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Winner Radford RAD 7-2
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HAMPTON HAMP 0-7
Winner
Radford RAD
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Final
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HAMPTON HAMP
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Radford RAD 25 25 25 (3)
HAMPTON HAMP 18 14 17 (0)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

RADFORD REBOUNDS WITH SWEEP BEHIND STRONG SERVING



GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Radford volleyball team bounced back from its Friday night loss to sweep past Hampton 25-18, 25-14, 25-17 early Saturday as part of the Spartan/Aggie Invitational.
 
The Highlanders (7-2) never trailed at any point in the match en route to recording their sixth sweep of the season, although the first set remained tight most of the way. RU held an 18-16 edge before pulling away with seven of the last nine points. Maddie Palmer had a pair of kills in that span and closed out the game with a solo block.
 
Radford then scored the first three points of the second set on kills by Kelby Jackson, Kaylor Nash and Palmer, before breaking it open with a 9-2 run to build an 18-10 cushion. Nash started the spurt with back-to-back aces and Palmer ended it the same way. Valerie Gonzalez then put the game away with a pair of kills.
 
The third set was more of the same as the Highlanders again took a 3-0 lead, saw Hampton stay close until midway through and then pulled away. Two kills by Stephanie Neast, one each by Nash and Gonzalez and aces by Palmer and Valerie Ernat helped combine for an 8-2 run that made it 21-13. Palmer added her final kill and a pair of Hampton attack errors ended the match.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Radford had a huge serving match, totaling 15 aces, its highest total in at least five seasons. Maddie Palmer recorded six of them, tying five others for second-most in program history.
  • Kaylor Nash added three aces, recorded eight of the team's 20 blocks and chipped in three kills.
  • The Highlanders was balanced in their attack as 10 players contributed to their 33-kill total.
  • Palmer led with seven, Valerie Gonzalez and Stephanie Neast each had five, Mallory McKnight four and Sydney Tekstra also added three.
  • As a team, Radford had a .294 hitting percentage, while holding Hampton to just .087.
  • With RU's high ace total, Haley Kleespies needed to dish out just 27 assists, her fewest number of the season.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Highlanders wrap up the tournament Saturday night, taking on co-host North Carolina A&T, which also swept Hampton on Friday night.
 
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