SETTING THE STAGE
Opponent: USC Upstate (Nov. 9) | UNC Asheville (Nov. 10)
Location: Radford, Va. (Dedmon Center)
Time: 6:00 p.m. | 4:00 p.m.
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The Highlanders will finish out the regular-season with home contests against USC Upstate (13-17, 8-7 Big South) and UNC Asheville (14-11, 9-6 Big South). Radford will honor their seniors,
Haley Kleespies,
Valerie Gonzalez and
Amaya Rousseau, prior to Saturday match.
HIGHLANDER NUGGETS
Kleepies moved into second-place last week on Radford's all-time list with 154 career service aces. She continues to add to her record-setting assist total and has now distributed 4,245 helpers for her career. She leads the conference in assists with 10.30 per set this season and is second in aces (0.44 per set)…Junior
Mallory McKnight is second in the conference in hitting percentage (.352), fourth in kills per set (2.96), fifth in points per set (3.60) and is eighth in blocks per set (0.88)…Junior
Stephanie Neast is fifth in the league in hitting percentage (.294) and is sixth in kills per set (2.71)…Freshman libero
Grace Green is sixth on the circuit in digs per set (4.27).
BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT
Radford has clinched the No. 2 seed and a semifinal spot in next weekend's Big South Tournament, which will be held on the campus of UNC Asheville. The Highlanders will take on the No. 4/No.5 winner at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 17.
WHEN YOU LAST SAW THEM
The Highlanders overwhelmed the Presbyterian Blue Hose in straight sets, 25-16, 25-11, 25-19, on October 30th at the Dedmon Center.
Kleepies played a terrific all-around match and moved into second-place on the all-time school list in service aces. The West Grove, Pennsylvania native served up five in the match, including four in the opening set. Kleespies also distributed a match-high 30 assists and came up with 11 digs.
Neast continued her strong play as the junior right side hitter hit .400 en route to a match-high 10 kills along with five block assists. McKnight added seven kills along with six block assists, and freshman
Lilijana Henderson contributed seven kills.
The Highlanders hit .266 (39 kills, 14 errors, 94 attempts) in the match and held the visitors to a .032 mark (23 kills, 20 errors, 94 attempts). Radford also dominated the net as they recorded nine team blocks compared to just one by the Blue Hose.
ABOUT USC UPSTATE
USC Upstate has won six of their last eight matches…Gloria Ikenegbu is second in the conference in blocks per set (1.06) and is seventh in hitting percentage (.270)…Lily Dempsey leads the squad with 2.59 kills per set and also has 72 blocks.
ABOUT UNC ASHEVILLE
After dropping six of seven matches, the Bulldogs have now won eight straight contests…Cara Guthrie is third in the league in kills per set (3.37) and points (3.86)…Madison Zyburt is third in the Big South with 4.92 digs per set…Julia Loveday (0.90) and Cecilia Stack (0.84) are both in the top-ten in blocks per set.
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