RADFORD, Va. – The Radford women are hosting Charleston Southern in a 2-game series this weekend and got things started on a good note Saturday. The Highlanders trailed by as many as 10 in the second quarter, following a poor shooting performance in the opening quarter of play. Charleston Southern had 4 players score in double-figures, including Alyssia Faye who had a double-double (20 points, 11 rebounds). Coming out of a timeout, Radford trailed 73-71. On the inbounds play, Kyanna Morgan knocked down a three-pointer from the wing, 74-73 score to send Radford to victory at the buzzer.

Radford (7-6, 6-1 Big South) shot 56.7 percent from the floor (17-of-30) and was efficient from beyond the arc making 4-of-8 in the first half. The defense stepped up in a big way and held the Bucs to just 24 points and 30.8 percent shooting in the second half. The second half was a lot of the same as the first for Radford as the team pushed its lead to 22 points late in the half. The Highlanders shot 50.0 percent in the second half and ended with a 53.7 percent shooting performance, including 42.9 percent from beyond the arc. Stat of the GameFreshman Fah’Mir Ali’s season-high 20 points marks the first time this season that any player has scored 20 or more points.