RADFORD FACES PRESBYTERIAN IN SATURDAY ROAD BATTLE

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GAME INFORMATION

Opponent: Presbyterian (10-16, 7-8 Big South)
Date: Saturday, February 24
Time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Location: Templeton Center | Clinton, S.C.
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SETTING THE STAGE

Radford (19-7, 12-3) continues its torrid pace through the second half of Big South play as the Highlanders have won 11 out of its last 12 games. The Highlanders have won seven straight.
The Highlanders sit one-game out of first place in the conference standings behind Liberty (13-2) with three games remaining.
Presbyterian (10-16, 7-8) is coming off two straight wins, climbing up to sixth in the Big South standings.
The Blue Hose are 4-3 in home Big South games.
In Presbyterian's last home game, the Blue hose upset fourth-place High Point 62-55 on Feb. 17.
Saturday's afternoon game will serve as the final road weekend game for the Highlanders as Radford will return home Saturday, March 3 for Senior Day.

SERIES HISTORY

The Highlanders shot a record-breaking 72.2 percent in a 93-55 victory over the Blue Hose on Jan. 20. Radford placed five in double-figures.
The 72.2 percent set a new Big South record, while ranking as the 13^th best percentage in NCAA Division I women's basketball history.
Radford leads the all-time series 18-5, holding a 7-3 record in road games.
The Blue Hose snapped a four-game skid in the series with a 58-54 victory inside the Templeton Center a season ago.
In the last six games played inside the Templeton Center, the series is locked 3-3.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

For the second consecutive game, Radford collected a 40-point victory in an 81-39 thrashing of Longwood, Tuesday night inside the Dedmon Center.
The Highlanders defeated Winthrop (70-30) for a 40-point victory on Feb. 17, following that win up with a 42-point edge over the Lancers in the final home weekday game of the season.
On the season, Radford has five victories decided by 25-plus points, including three wins by 35-plus points in Big South play.
Radford shot 61.5 percent from the field, making 32 of 52 attempts as the Highlanders shot over 60-percent for the second time on the season.
The Highlanders have shot over 40-percent in nine out of the last 12 games.
The reigning Big South Player of the Week, Janayla White achieved more history in her career with a 12 for 12 performance from the field as she finished with a game-high 26 points.
White has tallied 20-point games in two out of the last three games, while picking up her ninth double-double on the season with 11 rebounds.
The perfect shooting performance etches White's name into the Radford record books once again as she is the second women's basketball player in program history to be perfect in double-digit field goal attempts.
The previous record for most field goals made while being perfect belonged to Stephanie Howard. Howard was 10 for 10 against Charleston Southern on Feb. 10, 1988.
The two performances are Big South records for highest field goal percentage in a game, while White has the record for most perfect field goals made.
In Tuesday's win, Radford placed four in double-figures for the eighth time on the season with five coming in Big South play.
Of Radford's 81 points on Tuesday, 50 came within the paint, most by the Highlanders on the season.
In the last two games, Radford has scored 90 of its 151 points in the paint.
During Radford's blistering 12-game stretch, three opponents have been held under 40 points, while holding 11 out of the last 12 under 60 points. Seven have been limited under 50 points.
The Highlanders have only allowed 60-plus points in three of 15 league games, all coming as losses.
Radford is 28-4 in the last 58 games when holding opposing teams under 60 points, including a 16-1 mark on the season. The Highlanders are 10-1 when holding them under 50 points.
The Highlander defense is holding Big South foes to 50.3 points per game, while ranking fourth nationally with a 53.3 scoring defense.
In the last 13 games, 11 opponents have been held below 40 percent shooting as the Highlanders rank second in the league with a 36.2 field goal defense, which is 25^th in the country.
Radford leads the Big South with opposing teams only shooting 34.0 percent against the Highlanders in league games.
Since allowing a season-high 10 3-pointers to Presbyterian in the first meeting, Radford has limited opponents to a 30 for 130 clip from beyond the arc.
The Highlanders also rank 17^th nationally with a 27.4 three-point field goal percentage defense.
Offensively, Radford has shot over 40 percent in nine out of the last 12 games. The Highlanders possess a 41.9 field goal percentage, while shooting 45.1 in league games to rank second both categories.

SCOUTING PRESBYTERIAN

In the Tuesday night victory over Gardner-Webb, Presbyterian knocked down nine 3-pointers to set a new single season record with 233 baskets from downtown.
The 233 made 3-pointers ranks sixth in conference history.
Kacie Hall led the way with 18 points while Cortney Storey stuffed the stat sheet with 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
With the five assists Storey reached 502 for her career, becoming the 16^th player in Big South history to record 1,000 points, 500 assists and 200 steals in a career.
Living by the three-ball, Presbyterian has 11 games on the season with double-digit made 3-pointers.
The Blue Hose are third in the league with a 31.7 percent from deep, while chipping in a 32.1 clip in Big South games.
Presbyterian averages a Big South leading 9.0 made 3-pointers per game, ranking 16^th in the country.

UP NEXT

Radford will conclude road action on Tuesday as the Highlanders look to sweep the season series of High Point.
The Highlanders picked up only their sixth win in the last 15 meetings with a 50-47 comeback victory on Jan. 23.
High Point holds a 27-19 edge in the all-time series with a 17-5 clip on its home floor.
Radford's last win inside the Millis Center came on Jan. 26, 2013 in a 64-55 decision.

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