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53
Radford RAD 8-5, 1-1
69
Winner Gardner-Webb GWU 11-3, 1-1
Radford RAD
8-5, 1-1
53
Final
69
Gardner-Webb GWU
11-3, 1-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Radford RAD 11 20 13 9 53
Gardner-Webb GWU 22 17 17 13 69

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

RADFORD FALLS 69-53 AT GARDNER-WEBB



GAME INFORMATION
  • Score: Gardner-Webb 69, Radford 53
  • Records: Runnin' Bulldogs (11-3, 1-1 Big South) | Highlanders (8-5, 1-1 Big South)
  • Location: Paul Porter Arena | Boiling Springs, N.C.
 
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Radford was unable to overcome an early first quarter deficit to Gardner-Webb as Jayda Worthy's second-straight 20-point game was not enough as the Highlanders fell 69-53 Saturday afternoon inside Paul Porter Arena.
 
Momentum was something the Highlanders struggled to regain after Worthy led the Highlanders to a fast start as Radford jumped out to a 10-4 lead through the first five minutes. Worthy opened the game 5 for 5 for a quick 10 points.
 
Worthy has tallied four straight double-figure performances, totaling 73 points on 30 of 51 shooting from the field. The senior has eight double-digit showings on the season.
 
The Highlanders assisted on the first five field goals, but would be held without a field goal for the final 5:12 of the opening quarter as Gardner-Webb finished on a 18-1 run, making 10 of 18 field goals.
 
The Runnin' Bulldogs went 8 for 8 from the floor over the remaining 4:33 to build a 11-point advantage.
 
Radford battled back in the second 10-minute period as Claudia Quevedo drove baseline, finding Jen Falconer in the corner for a 3-pointer. The basket inched the Highlanders within 30-23 of the Runnin' Bulldogs, but was pushed back to 12 points at the 2:55 mark.
 
Finishing the first half on an 8-4 run, Destinee Walker got an aerobatic mid-range jumper to fall to beat the clock as Radford went into the locker room trailing 39-31.
 
Walker tallied eight points in the second half to finish with her seventh double-figure performance on the season, making 3 of 9 attempts in the final 20 minutes.
 
The two teams traded baskets in the third quarter as the Highlanders made an attempt to cut the deficit to single-digits. Walker finished the quarter with a trailing 3-pointer behind Falconer to send the Highlanders into the final quarter trailing 56-44.
 
Worthy opened the fourth quarter with four straight points on two offensive rebounds as eight points would be as close as the Highlanders would get at 56-48.
 
After the two Worthy layups, Radford would go scoreless for a stretch of 7:14 as Gardner-Webb made 9 of 16 free throws down the stretch to close out the 16-point victory.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
  • Radford falls to 4-4 when coming off a win on the season.
  • Gardner-Webb's 39 first half points are the most allowed by the Highlander defense this season.
  • Jayda Worthy made a season-high and individual team-high 10 field goals.
  • Worthy's 10 field goals are the most by a Highlander since Destinee Walker made 11 at Presbyterian on Jan. 31, 2017.
  • Worthy also finished with seven rebounds, giving her 644 in her career to move into 58th in Big South history.
  • Destinee Walker now has scored double-figures in four out of the last five games.
  • After shooting 57.1 percent from the field in the strong second quarter, Radford finished with a 37.7 field goal percentage, ending a streak to two straight 40-percent shooting games.
  • Lydia Rivers pulled down 10 rebounds for her fifth double-digit game on the season to give her 114 boards on the season.
  • Dishing out 20-plus assists in the last two games, Radford only assisted on 10 of its 23 field goals.
  • Claudia Quevedo and Jen Falconer finished with three assists each.
  • In the last five games, Radford has assisted on 113 of 181 made field goals.
  • Radford's offense committed a season-low six turnovers, while only forcing eight Gardner-Webb miscues.
  • The six turnovers are the lowest by the Highlanders since a Feb. 21, 2017 matchup at Gardner-Webb, when Radford committed seven.
  • Alexus Hill paced three Runnin' Bulldogs in double-figures, leading the way with 19 points, only scoring six in the second half.
  • Gardner-Webb's leading scorer Tierra Huntsman was held to a season-low four points on 1 of 11 shooting. Huntsman entered the game with a season average of 18.3 per game.
 
UP NEXT
  • Radford returns home Tuesday to host UNC Asheville in a rematch of the 2017 Big South Championship.
  • The Highlanders will be playing for a new program record of consecutive home wins. The current record stands a 21 straight inside the Dedmon Center, which is the third longest in the country.
  • Radford is 50-22 in the all-time series, while going 28-6 in games played inside the Dedmon Center.
  • In three meetings during the 2016-17 season, two went to overtime, including a double overtime affair.
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