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Radford RAD 9-2

Ohio OHIO 3-8

Radford RAD

9-2

Final

Sep. 16, 2016

Ohio OHIO

3-8

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Radford RAD	25	25	25	(3)
Ohio OHIO	23	21	16	(0)

Game Recap: Volleyball | 9/16/2016 1:00:00 PM

RADFORD COLLECTS SEVENTH SWEEP WITH WIN OVER OHIO

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9/16/2016 | 3:00 PM

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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Radford completed its seventh sweep of the season defeating Ohio (25-23, 25-21, 25-16) as the Highlanders tallied 10 blocks and eight aces in the opening match of the Hokie Invitational inside Cassell Coliseum.

The Highlanders stormed out to an 8-2 advantage in the opening set on two kills each by Valerie Gonzalez and Maddie Palmer. RU pushed the lead to 19-12 as the Highlanders looked to close out a dominating opening set. Despite being down seven points, Ohio put together a 7-3 run to force a RU timeout.

Mallory McKnight held off the charge with a kill to give RU a 24-21 set point. The Bobcats made things interesting with back-to-back points to pull within 24-23. Ohio's comeback fell short on an Ali Lake attacking error, giving Radford the opening set 25-23.

Ohio and Radford traded points to open the second set, before the Highlanders took control with a six straight points. Amaya Rousseau shined during the run with two kills and a solo block. The six-point swing gave the Highlanders a 12-6 lead.

Leading 17-9, Ohio put together a run of their own. The Bobcats went on an 8-3 run, cutting the RU lead to 20-18. Rousseau ended the run, collecting three of her five kills in the set to give RU a 25-21 set win.

The third set saw the Highlanders and Bobcats exchange leads, before the Highlanders took control of the set. Radford closed out the final set with nine straight points, aided by four Bobcat errors as the Highlanders completed their seventh sweep with a 25-16 commanding win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Radford and Ohio met for the first time in their program histories.
The Highlanders finished with 10 blocks with four solo and 12 assisted.
Mallory McKnight assisted on five blocks, giving her 21 block assists on the season.
Amaya Rousseau finished with nine kills for a .471 attacking percentage.
Rousseau went five for five in the important second set.
She has eight or more kills in four matches on the season.
Seven Highlanders contributed with at least one of RU's 38 kills.
Maddie Palmer joined Rousseau with nine kills, while Stephanie Neast and McKnight followed with six.
Palmer has 764 career kills and needs two to pass Lindsey Poole for fourth all-time in rally scoring.
Haley Kleespies finished with 33 assists, giving her 10 matches of 30-plus assists. Kleespies has 1,446 assists to her name.
Radford finished with a .253 attacking percentage, while Ohio managed to hit just .171.

QUOTABLE

"We were really balanced in the match, because our passing game was really good. We stayed in our system a lot, even off of digs. Our blocking game was very disciplined, which was awesome for us. It was an all-around effort for us today." ~ head coach Marci Jenkins

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