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99/30/20222022 Radford VOLLEYBALL
Rob Simmons
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Winner Radford Rad 7-13,3-5 Big South
2
USC Upstate USCU 6-15,3-5 Big South
Winner
Radford Rad
7-13,3-5 Big South
3
Final
2
USC Upstate USCU
6-15,3-5 Big South
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Radford Rad 25 25 7 13 15 (3)
USC Upstate USCU 16 17 25 25 8 (2)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Radford Volleyball Comes Out On Top In Nail-biter at USC Upstate

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Radford volleyball team went a full five sets against USC Upstate, holding on for a 3-2 victory on Saturday afternoon.
 
With the win, the Highlanders move to 7-13 overall and 3-5 in Big South play while the Spartans drop to 6-15 overall and 3-5 against Big South opponents.
 
Radford looked like a team on a mission to start the match, cruising to a 25-17 win in the first set. The squad posted 16 kills and only five errors for a .333 hitting percentage compared to 10 kills and six errors (.129 H%) for the opposition.
 
The second set was more of the same as the Highlanders played extremely well for a 25-16 win to go up 2-0 in the match. This time they used a game-high four aces and four total blocks to double the lead.
 
Seemingly out of nowhere, the roles flipped in the third set as the Spartans dominated to the tune of a 25-7 win to stay alive. They held Radford to just one kill while earning a 9-to-2 advantage in errors.
 
A 25-13 fourth set kept the USC Upstate momentum going and the pivotal match would come down to one final bout.
 
The Highlanders jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the final set and doubled up USC Upstate's kill total (8-to-4) to earn a decisive 15-8 victory and seal the deal.
 
Grace Tulevech had a season high 16 kills on the day, tallying 17.5 points on a spectacular .412 hitting percentage on 34 attempts. Five different Highlanders joined her in the attack with 5+ kills.
 
KEY STATS
  • Radford is now 3-0 in five-set matches this season after also beating UT Martin and Rutgers earlier this year
  • Miranda Howard played a career-high five sets and led the team with 15 digs. Peyton Ferree was just behind her with 13.
  • Jackeline Nerro posted another double-double with 17 assists and 12 digs
UP NEXT
Carilion Clinic Court at the Dedmon Center will once again host a pair of volleyball matches next week as Radford welcomes Winthrop (Oct. 20 at 6pm) and UNC Asheville (Oct. 21 at 6pm) to the New River Valley.

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