Volleyball Blanked in Weekend Opener Against Wichita State

Thursday, September 11

Cookeville, Tenn.

11:00 AM

Radford University

1-6,0-0Big South

Wichita State

4-2,0-0American

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Radford	17	11	12	0
Wichita St.	25	25	25	3

Volleyball Blanked in Weekend Opener Against Wichita State

9/11/2025 3:38:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Radford volleyball program fell to a tough Wichita State squad Thursday morning 3-0 in their first game at the Golden Eagle Invitational.

KEY STATS

Taryn Roberts and Sierra Moore led the attack with five kills each.
Radford allowed just three services aces in the match, tying a game-low for an opponent.
Wichita State finished the match with just three total blocks, also a game-low by an opponent.

PLAY BY PLAY
The Highlanders began the early match strong going point for point as both teams settled in. The Highlanders got early points off a kill from Aubrey Hatch and service error from the Shockers. A kill by Olivia Ryno tightened things at 4-5, but Wichita State got a 5-1 run to establish their first big lead.

The Shockers extended their run to break away with a 17-6 lead. The Highlanders were able to force a Shockers timeout behind their own 6-1 run. Moore recorded a kill by Lea Gage served up her first ace of the day. A kill by Gabriela Smolenska and two more aces from Moore made it just an 18-12 deficit. The Shockers regained control out of the timeout, though, and took set one 25-17.

The Shockers stayed hot into the second set, bursting out to a 12-2 lead. Out of a timeout Radford got kills from Smolenska, Hatch and Moore. The deficit was too large to overcome, as Wichita State took set two 25-11.

Despite a close start in the third set, the match slipped away from the Highlanders. After being tied at seven-all, Wichita State used a 7-1 run to pull away and eventually win the third set 25-12 and the match 3-0.

UP NEXT
The Highlanders will look to bounce back with a pair of games tomorrow, September 12th against the weekend hosts Tennessee Tech (3:00 p.m.) and Samford (6:00 p.m.). The Highlanders match against the Goldean Eagles will be streamed on ESPN+.

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