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RADFORD TRAVELS TO MIAMI, FLORIDA FOR THANKSGIVING
The Highlanders will fly to Miami on Turkey Day as they are set to compete in the Miami (Fla.) Thanksgiving Tournament. Radford will take on Temple on Friday at 1:00 p.m and will also meet Nebraska on Sunday at noon.
 
SETTING THE STAGE
Opponent: Temple | Nebraska
Date/Time: Friday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m.| Sunday, Nov. 25 at noon
Location: (University of Miami (Fla.) Coral Gables, Fla. (Watsco Center)
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LAST TIME OUT
Despite a hard-fought game, the Radford women's basketball team fell victim to a fourth quarter run and dropped a Sunday afternoon contest to No. 17 North Carolina State, 75-58, at Reynolds Coliseum.
 
Senior Destinee Walker led the Highlanders with 15 points and shot 2-for-6 from behind the arc. Savannah Felgemacher was one-point shy of another double-double. She led all players with 15 rebounds, picked up nine points and added two steals.
 
Laney Corbin hit a three-pointer with 3:23 to go in the third quarter that tied the game at 42. Three free throws and a three-pointer by NC State put the game at 48-45 with 2:30 left in the quarter. The Wolfpack closed the third quarter on a 12-5 run and held a 10-point lead going into the fourth.
 
Bryonna McClean made a jump shot 35 seconds into the final period and cut the lead to eight. On the ensuing possession Elissa Cunane converted on a layup attempt and put the lead back to 10. The lead increased as NC State went on a 14-5 run over the next 6:41. The Highlanders had some open looks but couldn't get anything to fall. Radford went 1-for-9 from the floor with a pair of free throws and a Destinee Walker trey. Walker's three-ball made it a 17-point contest, 71-54, with 2:44 remaining.
 
The Highlanders were within striking distance all night and extensively through the first three quarters. When the ball was tipped, the Highlanders jumped out to a 7-2 lead, but NC State raced back and took an 11-9 lead with 4:15 to play. Walker found Tina Lindenfield in the corner, who nailed a spot up three that gave Radford a 12-11 lead with 2:36 to go in the first quarter.
 
Radford kept the momentum going in the second quarter and took an 18-16 lead with 7:42 to play in the first half. The Wolfpack made a couple of baskets and regained the lead, 19-18. That lit a fire for Radford and Khiana Johnson hit a three at the top of the key for a two-point Highlander lead. After a Wolfpack turnover, Lindenfield hit her second three of the game and created Radford's largest lead, 24-19, with 5:44 in the half.
 
However, North Carolina State closed out the half with a 12-1 run and took a 31-25 lead into the locker room.
 
QUOTABLE
We learned a great deal about our team today," Mike McGuire said. "I am proud of how we went into that environment and competed against a talented and nationally ranked team the way we did. We played a solid first half and made a big run in the third quarter to tie the game. There are possessions throughout the second half that we can learn from that will help this team grow. We continue to gain value experience early in the season that is preparing us for conference play."
 
McCLEAN HONORED
Radford freshman guard Bryonna McClean has been named the Big South Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Week, it was announced on Monday  by the conference office.
 
McClean provided a major boost off the bench in the Highlanders remarkable come-from-behind win against East Tennessee State on November 15. The Virginia Beach, Virginia native hit 4-of-5 field goal attempts en route to a season-high 12 points against the Bucs at the Dedmon Center. The Princess Anne product also corralled four rebounds and dished four assists, helping to spark the team after they trailed by as many as 23 points. She added six points on 3-of-7 shooting against No. 17 ranked N.C. State on Sunday afternoon.
 
"Bryonna really stepped up for us this week," said Radford head coach Mike McGuire. "She is a talented young lady that is figuring out how to make a difference for us on a daily basis. Her energy and hustle plays' against ETSU really gave us a lift throughout that game.
 
"Bryonna is a young lady that will improve as the season progresses and we'll need that spark from her, McGuire added. This was a great week for her."
 
FELGEMACHER AMONG THE NATION'S LEADERS
Savannah Felgemacher is third in the country at 15.7 rebounds per game. Felgemacher recorded 21 rebounds on opening night against South Carolina State. The 21 boards were just three shy of the school-record set by Nan Milner in 1981 and the most by a Highlander since Jennifer Grant's total of 23 in 2000.She also added 11 rebounds against East Tennessee State and grabbed 15 at N.C. State.
 
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