RADFORD, Va. – The High Point University women's basketball team fell to Radford 65-55, despite a late rally from the Panthers. Nakyah Terrell led HPU with 13 points while Jordan Edwards and Jenson Edwards each posted five steals. Jenson Edwards also added nine points, seven assists, and six rebounds to her line.
 

Back-to-back 3-point plays for HPU!! @Nakyah_T knocks down the 3 and @jenson_edwards gets the and-1!!!#H3U x #GoHPU pic.twitter.com/WcAgeXrrKn

— HPU Women's Basketball (@HPUWBB) February 23, 2023

 
Site: Dedmon Center
Score: High Point 55, Radford 65
Records: High Point (14-13, 12-5), Radford (12-16, 8-9)
 
The Highlanders opened the game on an 8-2 run while Claire Wyatt had the first layup of the game for HPU. Terrell ended the run with her first three-pointer of the night, but Radford added another 6-0 run to extend its lead to nine midway through the opening quarter.
 

Ky to the hoop ??@Nakyah_T | #GoHPU pic.twitter.com/QUGWBdle8P

— HPU Women's Basketball (@HPUWBB) February 23, 2023

 
Jenson Edwards got on the board with a layup before another Radford triple and layup before Terrell made back-to-back layups and Jordan Edwards knocked down two free throws to pull back within 19-13.
 
Radford opened the second quarter with two layups, but Terrell knocked down another three-pointer before Jenson Edwards converted on the and-1 opportunity. Neveah Zavala added a free throw in the run to bring HPU back within five, 25-20, with 6:33 left in the half.
 

Pass ?? Finish@NevaehZavala1 | #GoHPU pic.twitter.com/DxDWSXsiLC

— HPU Women's Basketball (@HPUWBB) February 23, 2023

 
HPU added layups from Zavala and Skyler Curran, but two layups and three-pointer from the Highlanders extended their lead, 33-24.
 
Radford started the second half with four-straight layups and a free throw before HPU countered with two free throws and a three-pointer from Jordan Edwards. Edwards intercepted a pass on the next possession and found Jenson Edwards down the floor, who hit Claire Wyatt in stride for two easy points under the basket. HPU still trailed, 42-33, with 5:04 remaining in the quarter. Six-straight points from the Highlanders were interrupted by two Jenson Edwards free throws before Shakira Baskerville closed out the quarter with a layup.
 

Run the floor ??@jord1edwards ?? @jenson_edwards ?? @claire_wyatt10 #GoHPU pic.twitter.com/r5JmBAaLoc

— HPU Women's Basketball (@HPUWBB) February 23, 2023

 
Wyatt opened the final period with a layup before Terrell added her third triple of the night. The Panthers cut it back down to a nine-point deficit on back-to-back layups from Anna Häger before Baskerville knocked down a three-pointer and added a layup. With 4:52 remaining, HPU trailed 60-51.
 

Block ?
Rebound ??@Nakyah_T 3??#H3U x #GoHPU pic.twitter.com/ixW6MASErr

— HPU Women's Basketball (@HPUWBB) February 23, 2023

 
A 9-0 run put the Panthers back within five, as Baskerville knocked down a three-pointer and two more layups before Jenson Edwards added another. But Radford would go on to ice the game with five made free throws to hold a 65-55 lead with 13 seconds remaining.
 

Knock it down @Shakiranicole_!!!#H3U x #GoHPU pic.twitter.com/y6WTgJjy7Z

— HPU Women's Basketball (@HPUWBB) February 23, 2023

 
Up Next: High Point returns to Qubein Arena for senior day on Saturday, February 25^th. The Panthers will honor Skyler Curran, Jenson Edwards, Jordan Edwards, and Courtney Meadows.