Thursday, November 16
Chapel Hill, N.C.
6:00 PM
Radford University
at
North Carolina
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GAME INFORMATION
SETTING THE STAGE
SERIES HISTORY
HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS
SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA
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GAME INFORMATION
- Opponent: North Carolina
- Date: Thursday, November 16
- Time: 6:00 p.m.
- Location: Carmichael Arena | Chapel Hill, N.C.
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SETTING THE STAGE
- Radford (1-0) enters the contest already with a win over a school from the Tar Heel State and North Carolina (1-1) dropped its season opening game to a member of the Commonwealth.
- The Highlanders enter the contest with 18 wins over Atlantic Coast Conference opponents.
- A season ago, Radford defeated ACC foe Wake Forest 68-60 for head coach Mike McGuire's first win over a Power 5 opponent and the program's first since 2007.
- Radford is looking to defeat ACC opponents in back-to-back seasons for the third time in program history (87-88, 88-89, 06-07, 07-08).
- The Highlanders are looking to start the season 2-0 for the first time since 2013.
- The last time Radford opened the season with two wins over NCAA Division I opponents came in 1978 with wins over William & Mary (87-69) and Wake Forest (83-75). The Highlanders were classified as an NCAA Division II institution.
SERIES HISTORY
- The two teams have met 10 times in the all-time series with North Carolina holding a 7-3 edge.
- In the last meeting between the two, then No. 21 North Carolina collected a 64-44 win over Radford on Dec. 5, 2012.
- As a NCAA Division I school, Radford owns two wins over North Carolina. The Highlanders defeated the Tar Heels 91-81 at home in 1987 and 72-70 on the road in 1989.
HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS
- Sparked by a 21-4 run late in the game, Radford placed four players in double-figures as the Highlanders opened the season with a 61-40 victory over Appalachian State, Sunday afternoon inside the Dedmon Center.
- With the win, Radford has won six straight home openers inside the Dedmon Center, dating back to 2010.
- Radford improves to 24-23 all-time in season openers and 3-2 during the Mike McGuire era.
- Only holding a 36-30 lead after three periods, Radford took a commanding fourth quarter advantage after outscoring the Mountaineers 25-10 in the 10-minute period.
- Placing four players in double-figures for the first time since March 17, Radford assisted on 20 of its 24 made field goals. The Highlanders only assisted on 20 field goals one time a season ago.
- After performing well in Radford's exhibition, Jen Falconer led the Highlanders with a game-high 15 points on five 3-pointers. The five 3-pointers set a new career high for the redshirt sophomore.
- She becomes the first Highlanders to make five-plus 3-pointers since Aisha Foy at Campbell on Jan. 11, 2016.
- Falconer tallied 15 points for the third time in her career with the last coming against Concord on Dec. 12, 2015, while marking only the second-time Falconer has led the Highlanders in points.
- Jayda Worthy followed with 14 points and seven rebounds. The 14-point effort marks the 46th time in her career that she has scored 10-plus points.
- Worthy is now 88 points from becoming the 22nd player in program history with 1,000 points.
- Finishing with 10 points on a 5 for 7 shooting effort from the floor and corralling 10 rebounds, Janayla White collected her 24th career double-double. White now has six double-doubles in Radford's last seven games dating back to the 2016-17 season.
- Scoring double-figures in 13 games a season ago, Khiana Johnson opened her sophomore campaign with 12 points off the bench.
- Claudia Quevedo led four different Highlanders with three-plus assists as the redshirt junior matched a career best with five assists.
- Falconer followed with four assists, while Destinee Walker and Johnson finished with three each.
- Only being outrebounded 11 times a season ago, Radford opened the season with a 42-33 edge on the boards, turning 16 offensive rebounds into 13 points.
SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA
- Having already played two games to start the season, North Carolina is averaging 76.5 points per game, while opponents are averaging 75.0.
- After dropping the season opener to Hampton on Friday, the Tar Heels bounced back with an 87-80 overtime win against Colorado on Sunday.
- The Tar Heels have yet to lead at halftime, trailing Hampton 39-32 and Colorado 47-32.
- Of the 153 points scored on the season by the Tar Heels, 78 have come in the paint.
- North Carolina looks to create transitional points with 37 in two games.
- On the other side, opponents have forced 45 Tar Heel turnovers, turning them into 49 points.
- Paris Kea leads way in scoring with two 20-point games to start the year. Kea is averaging 26 ppg and is 21 for 38 from the floor for a 55.3 field-goal percentage.
- Kea is responsible for 15 of North Carolina's 39 assists.
- Three other players join Kea in double-figures as Jamie Cherry (18.0 ppg), Jocelyn Jones (12.5 ppg) and Janelle Bailey (11.0 ppg) have all scored double-digits in the two games.
- Coming off the bench in both games, Jones leads the team with 9.5 rebounds per game.
- North Carolina holds a +6.0 rebounding margin (41.5-35.5).
- As a team, the Tar Heels are shooting 47.3 percent from the field, but having the play catchup in the first two games hold a 25.8 shooting clip behind the arc.
UP NEXT
- Radford continues its road swing as the Highlanders travel to Tennessee Tech Nov. 20 for the second time in program history.
- The last time the Highlanders played in Cookeville, Tenn., came on Nov. 28, 1987 in a 60-59 loss in the Tennessee Tech Classic.
- A season ago, Radford evened the all-time series with a dominating 79-46 victory on Nov. 23, 2016.
- Destinee Walker and Janayla White finished with 16 points each, while Jayda Worthy chipped in 10 off the bench.
- Ten different Highlanders scored in the win as Radford shot 48.1 percent from the field.
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