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Women's Basketball

RADFORD FACES PRESBYTERIAN IN SATURDAY ROAD BATTLE



GAME INFORMATION
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 13th 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 25th 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 17th 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 16th 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 16th 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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Players Mentioned

Janayla White

#21 Janayla White

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6' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Janayla White

#21 Janayla White

6' 2"
Senior
F