LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Radford volleyball team saw its offense held in check in a 3-0 loss to Coppin State on Saturday in the final non-conference match of the season.
 
The Highlanders searched for answers across all three sets but failed to come up with any as the Eagles earned a 39-to-19 advantage in kills. Sophie Paspal and Grace Tulevech led Radford in kills with four apiece while Fiona Baker was only able to deliver 11 assists.
 
Defense kept each game relatively close as 15 different players tallied at least one dig, including a team-high seven from both Shelby Hernandez and Kennedy Robinson. Radford also out-blocked Coppin State, 7-to-3, with Tytianna Roberts involved in five of them.
 
Taylor Jefferson set a new season and career high with three service aces, while Madison Monahan, Tori Britton and Miranda Howard each had one ace as well.
 
Following two controlling victories put Coppin State ahead 2-0, the Highlanders nearly stayed alive with a win in the third set. The Eagles had other ideas however, using a 6-0 run to come from behind and snatch away the final game of the day.
 
Coppin State was forced to overcome 25 attacking errors as Radford held them to a hitting percentage of just .133.
 
KEY STATS

• Summer Campbell, Kennedy Robinson, and Miranda Howard each made their first career starts
• Radford's coaching staff emptied their bench on Saturday, utilizing its deep roster with 17 different players seeing playing time

UP NEXT
Big South play begins next weekend as the Highlanders hit the road to UNC Asheville (Friday, Sept. 23) and Winthrop (Saturday, Sept. 24). The matches are set to begin at 6 p.m. and 2 p.m. respectively.
 
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