Wednesday, November 4
Radford, Va.
7:00 PM
Radford University
1-1,0-0Big South
128
vs
24
Bluefield
0-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefield Univ. | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| Radford | 36 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 128 |
Photo by: Radford Athletics Communications
11/4/2026 10:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball
RADFORD, Va. – The Radford women's basketball team had a night for the history books, scoring the most points in Dedmon Center history in a 128-24 rout of NAIA program Bluefield University on Wednesday night at the Dedmon Center. The 104-point win is also the largest win by margin of victory in Radford and Big South Conference history.
KEY STATS
The first points were scored just outside of the opening minute by Simonsen at the charity line, and the Highlanders were off to the races from there. Haywood added two quick steals which resulted in easy buckets, and Nice scored on a layup to the cup to cap an 11-0 run in the first three minutes. Bluefield broke through from deep to get on the scoreboard, but that was their last points in the first quarter. In total, Radford missed just two shots from the floor the first 10 minutes on the way to a huge 36-3 lead after one.
Radford kept the run going, scoring 38 consecutive points before the Rams hit another three to cut the game to 49-6 with 6:32 left before halftime. Nice continued to pile up the points, closing the half with 18 and scoring 10 in the second. The Highlanders totaled 13 steals in the half and had 29 points on the fast break in the first half, winning the second quarter by 26 points to lead 69-10 at half – the most points by a Highlander team in a half of play.
Simonsen stood out amongst those on the floor in the third quarter, battling hard down low to go 4-5 from the floor and a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line in the chapter to have a dozen. Haywood was still causing havoc on the defensive end, adding three more steals to her stat line across her six minutes of action in the quarter. Jada Green had a memorable birthday by recording career-highs in points and rebounds, but a late missed free throw in the closing seconds kept the Highlanders from hitting the century mark through three quarters. Going to the fourth, it was 99-22 Radford.
Richardson made the most of her chance on the court in the final chapter, adding 11 points and going perfect from both the floor (4-4) and from the free throw line (3-3). Amanda Mitchell made the pair of free throws that broke the previous Dedmon Center record of 111 points with 6:39 left. Richardson then put Radford ahead by 94 points, within range of a new largest margin of victory. Ralee Bare added a couple more points to nearly guarantee it, then Richardson added a bucket in the paint with 44 seconds left to make it a 100-point game.
FROM COACH MCGUIRE
"It was great to get back in the Dedmon Center for our season opener," began head coach Mike McGuire at the press conference. "We've been looking forward to this for quite some time, especially how we finished last season. Tonight was a great overall team effort. Obviously, the margin of victory got a little bit out of hand. Very proud of how we played otherwise for 40 minutes. That's something that we're going to need to do on Saturday and moving forward into next week. Great team effort. Great attention to detail. I love the competitive fire. And I appreciate everyone that came out for our season opener. We're off to a good start this year."
UP NEXT
The Highlanders take on a tough opponent in Eastern Kentucky this upcoming Saturday, November 7 in Richmond. Tipoff is set for 3:00 p.m. from Baptist Health Arena at Alumni Coliseum. The game will air live on ESPN+ and can also be heard on WRAD 103.5 FM.
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For more information on the Radford women's basketball team, follow @Radford_WBB on X and Instagram or Radford Women's Basketball on Facebook.
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KEY STATS
- The previous largest margin of victory was 93 points, also set against Bluefield on December 9, 1975.
- The 104-point win is the largest by any Big South program, surpassing Presbyterian's 102-point win over Bluefield back on December 20, 2022.
- The previous most points at the Dedmon Center was 111 against Baptist (now Charleston Southern) on January 9, 1988.
- Radford scored a program-best 69 points in a half to open the contest.
- Angelina Nice led the Highlanders with 25 points, a new career-high for the junior. She finished 11-12 from the field.
- Jordin Richardson, Logan Luebbers Palmer, and Georgia Simonsen also finished in double figures, with 21, 19, and 15 points, respectively.
- Cherish Haywood finished with eight points and nine steals – a bucket and swipe short of a double-double.
- The Highlanders finished with a 66.7 percent field goal percentage, going 48-72 from the floor. Dating back to last season, they've shot 60.0 percent or better in two of their last eight games, having last done so on February 25 vs. Presbyterian (.600).
- Radford has won 15-straight against non-Division I opponent and is still has a perfect record (11-0) against non-Division I opponents in home openers.
The first points were scored just outside of the opening minute by Simonsen at the charity line, and the Highlanders were off to the races from there. Haywood added two quick steals which resulted in easy buckets, and Nice scored on a layup to the cup to cap an 11-0 run in the first three minutes. Bluefield broke through from deep to get on the scoreboard, but that was their last points in the first quarter. In total, Radford missed just two shots from the floor the first 10 minutes on the way to a huge 36-3 lead after one.
Radford kept the run going, scoring 38 consecutive points before the Rams hit another three to cut the game to 49-6 with 6:32 left before halftime. Nice continued to pile up the points, closing the half with 18 and scoring 10 in the second. The Highlanders totaled 13 steals in the half and had 29 points on the fast break in the first half, winning the second quarter by 26 points to lead 69-10 at half – the most points by a Highlander team in a half of play.
Simonsen stood out amongst those on the floor in the third quarter, battling hard down low to go 4-5 from the floor and a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line in the chapter to have a dozen. Haywood was still causing havoc on the defensive end, adding three more steals to her stat line across her six minutes of action in the quarter. Jada Green had a memorable birthday by recording career-highs in points and rebounds, but a late missed free throw in the closing seconds kept the Highlanders from hitting the century mark through three quarters. Going to the fourth, it was 99-22 Radford.
Richardson made the most of her chance on the court in the final chapter, adding 11 points and going perfect from both the floor (4-4) and from the free throw line (3-3). Amanda Mitchell made the pair of free throws that broke the previous Dedmon Center record of 111 points with 6:39 left. Richardson then put Radford ahead by 94 points, within range of a new largest margin of victory. Ralee Bare added a couple more points to nearly guarantee it, then Richardson added a bucket in the paint with 44 seconds left to make it a 100-point game.
FROM COACH MCGUIRE
"It was great to get back in the Dedmon Center for our season opener," began head coach Mike McGuire at the press conference. "We've been looking forward to this for quite some time, especially how we finished last season. Tonight was a great overall team effort. Obviously, the margin of victory got a little bit out of hand. Very proud of how we played otherwise for 40 minutes. That's something that we're going to need to do on Saturday and moving forward into next week. Great team effort. Great attention to detail. I love the competitive fire. And I appreciate everyone that came out for our season opener. We're off to a good start this year."
UP NEXT
The Highlanders take on a tough opponent in Eastern Kentucky this upcoming Saturday, November 7 in Richmond. Tipoff is set for 3:00 p.m. from Baptist Health Arena at Alumni Coliseum. The game will air live on ESPN+ and can also be heard on WRAD 103.5 FM.
Follow Women's Basketball on Social Media
For more information on the Radford women's basketball team, follow @Radford_WBB on X and Instagram or Radford Women's Basketball on Facebook.
#RadfordTough | #RiseAndDefend
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/ Women's BasketballTeam Stats
BC
Rad
FG%
.160
.667
3FG%
.217
.400
FT%
.750
.591
RB
21
52
TO
38
8
STL
5
28
Game Leaders
Pts
25
FGM
11
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
7
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