HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point Panthers traveled to Radford University to play the team's final regular season game. The Panthers took the match 3-1 after dropping the first set.
High Point went 14-0 during the Big South regular season and 42-2 in sets after dropping one set to Presbyterian the weekend before and one tonight to Radford. The 36-0 set streak (12-0 in matches) prior to the one set loss to the Blue Hose, is now the program's longest 3-0 set win streak. The undefeated season earned HPU its sixth regular season title in the last seven seasons.
Three Panthers reached double-digits in kills. Leading the way was
Dylan Maberry with 19, followed by
Eve Wilson with 14 and
Christine Graf with 12. All three hit above .350 for the match.
Site: Dedmond Center
Score: High Point , Radford
Records: High Point (21-6, 14-0), Radford (6-16, 5-8)
High Point struggled in the opening set to get a hot streak going. HPU held the lead until a 14-14 tie up with a service ace from Radford. The Panthers could not gain back the advantage and fell 25-19 in the first set.
After a four all tie in the second with a kill from Wilson, the Panthers gained the lead back. A couple of strong attacks from the Panther offense created a 5-0 run to take a 15-6 lead. From there, a kill by Maberry extended the lead to 10 late in the set before taking the 25-15 win to even out the match at 1-1.
In set three, HPU cruised to a big lead to take the set 25-16. Late in the set,
BayLea Sparks sent a strong hit from the middle straight to the floor, helping her to seven kills on the night.
After an eight-point gap in the fourth, the Highlanders battled back to close it to four at 21-17. Back-to-back kills from Wilson finished the set with the 25-19 win.
UP NEXT:
High Point hosts the Big South Tournament on Saturday & Sunday, November 18
th through the 19
th inside the Millis Center. The semifinals will begin on Saturday.
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