ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The Winthrop University volleyball team defeated Radford, 3-1, Saturday at Winthrop Coliseum for their senior.
Paige Bennett had 19 kills, 12 digs as
Lindsay Langner totaled six services aces and
Reece Rhoads added 16 kills, tying her career-high for the second time this season.
Winthrop finished with 14 service aces, a season high and its most service aces in a match since 2024 against Presbyterian.
TOP PERFORMERS
Kills - Bennett (19), Rhoads (16), Glover (10)
Aces - Langner (7), Roberts (3), Bennett (2)
Blocks - Sychterz (4), Rhoads (3), Glover (2)
Assists - Thatcher (40), Torain (9), Roberts (7)
Digs - Torain (23), Cadavid (12), Bennett (12)
SET 1
- Radford built an early 9-4 lead during the opening stretch.
- The Eagles scored seven straight points to move ahead 11-9, with Teagan Sychterz and Bennett adding kills before Torain served an ace.
- Radford moved back in front from a 12-12 tie and later led 20-15.
- The Eagles pulled even at 20-20 with Langner serving, then got late points from Bennett, Rhoads, Giselle Little and Sychterz to win 25-23.
SET 2
- Radford moved ahead 8-4, but the Eagles answered with a Cami Roberts kill, a Radford setting error and back-to-back Roberts aces to tie the set at 9-9.
- The Highlanders led 15-12 before Winthrop pulled even at 16-16 on a Bennett ace and moved in front 21-18 behind a Rhoads kill, a Laila Glover-Sychterz block and another Roberts ace.
- The Eagles reached 24-20 after kills from Rhoads and Glover, but Radford scored the next five points to take a 25-24 lead before Bennett tied it with a kill.
- Little tied the set again at 26-26, and Winthrop went ahead 27-26 on a Radford attack error, but Radford scored the final three points to take the set 29-27.
SET 3
- Radford moved ahead 10-8 in the early stretch.
- The Eagles answered with six straight points, using three Bennett kills and back-to-back Langner aces to move in front 14-10.
- Rhoads helped extend the lead with four kills and a block assist with Sychterz during a run that pushed Winthrop ahead 20-13.
- Radford cut a 24-17 deficit to 24-21, but Glover finished the set with a kill from Thatcher for a 25-21 Winthrop win.
SET 4
- Radford scored the first two points, but Winthrop answered with kills from Bennett and Thatcher around two Radford attack errors to move ahead 4-2.
- The set stayed tight through a 9-9 tie before the Eagles moved ahead 12-9, then pushed the lead to 16-10 with two Langner aces and another Little kill.
- Winthrop led 21-15 after a Rhoads kill and a Radford bad set, but Radford answered with seven straight points, including an ace, to go in front 22-21.
- Rhoads tied the set at 22-22, Alyah Cadavid followed with an ace, and the Eagles won four of the final five points, taking the set 25-23 on a Bennett kill from Thatcher.
NEXT UP
The Eagles host Gardner-Webb on Friday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. at Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, S.C.
