Women’s Basketball Closes out Nonconference and 2024 Against Bluefield

RADFORD, Va. – The Radford women's basketball program will close out the 2024 calendar year and the nonconference slate on Sunday afternoon when they welcome Bluefield to the Dedmon Center.

SETTING THE STAGES
Opponent: Bluefield Rams
Date/Time: Sunday, December 29th at 2:00 PM
Location: Carilion Clinic Court at the Dedmon Center – Radford, Va.

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SERIES HISTORY
The Highlanders and Rams meet for the third time in program history during the regular season on Sunday afternoon. Radford owns the 2-0 lead in the series, last winning in November 2012 70-40 inside the Dedmon Center just one year before head coach Mike McGuire took over the program.

SCOUTING THE RAMS
The Rams come into Sunday's meeting finding their stride under first-year head coach Jake Wright, winners of two of their last four. Members of the Appalachian Athletics Conference at the NAIA level, the Rams have a 2-8 record with both of those wins coming against AAC opponents. Senior Destiny Long has led the offense this season with 19.2 ppg and 24 assists.

SECOND WEEKLY AWARD
Adelyn Traylor-Walker pushed the Highlanders back into the win column in their lone game of last week to earn her second Big South weekly award. The redshirt freshman dropped a career-high 21 points on a perfect 8-8 shooting performance, the first Highlander to shoot 100% in a single game (minimum seven attempts) since January 2024. Traylor-Walker also added three assists in the win, bringing her total on the season to third-most on the team.

FIVE IN DOUBLE FIGURES
The Highlanders had five different players score in double figures their last time out against UVA Wise, the first time the team has done so this season. The balanced scoring effort came from Traylor-Walker (21), Taylor Napper (16), Cate Carlson (15), Makayla Firebaugh (12) and Adriana Shipp-Davis (10). Seven other Highlanders also scored in the meeting as just about every active player found their way into the points column.

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To follow the Radford women's basketball team throughout the season, visit RadfordAthletics.com, follow @Radford_WBB on X, 'radford_wbb' Instagram or Radford Women's Basketball on Facebook.

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Players Mentioned

#21 Adelyn Traylor-Walker: G; 5' 8"; Freshman

#10 Taylor Napper: F; 6' 0"; Senior

#3 Adriana Shipp-Davis: G/F; 5' 11"; Graduate Student

#23 Makayla Firebaugh: G; 5' 10"; Graduate Student

#8 Cate Carlson: G; 5' 10"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#21 Adelyn Traylor-Walker
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: G

#10 Taylor Napper
: 6' 0"; Senior
: F

#3 Adriana Shipp-Davis
: 5' 11"; Graduate Student
: G/F

#23 Makayla Firebaugh
: 5' 10"; Graduate Student
: G

#8 Cate Carlson
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: G