Volleyball’s Winning Streak Snapped at UNC Asheville

Saturday, October 18

Asheville, NC

2:00 PM

Radford University

8-13,4-3Big South

UNC Asheville

7-13,4-3Big South

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Radford	16	22	21	0
UNC Asheville	25	25	25	3

Photo by: Ethan Neal

Volleyball’s Winning Streak Snapped at UNC Asheville

10/18/2025 4:10:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The Radford volleyball program saw their winning streak snapped on the road at UNC Asheville Saturday afternoon, falling in a tough battle 3-0.

KEY STATS

Rylee Sloss had another strong outing being the lone Highlander to eclipse 10 kills in the match.
Kennedy Robinson was strong on the serve, recording three aces.
Only four of Radford's 19 attack errors in the match came via UNC Asheville blocks.

PLAY BY PLAY
Despite a close battle for the majority of the first set, it was a late run that sunk the Highlanders early to go down 1-0. Sloss continued her strong weekend with two kills early while Alana Kolb, Olivia Ryno and Robinson also all tallied early points. After trailing just 13-15, though, the Bulldogs scored 10 of the last 13 points in the set to take a commanding 1-0 lead in the match.

Radford would go down 5-1 early in set two before getting a big comeback to take a lead that stood for most of the set. A 5-0 run fueled by two kills and a block from Katrina Miller put Radford back ahead. Both teams were evenly matched from there until two straight aces from Robinson gave Radford a stronger 15-13 edge.

The Highlanders would lead by as much as 20-16 in the set before falling victim to another late run. UNC Asheville went on an extended 8-1 run that closed out set two in their favor, 25-22, putting Radford in a tough spot down 2-0 in the match.

Radford wasn't able to recover as the Bulldogs began set three on yet another strong run. Trailing by as far as 17-7, the Bulldogs took control of the match. Radford rallied late with a 10-1 run behind kills from Sloss and Hatch, but it wasn't enough to overcome the big deficit as UNC Asheville took the match 3-0.

UP NEXT
Radford's road trip extends to next weekend as the Highlanders have two more road trips before returning to Dedmon. Action kicks off on Friday, October 24th at Winthrop with a 6 p.m. start.

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