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Team
3
Winner UNC Asheville AVL 8-15,5-5 Big South
0
Radford Rad 8-16,4-6 Big South
Winner
UNC Asheville AVL
8-15,5-5 Big South
3
Final
0
Radford Rad
8-16,4-6 Big South
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
UNC Asheville AVL 25 25 25 (3)
Radford Rad 19 20 23 (0)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Upended in Home Action Against UNC Asheville

RADFORD, Va. – The Radford volleyball program returned to Dedmon Friday night to kick off their final home stand of the season but unfortunately came up short in the 3-0 finish against UNC Asheville.
 
KEY STATS
  • Errors were the main contributor for the Highlanders in the downfall, as Radford committed 30 to the Bulldogs' 10.
  • Aubrey Hatch led the attack with 11 kills on a .421 attack clip with Olivia Ryno and Kennedy Robinson each collecting nine kills as well.
  • Jackeline Nerro served up three of Radford's five aces.
 
PLAY BY PLAY
The first set of Friday night's match got off to a rough start for the Highlanders who hit a match-high 13 errors for a -.050 hitting clip. On the opposite end, UNC Asheville was near perfect committing just a pair of errors. That allowed the visiting Bulldogs to amass a 19-7 lead. While Radford was able to tighten the set behind an 8-2 run, UNC Asheville jumped ahead 1-0 with a 25-19 first set win.
 
Radford got off to a better start in set two, but once again it was a long rally by UNC Asheville that created a deficit too much to overcome. The Highlanders hit better and tallied a match-high three blocks in set two. The Bulldogs hit just .148, but were able to take advantage of the serve with four aces and three Radford serving errors for a seven-point swing in a set that ended 25-20 in the Bulldogs favor.
 
Radford would attempt on more rally in set three before ultimately coming up just short. Down 21-16 in the set, Radford called a timeout to regroup. Out of the break, Radford went on a 6-1 run through a Bulldogs timeout to quickly tie the set at 22-all. Hatch led the charge with three kills as Robinson and Taryn Roberts also tallied points to fuel the comeback attempt.
 
An errant attack broke the run, but another kill by Hatch put the set back in a 23-23 tie. UNC Asheville was able to force one more error through a solo block, though, to hold off Radford's rally and take set three 25-23 and the match 3-0.
 
UP NEXT
Radford's home finale is set for tomorrow, November 1st against USC Upstate. Action will start at 2 p.m. on ESPN+, but fans are encouraged to show up early as the team honors eight seniors for senior day.

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