RADFORD UNABLE TO OVERCOME LIBERTY’S STRONG SECOND QUARTER

Sunday, February 7

Lynchburg, Va.

2:00 PM

Radford University

11-11, 7-6BSC

Liberty

14-8, 11-2BSC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Radford	16	6	15	16	53
Liberty	13	16	18	20	67

Photo by: Kaitlyn Becker Johnson

RADFORD UNABLE TO OVERCOME LIBERTY’S STRONG SECOND QUARTER

2/7/2016 4:50:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

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GAME INFORMATION

Score: Liberty 67, Radford 53
Records: Liberty (14-8, 11-2 Big South) | Radford (11-11, 7-6 Big South)
Location: Vines Center | Lynchburg, Va.

LYNCHBURG, Va. – A strong second quarter run by Liberty was too much to overcome as Radford dropped a 67-53 Big South decision, Sunday afternoon inside the Vines Center.

Aisha Foy paced the Highlanders with a 14-point effort on 6 of 12 shooting from the field. Janayla White followed with 11 points, finishing 5 for 7 from the floor.

The Highlanders opened the contest on a 6-2 run, leading 16-13 after one quarter of play as Gaby Gilmore paced RU with five early points.

Rachael Ross gave RU an 18-15 lead with 6:12 remaining in the first half. Liberty would catch fire, closing out the half on a 14-4 run, highlighted by five straight points by KK Barbour to send the Flames to the locker room with a 29-22 advantage.

Radford would cut the Flames lead to five points (39-34) on a White steal, leading to a Gilmore fastbreak layup, but the Highlanders were unable to inch closer as they fell, 67-53.

RU will have a quick turnaround as they host Gardner-Webb on Tuesday for a Big South clash. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. as the Highlanders will playing their annual Play 4Kay game.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Aisha Foy has scored double-digits in three straight games and only needs 59 points to cross the 1,000 points plateau.
Janayla White was held to six rebounds, snapping her six-game streak of double-digit rebounds.
White matched a career-high in steals with four, giving her 14 in the last four games.
The Highlanders forced 21 turnovers, scoring 19 points off the Liberty miscues.
Radford was outrebounded for only the fourth time on the season as the Flames controlled the boards, 40-23.
Ashley Rininger led Liberty with a game-high 16 points off the bench.
With the win, Liberty has won 11 straight in the head-to-head series between the in-state foes.

QUOTABLE

"I thought we were solid for the first quarter and a half. The second quarter, we missed some opportunities and we didn't respond well to their mini run. The last four minutes of the second quarter was the difference in the game and it was an uphill battle the rest of the way. We played as hard as we have in a very long time, we just have to do it consistently." ~ Radford head coach, Mike McGuire