RADFORD LOOKS TO BOUNCE BACK SATURDAY AT CHARLESTON SO.

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GAME INFORMATION

Opponent: Charleston Southern (6-8, 1-2 Big South)
Date: Saturday, January 13
Time: 3:00 p.m. EST
Location: Buc Dome | Charleston, S.C.
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SETTING THE STAGE

Radford had its 21-game home winning streak snapped Tuesday night in a 67-56 loss to UNC Asheville, ending the nation's third longest home winning streak.
The Highlanders entered the game needing only one win to set a new program record for consecutive home wins. Radford had matched the record set 1983 through 1984.
Radford's last loss inside the Dedmon Center came at the hands of the Bulldogs on Jan. 30, 2016.
Charleston Southern enters on a two-game skid in the Big South, both games coming on the road in a 10-point loss at Liberty and nine-point loss at Campbell.
The Buccaneers hold a 5-2 clip inside the Buc Dome and have only played one home game since Dec. 15, a 73-47 conference opening win over Longwood on Jan. 2.

SERIES HISTORY

Radford holds a 50-19 record in the all-time series as Charleston Southern has collected 13 of the 19 wins inside the Buc Dome.
Charleston Southern snapped a five-game skid to Radford with a 57-45 decision inside the Buc Dome on Jan. 21, 2017.
Before that road loss, Radford's last loss in the Buc Dome came on Jan. 14, 2012.
The Highlanders went 2-1 against the Bucs in 2017.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Radford has dropped back-to-back Big South games for the first time since Jan. 26-30, 2016.
The Highlanders will play their first back-to-back weekend/weekday road games of the season as they travel to Longwood on Jan. 16. Radford will have three such trips on the season.
After scoring 65-plus points in each game played Dec. 21-Jan. 2, Radford has been held below 60 points in the two losses.
Radford is 43 for 112 over the last two games for a 38.3 field goal percentage. The Highlanders are 11 for 38 from behind the arc during the span.
The Highlanders have shot over 40-percent in five out of the last eight games.
After starting the season with only double-digit assists in one of the first six games, Radford has now dished out double-figure assists in the last eight games.
Radford dropped 22 dimes in the Big South opener against Winthrop, but has combined for 22 in the last two games.
The Highlanders average 12.4 assists per game and hold a 0.87 assist-to-turnover ratio, ranking fourth in the league in both categories.
In the last six games, Radford has assisted on 125 of 201 made field goals.
Claudia Quevedo maintains her 3.0 assists per game and ranks 77^th nationally with a 2.10 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Quevedo has dished out three-plus assists in nine games.
Radford sports three players averaging 11-plus points per game.
Jayda Worthy leads the squad with 11.8 ppg, ranking third in the league with a 51.3 field goal percentage.
Worthy averages 6.8 rebounds per game with 648 in her career, ranking 58^th in Big South history.
Destinee Walker follows with 11.2 per game off the bench, while Khiana Johnson is averaging 11.0 a game starting the last 12 games.
On the boards, Lydia Rivers ranks 93^rd nationally with 8.6 rebounds per game, while ranking second in the league with 3.1 offensive rebounds per game and 5.5 defense rebounds per game.
Tallying 27 blocks on the season, Rivers is 57^th in the country with 1.9 blocks per game and the Highlanders rank 35^th with 5.3 per game.
Rivers collected her fourth game with three-plus blocks on Tuesday night.
Janayla White closes in becoming the third player in program history with 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. White needs 94 points and 173 rebounds to cross the plateau.
Holding a +2.6 turnover margin that ranks second in the conference, Radford is averaging 14.4 per game, while forcing 16.9 per game.
The Highlanders rank 30^th in the country with only 201 turnovers commited.
Moving their feet on defense, the Highlanders have only committed 195 fouls, which ranks sixth in the nation, while committing only 13.9 per game for 14^th best.
Defensively, Radford ranks 56^th in the country by holding opposing teams to 58.5 points per game. Opponents are only shooting 29.4 percent from downtown against Radford.

SCOUTING CHARLESTON SOUTHERN

In the Buccaneers six wins on the season, they have scored 70-plus points in five of the season.
Charleston Southern has only scored above 60 points in one of its eight losses, coming in a 77-70 loss at Florida International.
The Bucs average 63.2 ppg, while holding opponents to 58.6 per game, proving to be a second half team with a 497-438 edge.
Ranking third in both categories among Big South teams, Charleston Southern owns the nation's 18^th best three-point defense with a 26.6 percentage and 57^th with a field-goal percentage defense.
Opposing teams have only made 63 of 235 attempts from behind the arc.
Charleston averages 6.1 3-pointers made per game as Njeri Nelms paces the team with a 42.9 shooting clip.
Nelms is the only Buc averaging double-digits with 10.8 per game. She holds a 44.5 field goal percentage.
Rachel Burns (9.1) and Shelby Wilbanks (9.0) follows Nelms as six different Buc players average seven points or more.
Weknyne Dumorne leads the team with 6.5 rpg and Burns follows with 6.4 per game. Burns has pulled down 44 offensive boards, while Dumorne has 31.
Dunmorne leads the Big South with 2.1 blocks per game, ranking inside the Top 50 nationally, totaling 29 blocks.
Of the 13 Buccaneer players that have played this season, nine are averaging double-digit minutes with six playing 20-plus minutes.

UP NEXT

Radford continues its Big South road swing on Tuesday against in-state foe Longwood.
The Highlanders are 25-13 against the Lancers in the all-time series, holding a 9-5 record in Farmville.
Radford owns a six-game winning streak in the all-time series with the last loss coming on Feb. 22, 2014 in a 76-70 road decision.

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Players Mentioned

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

#11 Claudia Quevedo: G; 5' 9"; Redshirt Junior

#20 Lydia Rivers: F; 6' 2"; Redshirt 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

#11 Claudia Quevedo
: 5' 9"; Redshirt Junior
: G

#20 Lydia Rivers
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Sophomore
: F

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

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

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