{"id":2721,"date":"2023-01-21T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/21\/womens-basketball-fights-comes-up-short-at-high-point-radford-university-athletics\/"},"modified":"2023-01-21T16:05:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T16:05:00","slug":"womens-basketball-fights-comes-up-short-at-high-point-radford-university-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/21\/womens-basketball-fights-comes-up-short-at-high-point-radford-university-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Basketball Fights, Comes Up Short at High Point &#8211; Radford University Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"sidearm-story-template-text_post-3\">\n<aside class=\"sidearm-story-template-text-aside\" aria-label=\"Related Sport Links\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n &#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/aside>\n<p>                    <span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong>HIGH POINT, N.C. \u2013<\/strong> The Radford women&#8217;s basketball program went into hostile territory Saturday afternoon at High Point and fought all afternoon before falling 70-62. <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/radfordathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/ashlyn-traylor\/7430\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"7430\" target=\"_blank\">Ashlyn Traylor<\/a><\/dfn> highlighted the game with her third career 20-point performance.<\/p>\n<p>The hot-shooting Panthers stayed that way in today&#8217;s meeting and opened the game on a 63% shooting clip, outpacing the Highlanders who still shot a decent 43%. The Panthers used second chance opportunities and worked in the paint to gain and control their lead.<\/p>\n<p>The freshman duo of <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/radfordathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/olivia-wagner\/7433\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"7433\" target=\"_blank\">Olivia Wagner<\/a><\/dfn> and Traylor got off on the right foot combining for an early 11 points, but Radford trailed 22-12 after a quarter. As they&#8217;ve done all conference season, the Highlanders refused to back down. To close out the half the team went on an 11-3 run to pull within four at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>During that run, Wagner cut through the defense for her ninth points of the day and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/radfordathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/carmen-williams\/7429\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"7429\" target=\"_blank\">Carmen Williams<\/a><\/dfn> followed with a three-pointer. With under two minutes left in the half, Williams added two more points at the free throw line and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/radfordathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/vanessa-blake\/7425\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"7425\" target=\"_blank\">Vanessa Blake<\/a><\/dfn> quickly caught fire for another four points setting up her big second half.<\/p>\n<p>Facing a quick-paced team like High Point that lives and breathes off the three-pointer was sure to set up for a game of runs. Entering the second half, Radford was in control. Traylor and Carmen combined for four points in the third minute of the third quarter. Trailing by just three, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/radfordathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/maci-rhoades\/7434\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"7434\" target=\"_blank\">Maci Rhoades<\/a><\/dfn> came off the bench and had the equalizer for Radford nailing a three-pointer to make it 39-all.<\/p>\n<p>High Point responded with a 7-0 run of their own, however, and retook a lead they wouldn&#8217;t give back the rest of the way. After layups by Traylor and Blake Radford would draw closer but still trail 51-44 headed into the fourth. Blake would score six straight points for Radford as she continued to fuel the offense in the second half, but the Panthers had a response for every make to stay ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Radford held the Panthers scoreless for three minutes straight mid-way through the fourth but were unable to get a basket to go on their own end. As it became a free-throw shooting game with under two minutes to go,\u00a0Traylor took full control and scored the Highlanders last 11 points. It wouldn&#8217;t be enough to upset the hosting Panthers, though, as they held on to win 70-62.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KEPT THE PANTHERS QUIET<\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nWhile High Point was able to use the paint and second chance opportunities to fuel their offense today, Radford took away the Panthers&#8217; most deadly weapon, the three-ball. High Point only shot 22% from three today after back-to-back games with 14 or more made three-pointers. Radford only shot 22% as well from deep, but four different Highlanders would finish the day with three-pointers including Wagner, Rhoades, Williams and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/radfordathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/ashley-panem\/7535\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"7535\" target=\"_blank\">Ashley Panem<\/a><\/dfn>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRAYLOR AND BLAKE FEAST IN THE PAINT<\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTraylor and Blake were phenomenal offensively again today combing for 36 points. Traylor would finish with 21 points, her third 20-point performance of her career while Blake finished with 15 points. Both went to work on the boards as well. Blake picked up seven rebounds while Traylor pulled down a team-high nine rebounds and just missed the fourth double-double of her career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UP NEXT<\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAfter finishing the week 1-1 against some quality opponents this week, Radford will turn its attention to another pair of tough opponents in Longwood and USC Upstate next week. Wednesday night hosts a battle at Longwood set for 7 p.m. while the team returns home to host USC Upstate on Saturday, a return visit by the Spartans as the two teams have already matched-up earlier this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Women&#8217;s Basketball on Social Media<\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFor more information on the Radford women&#8217;s basketball team, follow @Radford_WBB on Twitter and Instagram or Radford Women&#8217;s Basketball on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n                    <button id=\"show-story-btn\">Read Full Article<\/button>\n                <\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/radfordathletics.com\/news\/2023\/1\/21\/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-fights-comes-up-short-at-high-point.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; HIGH POINT, N.C. \u2013 The Radford women&#8217;s basketball program went into hostile territory Saturday afternoon at High Point and fought all afternoon before falling 70-62. 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