Britton's Season-Best Performance Can't Lift Radford Over Gardner-Webb

Friday, October 14

Boiling Springs, N.C.

6:00 PM

Radford University

6-13,2-5Big South

Gardner-Webb

5-14,3-4Big South

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Radford	21	19	15	0
Gardner-Webb	25	25	25	3

Photo by: Rob Simmons

Britton's Season-Best Performance Can't Lift Radford Over Gardner-Webb

10/14/2022 7:32:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – A season-best performance from graduate student Tori Britton wasn't enough as the Radford volleyball team was swept by Gardner-Webb on Friday night.

The Rhode Island transfer entered the night with a season high of seven kills – a feat she accomplished against Eastern Kentucky on Aug. 26 and Rutgers on Sept. 2. She passed that number in just two sets and finished the night with nine kills on 17 attack attempts for a .353 hitting percentage.

Fiona Baker supplied a team-high 13 assists to Britton and her teammates while Estella Sawyer dished out nine assists and Jackeline Nerro added six more.

A total of eight different Highlanders recorded multiple kills in the match, but an overall hitting percentage of .114 with 18 attack errors and eight service errors erased any potential momentum.

Shelby Hernandez played strong defense once again, leading all players with 12 digs.

Gardner-Webb's control of the match only increased with each set, tallying 41 kills and five service aces. The hosts were paced by Avery Cole's 10 kills while McKenna Timmerman and Kylee Garrison had nine kills each.

HIGHLIGHT OF THE MATCH

S1 | Radford 14, GWU 14

ACE! ??

TJ ties the first set at 14-all with a pinpoint perfect service ace.#RiseAndDefend?? x #BigSouthVB pic.twitter.com/dvlylRHcQK
— Radford Volleyball (@RadfordVB) October 14, 2022

KEY STATS

Sideout percentage: GWU 73.2%, Radford 54.1%
Point scoring percentage: GWU 45.9%, Radford 26.8%
Grace Tulevech led all players on either team with three blocks

UP NEXT
The Radford Highlanders and USC Upstate Spartans clash in Spartanburg, S.C. on Saturday at 2 pm. The match will be streamed live of ESPN+.

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