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Samantha Reitz
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USC Upstate USCU 9-12,5-3 Big South
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Winner Radford Rad 3-16,1-6 Big South
USC Upstate USCU
9-12,5-3 Big South
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Final
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Radford Rad
3-16,1-6 Big South
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
USC Upstate USCU 25 18 23 20 (1)
Radford Rad 17 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Highlanders Take Down USC Upstate for First Conference win

Radford, Va. – Behind a season-high 18 kills from senior Samantha Reitz, the Radford Volleyball team defeated USC Upstate 3-1 in Big South action Friday evening at the Dedmon Center.

With the win, the Highlanders recorded their first victory in conference play and snapped a nine-game losing streak.

Radford got off to a slow start, trailing 9-2 early in the first set. The home team responded with a 7-4 spurt, but the Spartans held steady the rest of the way to take the set.

In the second game, with the score at 10-10, Radford reeled off seven consecutive points to take control and win the set 25-18. The effort was highlighted by multiple blocks from Kennedi Johnson and Lizzie Chiesa.

From there, it was all Highlanders, as Radford took the next two sets by scores of 25-23 and 25-20 en route to the win.

KEY STATS
  • This was only the second game this year in which Reitz recorded double-digit kills. She last did so on Aug. 28th against Eastern Kentucky.
  • Grace Green paced Radford with 17 digs and three service aces.
  • The win was the Highlanders' first since a 3-1 triumph over UNC Wilmington on Sep. 11th.

UP NEXT

Radford will look to make it two in a row as they play host to UNC Asheville at 2 p.m. in the Dedmon Center.

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