RADFORD FALLS 39-27 AT WESTERN CAROLINA

Thursday, December 7

Cullowhee, N.C.

7:00 PM

Radford University

3-3

Western Carolina

2-7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Radford	5	11	8	3	27
Western Carolina	12	9	13	5	39

Photo by: Sarah Dwyer

12/7/2017 9:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

GAME INFORMATION

Score: Western Carolina 39, Radford 27
Records: Western Carolina (2-7) | Radford (3-3)
Location: Ramsey Center | Cullowhee, N.C.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Playing their last true non-conference road game of the season, Radford dropped a 39-27 contest to Western Carolina, Thursday night inside the Ramsey Center.

The Highlanders were led by a box score stuffing performance from Lydia Rivers. The redshirt sophomore finished with five points, 12 rebounds, five steals and four blocks.

Despite starting the game 2 for 13 from the field, Radford only trailed 21-16 at halftime. In the only quarter with double-figures scored, the Highlanders closed the first half gap with 11 second quarter points. Radford ended the opening half on a 6-3 swing to cut the deficit to five points.

Of Radford's five made field goals in the second half, four came in the third quarter, but Western Carolina hit two 3-pointers to push the lead to double-digits. Trailing by only 10 (34-24) with 10 minutes left to play, Radford's defense kept itself in the game for the first 30 minutes played.

Unfortunately, not in Radford's favor was going scoreless for the first 7:52 of the fourth quarter. The Highlander defense held the Catamounts to only five made free throws as both teams went 1 for 32 in the quarter. Rivers tallied all three points in the quarter for the Highlanders.

INSIDE THE BOX

Khiana Johnson and Janayla White led the Highlanders with six points each.
Claudia Quevedo joined Lydia Rivers with five points.
Rivers has now pulled down double-digit rebounds in back-to-back games, improving her season average to 7.3 per game.
Matching a career best in blocks with four, Rivers set a new career mark with five steals.
Five steals are the most by a Highlander this season.
Radford finished with a 20.8 field-goal percentage, while holding Western Carolina to a 26.4 shooting clip.
Western Carolina only made three more field goals than the Highlanders, but made four 3-pointers.
Radford didn't place a player in double-figure scoring for the first time since Dec. 18, 2016 against Kentucky.
The last time Radford scored less than 40 points came in a 75-39 loss at Liberty on Feb. 2, 2015.

UP NEXT

Radford will host Commonwealth foe VCU (1-6) on Sunday in the first meeting between the two teams since Dec. 23, 2010.
The Highlanders' last non-conference home game against a NCAA Division I opponent is slated for a 2 p.m., start.
Meeting 32 times, the all-time series is locked 16-16.
In the last meeting, VCU came away with a 79-49 victory inside the Dedmon Center.