HIGH POINT, N.C. – Big South play officially began as the Radford women's volleyball team fell, 3-0, to High Point inside the Millis Center on Friday night.
 
The Highlanders move to 1-9 (0-1 Big South) on the season while the Panthers improve to 7-6 overall (1-0 Big South).
 
The hosts took control of the match early and never let go, racing towards a 25-15 win in the first set. Radford had nine kills and a pair of blocks, but eight errors compared to just one for HPU was its undoing.
 
Radford's scoreline looked similar in the second set as the Panthers used two service aces and a trio of blocks to put up 13 kills to only two errors, while the Highlanders' -.029 hitting percentage limited any potential damage.
 
It was a stronger start to the third set for Coach Livingston's squad, a took a 4-3 lead and continued to battle towards a tie at nine apiece. It was then that the Panthers began to pull away one last time, going on an 11-4 run before a timeout was called.
 
HPU closed out the game with a 25-18 win in the third and final set.
 
KEY STATS

• In her first game back from injury, Sydney Mundkowsky came off the bench to tie for the team lead in kills with six (.167 H%)
• Sophie Paspal matched her teammate with six kills of her own (.294 H%)
• Jackeline Nerro came one dig away from a double-double, finishing with 10 assists and nine digs
• High Point landed 33.7% of its attacks, finishing with 36 total kills

 
UP NEXT
With this match being the only one of the weekend, the Highlanders have some time to regroup and refocus before hitting the road to Gardner-Webb (Friday, Sept. 29) and Winthrop (Saturday, Sept. 30). Radford faces off against the Runnin' Bulldogs at 6 p.m. and the Eagles at 2 p.m.
 
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