Mount St. Mary's Women's Basketball Looks for Winning Streaks Versus Radford

MOUNT ST. MARY'S vs. RADFORD
Tuesday, November 26 | 6:00 p.m.
Radford, Va. | Dedmon Center

EMMITSBURG, Md. (Nov. 25, 2019) – Following a 71-61 victory over UMBC last Wednesday (Nov. 20), Mount St. Mary's women's basketball looks to maintain winning streaks and reach .500 on the season versus Radford on Tuesday evening. A victory would improve the Mount's record to 3-3, give them their second straight win and fourth straight versus the Highlanders.

THE MATCHUP

Mount St. Mary's and Radford have competed against each other since 1992. The Mountaineers have captured eight of 10 meetings, including the first four contests and the three most recent. The teams played last season, as the Mount achieved their highest point total in 2018-19 with an 89-77 win. Daly Sullivan led that game with 23 points, and Juliette Lawless added 21.

MOUNTAINEER REPORT

Five players scored in double figures in the win against the Retrievers, led by a season high of 18 from Michaela Harrison. Kendall Bresee added 14 points with seven rebounds and Rebecca Lee registered a season best 12 with eight rebounds. Rounding out the list are Jatarrikah Settle with 11 and Aryna Taylor with 10.

The Mountaineers are establishing themselves as one of the top defensive teams in the Northeast Conference. The team ranks first in the conference for steals per game with 12, second in scoring defense at 63.2 points per game and third with 3.4 blocks per game.

SCOUTING THE HIGHLANDERS

Radford comes into the game with a 2-2 record with a mixed bag of opponents. The two victories have come against South Carolina State and East Tennessee State, and the defeats at the hands of Vanderbilt and West Virginia. Khiana Johnson leads the team in points per game with 13.3 and Amele Ngwafang leads with nine rebounds per game.

Mike McGuire's squad is coming off a 26-7 season and a Big South Championship. Two-thirds of that team has returned for this year, along with six newcomers.

LOOKING AHEAD

Tuesday's contest concludes Mount's November schedule. After Thanksgiving, the Mountaineers return to the court for two home games against Loyola (Dec. 6) and Lehigh (Dec. 8).

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