Women's Basketball 1/21/2019 1:41:00 PM

HIGHLANDERS SET TO HOST BLUE HOSE ON TUESDAY EVENING; SEEK FOURTH STRAIGHT VICTORY

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SETTING THE SCENE
Radford (11-6, 5-1 Big South) vs. Presbyterian (4-12, 2-3 Big South)
Date: Tuesday, January 22
Where: Radford, Va. (Dedmon Center)
Time: 7:00 p.m.
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THE SERIES
Radford is 19-5 all-time against Presbyterian and are 10-2 at the Dedmon Center. The Highlanders have won three-straight in the series.

LAST TIME OUT
Radford won their third straight contest as they overwhelmed the Longwood Lancers, 68-34, on Saturday afternoon in Farmville.The Highlanders, who moved into a first-place tie with Hampton in the loss column, held the Lancers to a 23.1 percent shooting clip as the hosts were just 12-for-52 from the floor.Junior guard Khiana Johnson paced Radford with 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting and also added a game-high six assists. Redshirt junior forward Lydia Rivers produced her sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Redshirt junior guard Jen Falconer equaled her season-high with 12 points and went a perfect 4-of-4 from behind the arc. Senior guard/forward Destinee Walker (10 points, 8 rebounds) grabbed her 500^thcareer carom to become just the 16^thplayer in Highlander history to amass 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. Sydney Nunley's streak of seven consecutive double-doubles came to an end but she did pull down a game-high 15 rebounds.

WALKER JOINS 1,000 POINT/500 REBOUND CLUB
Walker, who is now 19th all-time in a Radford uniform with 1,093 career points, has reached double-figures in scoring in 15 of 17 contests this season. She became just the 16th Highlander to amass 1,000 points and 500 rebounds at Longwood. Walker is currently 8th in the league in scoring at 13.4 ppg.,10th in rebounding (6.7 pg.) and 12^thin assists (2.7 pg.).

RADFORD AMONG THE NATION'S LEADERS
Radford is 23^rdin the county in scoring defense (56.2 ppg.), 25^thin rebounds per game (43.1) and 32^ndin field goal percentage defense (35.7 percent)…Rivers continues to lead the Big South in rebounding (9.9 pg.) and is 40th in the country…Nunley is 72^ndin rebounding (8.9) and 39^thwith seven double-doubles.

HIGHLANDER MISCELLANEOUS
Over the past two seasons, Radford has held 32 of 50 opponents under 60 points…The Highlanders are 10-0 when outshooting their opponent and 10-1 when they hold opponents under a 40 percent shooting clip… The Highlanders hold a +17.2 scoring advantage against league foes on average and lead the league in the category…Radford is the only team in the conference to boast four players who average double-figures in scoring…Nunley is averaging a league-high 14.2 rpg. and 2.0 blocks in Big South play…Freshman guard Makaila Wilson is 2^ndin the league in 3-pt field percentage in league games (48 percent, 11-of-23)…Radford went a perfect 14-for-14 from the foul line against Longwood to equal a league-high… Falconer is 2^ndin the league with a 2.5 assist/turnover ratio in league play… Rivers has reached double-figures in scoring in her last seven outings and has three straight double-doubles…She is 22 rebounds shy of 700 for her career…Walker made her 100^thcareer appearance in a Highlander uniform on Saturday at Longwood.

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
The Blue Hose are coming off a 66-58 home loss to Gardner Webb…Kacie Hall is 5^thin the league in scoring (15.6 ppg.) and Salina Virola is tied for fourth in rebounding (8.1 pg.)...Presbyterian is averaging 57.5 ppg. and are yielding 69.5 ppg.

UP NEXT
Radford will travel to Campbell on Saturday afternoon.

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Players Mentioned

#5 Jen Falconer: G; 5' 8"; Redshirt Junior

#4 Khiana Johnson: G; 5' 7"; Junior

#50 Sydney Nunley: C; 6' 4"; Redshirt Junior

#20 Lydia Rivers: F; 6' 2"; Redshirt Junior

#10 Destinee Walker: G/F; 5' 11"; Senior

#14 Makaila Wilson: G; 5' 10"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#5 Jen Falconer
: 5' 8"; Redshirt Junior
: G

#4 Khiana Johnson
: 5' 7"; Junior
: G

#50 Sydney Nunley
: 6' 4"; Redshirt Junior
: C

#20 Lydia Rivers
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Junior
: F

#10 Destinee Walker
: 5' 11"; Senior
: G/F

#14 Makaila Wilson
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: G