RADFORD LOOKS FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT WIN ON SUNDAY

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SETTING THE STAGE

Radford will look to start the season 5-1 for the first time since 1985-86 when the Highlanders started the season 7-1 as the Highlanders take on Appalachian State for the first time since 2014. The Highlanders look to win their third consecutive contest versus the Mountaineers.
Series: Appalachian State, 11-8
Last meeting: Radford 68, Appalachian State (Nov. 30, 2014).
Game time: 2 p.m.
Holmes Center | Boone, N.C.
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HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 4-1
Radford is currently on a four-game winning streak, outscoring opponents 260-197.
The hot start to the season has been fueled by the play of Destinee Walker. The sophomore is averaging 15.0 points per game and 7.8 rebounds per game.
Walker ranks second in the Big South in scoring and rebounds.
Last time out, Walker finished with her second career double-double, finishing with a career-high 20 points and 10 rebounds in a 70-54 win over UNC Greensboro on Friday night. Walker poured in 12 points in the second half on 6 of 7 shooting to finish the night 8 for 12.
Walker joins redshirt senior Rachael Ross as the only two Highlanders on the current roster to score 20 points in a game. Ross poured in 21 points at Longwood Feb. 22, 2014.
Radford placed four players in double figures for the first time since the Big South Tournament on March 11, 2016.
Jayda Worthy (12), Sydney Nunley (10) and Khiana Johnson (10) rounded out the Highlanders in double-digits.
Nunley's career high in points came on 4 of 8 shooting, while finishing with seven rebounds in a career-high 29 minutes of action.
During the four-game winning streak, Radford has held opponents under 60 points, while only giving up 53.4 points per game on the season.
In the win over UNC Greensboro, Radford shot a blistering 49.1 percent from the field, making 26 of 53 from the floor. The Highlanders missed shooting 50 percent from the first time since Dec. 12, 2015.
Radford is one of only three Big South schools with a field goal percentage above 40-percent.
The Highlanders are 113 for 264 from the field for a 42.8 field goal percentage.
On the opposite end, opposing teams are only shooting 33.1 percent against the Radford defense, ranking 18^th nationally.
Radford has only committed 78 fouls on the season, which leads the Big South and ranks 10^th in the country in fewest fouls committed.

SCOUTING APPALACHIAN STATE

Record: 4-3
The Mountaineers will be playing their third consecutive home game, holding a 1-1 record in the Holmes Center.
Appalachian State is 2-0 against the Big South this season, defeating Gardner-Webb 72-67 on Nov. 12 in the Maggie Dixon Classic and Liberty 66-57 on Nov. 17. The Mountaineers will host UNC Asheville on Dec. 21.
Coming off a 71-58 win over North Carolina A&T on Nov. 30, Madi Story turned in a 31-point performance on 12 of 20 shooting from the floor. Story is second on the squad with 11.6 points per game.
Joi Jones paces the Mountaineers with 16.4 points per game, scoring double-figures in five of seven games on the season.
Jones has gone over the 20-point mark twice on the season.
Appalachian State has fared better in the second half than the first half this season. In the first half, the Mountaineers have been outscored 244-180. However, in the second half Appalachian State has outscored opponents 266-223.
The Mountaineers have scored almost half of their points in the paint, tallying 212 of their 446 points down low.
Appalachian State's defense has forced 149 turnovers (21.3 per contest). They are averaging 19.7 points off turnovers on the season.

UP NEXT

Radford will host Western Carolina on Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. for their annual Education Day game.
The two squads are meeting for the first time since Radford's 76-74 win over the Catamounts on Dec. 9, 2005.
The Highlanders hold a 6-4 edge in the all-time series.

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Players Mentioned

#50 Sydney Nunley: C; 6' 4"; Sophomore

#13 Rachael Ross: C; 6' 2"; Redshirt Senior

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

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

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

Players Mentioned

#50 Sydney Nunley
: 6' 4"; Sophomore
: C

#13 Rachael Ross
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Senior
: C

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

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

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