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FirebaughETSU
45
Radford Rad 1-9,0-0 Big South
68
Winner ETSU ETSU 6-5,0-0 SoCon
Radford Rad
1-9,0-0 Big South
45
Final
68
ETSU ETSU
6-5,0-0 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Radford Rad 10 5 16 14 45
ETSU ETSU 15 15 16 22 68

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Falls in Battle at ETSU

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Radford women's basketball program fell in a tough one Friday night 68-45 on the road against ETSU.
 
KEY STATS
  • 15 first half turnovers proved costly for the Highlanders, finishing the game with 26, resulting in 35 points off turnovers for the Buccaneers
  • ETSU scored 21 straight points off threes to start game, finishing the game with a season high 11 makes from deep.
  • Taylor Napper pulled down a season-high eight rebounds scoring six points on 2-3 shooting.
  • Radford outrebounded ETSU 35-24 with a season-high 11 offensive rebounds.
 
PLAY BY PLAY
Through the opening minutes of the game, Radford was tasked with weathering a storm of three-pointers by ETSU to open the game. The Buccaneers' first 21 points all came from three-point range.
 
Taylor Napper began the scoring efforts for Radford to give the team a brief 2-0 lead. A three from Firebaugh and Adelyn Traylor-Walker clawed Radford back and it was Firebaugh who sunk a nice turnaround jumper to give Radford another 10-9 lead.
 
Another three by ETSU gave the Buccaneers a 12-10 lead, one that would hold the rest of the half. Down 15-10 going into the second quarter, ETSU added on scoring 10 unanswered points through the first six minutes. Turnovers proved costly, as the team turned it over 15 times in the first half.
 
A much needed three by Joi Williams and a make from Anna Stromberg accounted for the Highlanders points in the second quarter. Down 30-15, Radford looked to bounce back out of the locker room in the second half.
 
Radford's offense would find its step as Traylor-Walker led things off with a layup and Cate Carlson sunk her first three of the night. ETSU matched Radford shot for shot however, keeping the deficit at 15 points.
 
A scoreless drought over the final five minutes of the quarter allowed ETSU to pull ahead further, but Angelina Nice was able to sink a halfcourt three at the buzzer to make it 46-31 with ten minutes to go. Adriana Shipp-Davis would lead off the fourth with a three, but ETSU's offense kept the intensity firing all the way to the 68-45 final.
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders make the quick turn around with a road visit not too far from home on Sunday. Radford will visit New River Valley foe Virginia Tech for a 4 p.m. tip in Blacksburg, Va.
 
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