RADFORD AND VIRGINIA TECH MEET IN SUNDAY AFTERNOON TILT

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GAME INFORMATION

Opponent: Virginia Tech
Date: Sunday, December 3
Time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Location: Cassell Coliseum | Blacksburg, Va.
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SETTING THE STAGE

The month of December opens with the 36^th all-time meeting between New River Valley foes as Radford (3-1) looks to snap a seven-game skid to Virginia Tech (6-2) on Sunday.
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, 16-17).
Radford enters the game with a 1-1 record in road contests, while the Hokies are 4-0 at home and playing their first home game since Nov. 19.
The Highlanders will start a stretch where they will only play two home games in seven December games.
Virginia Tech plays host to its first and only non-conference opponent from the Commonwealth. The Hokies will play Virginia twice in ACC play.
The only common opponent between the two teams not in eithers conference is West Virginia. Virginia Tech dropped a neutral site matchup to the No. 11 Mountaineers 79-61 on Nov. 25. Radford will take on the border foe on Dec. 16 in Charleston, W. Va.

SERIES HISTORY

Radford's last win in the all-time series came on Nov. 10, 2006 with a 67-60 win in Blacksburg.
The 2017 meeting will be the first not played on Dec. 21 in five years will the last coming on Nov. 25, 2009 in Radford.
Virginia Tech leads the all-time series 26-9 with a 15-4 record at home.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Once again, the Cardiac Kids provided a thrilling finish last time out, overcoming a 15-point second-half deficit to improve Radford's winning streak to 18 straight inside the Dedmon Center with a 56-53 Education Day victory over UNC Greensboro on Nov. 28.
UNC Greensboro led for 35:22 with the Highlanders leading for a mere 52 seconds in the comeback.
Radford has now played 16 games decided by three points or less since the 2015-16 campaign, possessing a 12-4 mark in those games.
Radford improves to 22-11 in games decided by five-points or less during head coach Mike McGuire's tenure.
After going 4-10 in home games during McGuire's first season in 2013-14, McGuire has guided the Highlanders to a 36-8 record inside the Dedmon Center, including a league-best 18 straight.
For the first time since March 11, Radford had two players finish with double-doubles. Jayda Worthy led with a team-high 16 points, pulling down 11 rebounds. Worthy's senior counterpart, Janayla White tallied 15 points and a team-high 12 boards, including five on the offensive glass.
Overcoming the 15-point deficit, Radford's defense held UNC Greensboro to a 29.2 field goal percentage in the second half, improving to 15-3 in its last 37 games when holding opponents below 60 points.
Worthy and White combined to go 14 for 18 from the charity stripe in the win, helping improve Radford's season average to .705 as team.
Scoring double-figures for the third time on the season, sophomore Khiana Johnson leads the team with 12.3 points per game.
Joining Johnson and Destinee Walker (11.3) in double-figure scoring, Worthy is now averaging 10.3 ppg.
Not far from averaging a double-double, White is averaging 9.3 ppg and 8.8 rebounds per game.
On the other side of the ball, the Highlander defense is forcing 18.8 turnovers per game, while averaging 15.0 ppg off opponent miscues.
In addition, Radford ranks fifth nationally in fewest turnovers with 61, averaging 15.3 per contest.
Radford's defense is limiting opposing teams to only 53.3 ppg, ranking 12^th nationally.
Moving their feet on defense, the Highlanders have only committed 59 fouls, which is second-best in the nation, committing only 14.8 per game.
Offensively, Radford sports four players shooting over 36 percent from the field.
White leads the team with a 48.1 field goal percentage, while Worthy follows with a 42.4 clip.
As team, Radford holds a 35.5 shooting percentage, ranking eighth in the league.

SCOUTING VIRGINIA TECH

Averaging 82.1 ppg, Virginia Tech has scored 90-plus points twice on the season and 80-plus two times as well. The scoring clip ranks 26^th in the country.
Owning a 20.4 scoring margin, the Hokie defense is holding opponents to 61.8 ppg.
The scoring average is aided by a 44.9 field goal percentage, which surprisingly ranks sixth in the ACC.
Opposing teams have committed 163 fouls, which has sent the Hokies to the free throw line 174 times, making 124 attempts to rank 11^th nationally.
Virginia Tech has four players averaging double-digits as JUCO transfer Taylor Emery leads the way with 16.1 per game and an 84.1 free throw percentage.
Redshirt junior Regan Magarity follows, almost averaging a double-double with 13.4 ppg and 9.3 rpg.
Junior guard Chanette Hicks can fill up a box as she is averaging 13.4 ppg, 7.5 assists per game, 4.0 steals per game and 3.4 rpg.
Hicks ranks fifth nationally in steals per game and seventh in assists per contest.
Rounding out the top scorers, Alexis Jean is averaging 13.3 ppg and 8.8 rpg.
Jean leads the squad with a 52.5 field goal percentage, making 32 of 61 attempts.
Virginia Tech is shooting 35.8 from behind the arc, making 67 of 187 attempts.
Three Hokies have made 10 or more 3-pointers on the season with sophomore Kendyl Brooks leading the way with 21.

UP NEXT

Radford continues its road swing on Thursday, traveling to Western Carolina for a 7 p.m. contest in Cullowhee, N.C.
In the all-time series, Radford holds a 7-4 edge, including a dominating 67-39 win a season ago.
The Catamounts (1-5) lone win on the season came over UNC Asheville 62-52 on Nov. 12. In all, Western Carolina will play five Big South opponents (Campbell, High Point, Gardner-Webb and Radford).

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Players Mentioned

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

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

#21 Janayla White: F; 6' 2"; Senior

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

Players Mentioned

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

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

#21 Janayla White
: 6' 2"; Senior
: F

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