SETTING THE SCENE
Radford (12-6, 6-1 Big South) vs. Campbell (11-7, 3-4 Big South)
Date: Saturday, January 26
Where: Buies Creek, NC
Time: 2:00 p.m.
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THE SERIES
Radford is 26-12 all-time against Campbell and are 9-8 on the road. The Highlanders have won seven straight in the series.
LAST TIME OUT
Radford won their fourth consecutive contest for the first time this season as the Highlanders defeated the Presbyterian Blue Hose, 59-49, on Tuesday evening at the Dedmon Center. Radford (12-6, 6-1 Big South) improved to 7-1 on their home floor and they have held their last four opponents under 50 points. Junior redshirt forward
Lydia Rivers secured her fourth consecutive double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in just 19 minutes of action as she was in foul trouble most of the evening. Senior guard/forward
Destinee Walker also registered a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, her third of the campaign. Junior guard
Khiana Johnson added 16 points and a team-high four assists, while redshirt junior center
Sydney Nunley (10 boards, 5 blocks) was in double-figure rebounds for the ninth straight contest.
RADFORD AMONG THE NATION'S LEADERS
Radford is 19
th in the county in scoring defense (55.8 ppg.), 25
th in rebounds per game (43.0) and 32
nd in field goal percentage defense (35.4 percent)…Rivers continues to lead the Big South in rebounding (9.9 pg.) and is 39th in the country…Nunley is 72
nd in rebounding (8.9) and is tied with Rivers (39
th) with seven double-doubles.
HIGHLANDER MISCELLANEOUS
Over the past two seasons, Radford has held 33 of 51 opponents under 60 points…The Highlanders are 11-0 when outshooting their opponent and 11-1 when they hold opponents under a 40 percent shooting clip… The Highlanders hold a +16.1 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 13.6 rpg. and 2.4 blocks in Big South play…Johnson is third with 4.6 assists per game in conference play…Freshman guard
Makaila Wilsonis 5th in the league in 3-pt field percentage in league games (40 percent, 11-of-27)…Redshirt junior
Jen Falconer is 2
nd in the league with a 2.2 assist/turnover ratio in league play… Rivers has reached double-figures in scoring in her last eight outings and has four straight double-doubles…She is 12 rebounds shy of 700 for her career…Walker is now up to 1,110 points for her career and needs 89 more points to move into the top-ten all-time at Radford.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
The Camels, who are 18th in the country in scoring defense, have allowed just two less points than Radford this season. Lauren Carter averages a team-high 9.6 points per game and Taya Bolden is grabbing 8.4 rebounds per game.
UP NEXT
Radford will take Tuesday off before traveling to USC Upstate on Saturday afternoon.
