Destinee Walker
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: G/F

#21 Janayla White
: 6' 2"; Junior
: F

#22 Jayda Worthy
: 6' 0"; Junior
: F

#4 Khiana Johnson
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: G