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abriel Eduardo Yus-Baez, an
18-year-old freshman was busted Feb.
The Tea 9, 2017, here at Radford University for
Does ‘The selling drugs.
Yus-Baez was a business major
before he got caught. Authorizers are
Bachelor’ referring to what he did as a “mini
drug syndicate.” Authorities say he
Work for lived in an off-campus apartment that
his drug business helped him pay for,
Love? where he sold marijuana, ecstasy,
and cocaine. In that apartment,
How can you expect to he allegedly also kept $25,000 in
know to marry somone cash and a 9mm gun which was a
in such a short amount discovered when the Radford police
of time? PAGE 7 issued a search warrant on the
apartment.
Sports Radford Commonwealth’s Attorney
Chris Rehak, said during a circuit
Highlanders court sentencing hearing, “This isn’t
some sandal-wearing hippie we caught
stave off here. This is a major player in some
kind of drug organization.”
Bulldogs in This is not the first time Yus-
Baez has been caught with drugs.
possessing drugs. difficult situation of our lives.”
This past Friday Yus-Baez was “I hope and pray he has the
initially sentenced to 35 years in opportunity to prove he can do better,”
prison.
Yu-Baez then stated he knew he
Baez said. She also said she hopes
her son will emerge from whatever
had earned a punishment after already
spending a year in jail, but he was
punishment he receives and realize the
potential that he had shown back in
ready to turn his life around. “I still
plan, even though this is going to get
high school.
“You did nothing wrong, but
in the way for a moment, to move
forward and start something better.
unfortunately, your son did,” Judge
Showalter told Yus-Baez’s family.
Please find it in your heart to let me
go out there and make a better life for
Baez tells the court that her family
has felt threatened by people who
myself,” Yu-Baez told the court. have been connected to Yus-Baez’s
Defense attorney, Jimmy Turk, drug business in both the Radford and
claimed that Yus-Baez was infatuated Northern Virginia cases.
with the idea of “fast money and a According to Rehak, during
showy lifestyle.” Turk also used the February of 2017, when Yus-Baez was
phrase, “young, dumb, and stupid,”
to describe the actions of Yus-Baez.
arrested and beginning his second
semester at Radford, he was making
Yus-Baez even agreed with these
statements.
$9,000 bank transactions to someone
in California while also renting an
The Roanoke Times reported, the
judge, Joey Showalter, ordered a
apartment under a fake name. Despite
being only 18, “he was old enough to
$4,000 fine, ordered supervision by
the probation officer for five years, and
damage the community,” Said Rehak
Showalter said that he thinks Yus-

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Yus-Baez pleaded guilty in November
suspended his license for 18 months
after his release.
Baez is, “special,” and hopes that he
will move forward.

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Congressional Memo Reveals DOJ
and FBI Corruption
Jeremy Moser
jmoser9@radford.edu
T
he recent trending hashtag “#releasethememo,”
has culminated in the official declassification of the
now infamous congressional memo detailing the FISA
issued surveillance of the former Trump campaign
volunteer Carter Page.
FISA stands for, the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act, and it is clear that its use in this
situation is a violation of the principles of privacy and
due process our executive branch is meant to embody.
What’s more interesting, however, are the events,
reports, and people involved in its initial approval and
subsequent renewals throughout the 2016 Presidential
election, and these all hinge the corruption of
individual officials within the DOJ and FBI.
To ensure the validity and necessity of prolonged
surveillance, it is required that FISA requests stand
before the Foreign International Surveillance Court
and be approved by higher-ups in both the FBI and
DOJ every ninety days. Each of these times requires
a separate instance of probable cause. The classified
nature of these FISC applications means that
University Announces New Associate VP for Student
Affairs and Dean of Students
i da d o m i n g o
idomingo1@radford.edu
R
adford University announces Susan P. Trageser as
the new Associate VP for Student Affairs and Dean of
Students on Thursday, Feb. 1.
Susan P. Trageser joined the university in June of
2012 and since then has experiences of leadership roles
in Student Affairs and is the perfect fit for this position.
Before joining Radford University, Trageser served
as an Assistant Dean of students at the University of
California – Berkeley, as well as Assistant Director of
Student Affairs at the University of North Carolina
– Greensboro and Associate Director in the Office of
Student Conduct at North Carolina State University.
Trageser is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education
degree in Educational Leadership from Fielding
Graduate Universities.
According to Radford University President Brian O.
Hemphill, “Susan is a valued member of the Radford
family and has demonstrated exceptional leadership
and student-centeredness during her tenure in
Student Affairs,” and he adds, “We look forward to her
numerous contributions as associate vice president
and dean of students as together we embrace Radford’s
traditions and envision our future.”
The purpose of the Dean of Students is to serve as
an advocate and a resource for students and have a
central role in students learning and development.
First and foremost, being the dean of students is a
accountability is limited to the character of the officials
involved, and it is clear that, in this instance, character
was lacking.
In 2016, the Democratic National Committee and
the Hillary Clinton Presidential campaign contracted
Christopher Steele to acquire information on then-
candidate Trump that could be used against him. What
resulted was a completely unverified “dossier” that
accused Trump of not only racism and urolagnia but of
collusion with the Russian government. This document
is a bought and paid for wish list for the Clinton
campaign, and it was used as the sole basis of this
electronic surveillance ordered on Trump. The nature
of its origin was absent from the FISC applications.
Additionally, the only corroborating evidence for
Steele’s dossier included in the applications was a
Yahoo News article that contained much of the same
information. However, Steele himself was responsible
for leaking that info to Yahoo News in the first place.
The dossier was, as a result, left uncorroborated in the
applications, but this was not brought up to the court.
In September 2016, Steele revealed his personal
great responsibility, and they are one of the highest
people in charge of student life. Trageser will lead and
oversee many different departments like the Office
of Housing, Residential Life, Student Health Center,
Center for Accessibility and many more.
“This promotion to associate vice president and
“This selection is an
honor, and I am so excited
to be able to serve our
students and community
in this role,” said
Trageser.
dean of students is fitting, because she is a fierce
advocate and supporter of all Radford students. I look
forward to her leadership in this new role,” said Ann
Marie Klotz, vice president for Student Affairs.
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political opinions to Deputy Attorney General Bruce
Ohr. He was paraphrased as saying that he “was
desperate that Donald Trump not get elected and was
passionate about him not being president.”
This was recorded into official FBI files, but it was
not mentioned in any of the FISC applications. It
was also later revealed that one of the FBI executives
that approved one of the FISC applications, Deputy
Director, Andrew McCabe, had met with two very anti-
Trump FBI officials to discuss an “insurance” policy,
should Trump be elected.
So, what we see here is a concerted effort by officials
within President Obama’s executive branch to push
forward an unnecessary and illegal wire-tapping of a
United States citizen based on political motivations.
That this is possible at all is nothing new, but this
instance reinforces the out of control nature of
government expansion.
All it takes is a few questionable actions of people
without a sufficient amount of accountability to impact
our entire country.
The Office of the Dean of Students plays a major
role in upholding the shared values of the Radford
Community. “Radford University is a family that is
passionate about the success and well-being of our
students. This selection is an honor, and I am so
excited to be able to serve our students and community
in this role,” said Trageser.
Courtesy of Radford University
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Movie Review: “Maze Runner: The
Poster of the Movie Maze Runner: The Death Cure.
- cannot make an old horse do new tricks, only beat it till you
see its innards.
Moreover, as the first ten minutes rolled, I knew that this
was how the structure was going to be full of having a half-
excused moment that makes barely any sense with
characters’ motivation!
I would love to talk about specific plot holes and
the lunacy that is this movie, so the rest of the review
contains spoilers. After our introduction cliché, they
continue with this plan to abduct a train car that’s full of
a bunch of immune kids, including their friend; Minho.
Well, their plan succeeds except they rescue the wrong
train car. This clueless mistake causes them to go to this
place called the “Last City” and to save Minho.
Now, on their travels to the “Last City,” they have
to deal with these rip-off zombies called “Cranks” or
something dumb like that.
Fun fact by the way; when you see zombies, you
know that the movie you are watching is going to have predictable, giving us a by the
“super original” villains.
Continuing, they get into the city with the help of
some kid they left in the desert to die, but some group
of scavengers that seem to take general fashion tips
scratch at the locked door of
from Mad Max found him. He helps them into the city,
and they begin to plan how to get into the ironically and
idiotically named WCKD building.
Meanwhile, we have WCKD personnel draining the
blood of Minho because the antibodies that make him
immune are stronger than the typical immune brat.
Also, that is “defiantly” how you obtain a vaccine from
blood.
Back to our cardboard cut-outs of main characters we
see that they have disguised themselves with security guard
outfits with no explanation on how they got them. They get
in by threating Teresa and using her security pass to get in.
As you can figure out the rest of this cliché plot, they
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naturally get found out, and the “tension” is on to find Minho
before our main antagonist, Janson, finds them.
Minho makes a miraculous recovery and can beat up
guard after guard even though they have been draining his
“I have to say this and this
now; this was the first
movie that I wanted out on.
This movie is so dull and
numbers plot that made me
the theatre”
blood every day. Minho meets up with his friends, and they
jump out a window that is thirteen, maybe fifteen stories
high to which they survive that fall because they landed in
the water.
I mean, I cannot hate, because to solve the problem of the
movie, I would be jumping out of a building too.
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a a r o n co o p e r s m m i t h
mcoopersmith@radford.edu
M aze Runner The Death Cure was a terrible movie.
If my editor did not restrain my vocabulary describing
it, then this article would be riddled with curses ranging
from A to Z.
Personally, I do not know why people like these young
adult movies: they are full of Deus ex Machina moments
and themes that always result in the main character
being morally right, which never shows the grey area
that our characters have to battle with.
I have to say this and say this now; this was the first
movie that I wanted to walk out on.
This movie is so dull and predictable, giving us a by
the numbers plot that made me scratch at the locked
door of the theatre for the last thirty minutes. At the
beginning of the film, we get the world’s most famous
cliché of our two characters being late to a super important
plan that will forward the plot, except we never get filled in
about why they were late in the first place. Don’t you think that
it would be a little bit more entertaining if we got a comedic or
self-aware reason explaining their tardiness? However, you -
Also, meanwhile the same Mad Max fan base creates a riot
and enters the city to reenact how Philadelphia Eagle fans
celebrate their teams’ wins or losses. Moreover, you might
be thinking I am joking, but the leader of the group just kills
himself off in an explosion to open the gate even though
he allowed our main characters to use his pass into the
city to grab a treatment for the generic zombie disease
he is suffering from.
It just doesn’t make any freaking sense. Our
protagonist, Thomas is called back to WCKD’s building
by Teresa because she finds out that his blood is the
“best” blood to make a vaccine.
Thomas gets knocked out, and the vaccine gets made
by Teresa. But Janson wants it because he is infected.
So, they fight, and naturally, he dies. Then Teresa dies
while they are escaping because maybe she should have
gotten a gym membership so she would have a little bit
more energy to run and jump on a helicopter to avoid a
collapsing building caused by the rioters.
At the end of the movie, everyone leaves to go off to
an island while the human race dies out because a bunch
of teens thought that the rest of the human race did
not deserve to survive. Personally, I believe that no one
should have survived this movie.
This movie was awful, it did nothing experimental
and exciting and was by the numbers. I would say read
the books, but I am sure this movie was an accurate
representation. I have never been a big fan of these
young adult movie stuff because it does not give us
anything useful with its themes or storytelling.
This movie is seen as a financial success, so I would not
be surprised if another young adult book franchise joins the
world of cinema. However, with my final thought, I can only
say that there is no cheese at the end of this maze.
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The Black Panther with a promo poster for Avengers: Infinity War Taken from comicbook.com
2018 Movie Preview
Hannah Hale
hhale3@radford.edu
T
Lawrence seems to deliver for any film she it will unquestionably be a huge movie for
stars in, so this thriller would be a must- this year.
his year will be a big year for the
film industry. Several upcoming movies see in my opinion. Red Sparrow will see a Finally, their plenty of superhero movies
release date on Mar. 2. coming out this year. Black Panther will see
have been highly anticipated or highly
Tomb Raider, the return of Lara Croft a release on Feb. 16 and features Marvel’s
advertised and a handful of lesser-known
will mean big box office bucks. The first first solo film for their first black superhero.
films that are sure to catch the attention of
moviegoers. movies starred Angelina Jolie, but Alicia Avengers: Infinity War arrives in
The past few years have been like a Vikander (Ex Machina, The Danish Girl) theaters on May 4, and will show the
repeated loop for cinema. takes on the role for this new interpretation Avengers teaming up with the Guardians
of the Galaxy. This is probably
Superhero movies, although
they can be fantastic, have “Black Panther will be the most anticipated of all the
superhero films of this year.
ruled the box office more than
Deadpool 2 will be released
any other genre nowadays.
It seems that every year released on Feb. 16 and features on June 1 and will pick up on
where we last saw Deadpool. If
there are a few DC or Marvel
you love violence, humor, and
Marvel’s first solo film for their
movies, but this year, there is
more to look forward to than superheroes, do not miss this
one.
those films.
There are a lot of action, An odd movie out in
thriller, and drama movies
coming out this year. Fifty
first black superhero.” the superhero category is
Incredibles 2, and the film will
come out on June 15.  Many
Shades Freed, the last in the
Fifty Shades trilogy, comes out in theaters students in college now grew
on Feb. 9. If you have seen the trailer, you to video game movies. Tomb Raider will be up with the Incredible family which means
know that this is the film that features out on Mar. 18. that this movie will likely bring about some
Anastasia as Mrs. Grey. Both Mr. and Mrs. Of course, Solo: A Star Wars Story will significant nostalgia to its audiences.
Grey find that their pasts come back to be a massive movie of the year and it is There are so many more amazing movies
haunt them, causing what may be the most set to release on May 25. The spin-off will to be released this year, and there were
dramatic movie in the trilogy.  feature a young Han Solo, and the movies’ only a few I touched on here. This year will
Red Sparrow is about a Russian spy fans have been asking for the background be an interesting and exciting one for the
played by Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger of Han for as long as the series has existed. film industry, and movies that have just
Games, American Hustle) where her Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is due been announced for 2019 show that the
mission is to target a CIA agent. Jennifer for release on June 22, and everyone knows trend will continue into next year as well.
what to expect from one of these films, but
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Is America Becoming too Sensitive?
hannah curran
hcurran1@radford.edu
“I
s society too sensitive?” is a loaded question and
the answer I give may offend some people.
Yes, society is much too sensitive.
From Twitter to television, everyone always
continues to find something to complain about. Things
ranging from President Trump, Twitter, and the
NFL has made the world mad and hateful. Sparking
arguments from brute comments to send the world
into a mania, of having to fight everyone they come in
contact with.
Here is my stance on how you should come at
Trump: Frankly, I do not care if you voted for him
or not. Since he was elected, people are not the best
friends anymore because one person voted for a
particular person that didn’t win the election and an
argument starts up from that. That is petty, and not
only that, we live in America. So for everyone saying,
“he is not my president,” he is!
You live in America, so that makes him your
president and that is a fact. I’m sure some of you will
want to argue, so go ahead, but you can’t argue with
pure fact. I’m sorry if his presidency offends you, but it
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Sammi Dougherty
does not change that he is the president. Are you really
so offended that you’re going to kick a best friend out
of your life? That does not make sense to me.
Secondly, let’s take a look at Twitter. Every single
day I go on Twitter and see someone arguing with
someone else because they share a different opinion.
Do you want to know the reason why no one can
have a different view these days? It’s because everyone
is too sensitive to imagine a world of compromise.
Perhaps not even compromise, but understanding.
America has lost the ability to understand. It ranges
from understanding someone voting for Trump, to
understanding that an illegal immigrant needs asylum.
You do not always have to change someone’s opinion
to continue supporting your own. Arguing or even
treating people the way some do on Twitter is not
making you or your thoughts productive.
The NFL is another company everyone wants to
hate. What most people struggle with is fact-checking
and digging deeper. Most people will very quickly say
that former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin
Kaepernick was booted from the NFL for making a
political statement - a protest. Wrong.
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How about we take a second to compare him to
others in the league. According to The Washington
Post, based on the statistics of the 2016 starting
quarterback season compared to Kaepernick: 10 were
worse, seven were about the same, and 15 were better.
When you are average in something like the NFL you
are not guaranteed a spot. End of story.
There are many average quarterbacks in college
football who never set foot in the league. It is a game
for coaches as well as the players. Andy Benoit of
Sports Illustrated wrote an article before Kaepernick
began his protest saying he would be soon out of the
league. Why?
Because there are 15 backup quarterbacks in league
with better statistics than him. “He ceases to be a
throwing threat,” Benoit said. Some people appreciated
his protest, some didn’t, though it did not end his
career.
I think the nation is much too sensitive and many
have taken the idea that America is out to get them.
However, stop and think for a second, why do you have
the right to tweet that comment or make that protest.
It is because America has given you the freedom to.
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Lighten Up
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Were the Grammys a

E m i ly S a r g e n t
Popularity Contest?
esargent@radford.edu

T
he 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was
held on Jan. 28 at Madison Square Garden in New
York City.
Bruno Mars was the big winner of the night, taking
home awards for Album of the Year, Record of The
Year, and Song of the Year. Mars was also popular
in the R&B category, winning every award he was
nominated for.
Kendrick Lamar took home every award in the
rap category while most of the awards in the Country
category went to Chris Stapleton. Ed Sheeran won
two awards in the pop category - Best Pop Solo
Performance, and Best Pop Vocal Album.
This list has a common theme. The most popular
artists of today are winning all of the awards. The
Recording Academy seems to care more about
popularity than recognizing actual talent. In years past,
talented singers and songwriters were recognized by
the academy, and the awards were evenly distributed.
Today, the Academy seems to only give Grammys to
popular artists with chart-topping albums and singles.
The awards are no longer about talent; they are about
popularity. Why should popularity determine an
artist’s eligibility for a Grammy award? What happened
to awarding talented singers and songwriters?
Another issue with this year’s awards was the
winner for Best New Artist. The award went to Alessia
Cara, who has been around since 2015. Cara found
huge success last year with singles “Scars To Your
Beautiful” and “Stay,” her collaboration with Zedd.
Both songs earned spots on Billboard’s Hot 100 Songs
of 2017 chart.
I have mixed feelings about Cara’s win. I think she
deserved the award because she is very talented and
“Scars To Your Beautiful” is a powerful song. However,
I do not believe it is fair to give this award to someone
who has been around for two years. Best New Artist
should be awarded to an artist who just came on the
scene within the past year.
I also do not understand why Bruno Mars won most
of the top categories. He has great music, but this is not
fair to the other artists who were nominated. The other
nominees should have been given at least one Grammy
to balance things out. The Recording Academy should
recognize other artists and not award only the popular
ones.
It seems that to be recognized at the Grammy
Awards, an artist should put out music that people
want to hear. Apparently what people want to hear
in today’s age is pop music with overused techno
beats, rapping, and some R&B. No one, not even the
Recording Academy, seems to care if the artist can sing
or not.
Real talent is not being recognized at major award
shows like the Grammys. There are plenty of artists
who put out fantastic music that does not even get
nominated. This greatly disappoints me.
In the future, the Grammy Awards should be more
open to recognizing real talent and give more talented
artists a chance to win. That way, the show will be
more enjoyable to watch, and more artists will be given
an opportunity to shine.

Does ‘The Bachelor’ Work for Love?

jennifer bennett
jbennett49@radford.edu

I
The show has a history of leaving in contestants that cause drama and help bring
started watching The Bachelor and The Bachelorette a few seasons ago, and in more views to the show. Take Corrine and Taylor for example on Nick’s season
immediately when I began watching it, I had skepticisms about the whole process. of The Bachelor or when DeMario was in Rachel’s season of The Bachelorette. The
How can you expect to know that you want to marry someone in such a short difference is that Rachel was not going to put up with the drama that DeMario came
amount of time? with and sent him home. I understand that there was a difference between the two –
The unfortunate truth is that many couples end up making it all the way through, DeMario had another girl in his life when he went on the show whereas Corrine just
and then they break off their engagement because they realize that outside of the caused a bunch of drama in the house.
world of the show, that the relationship is not as easy as they thought it would be. I think that if any of The Bachelor shows are going to work for couples in the
It is also possible that the couples do not long run that Bachelor in Paradise is the best way to go. At least in Paradise, there
are multiple girls and multiple guys,
have as much in common as they initially
thought. Think of Nick and Vanessa for “I think that after a month and a half so they are not competing for the
same person – a much healthier
example who broke off their engagement
environment than Bachelor and
in a matter of months after the show
ended. you are still getting to know the person Bachelorette.
For example, let’s look at the
I think that after a month and a half
fan-favorite couples, Carly and
and that it is impossible to see if you
you are still getting to know the person
and that it is impossible to see if you want Evan. In this season of Bachelor in
to spend the rest of your life with that Paradise, the fans got to see them
person. Having the relationships be so get married on the beach. It was a
public from the very beginning has the
potential for many issues afterward.
want to spend the rest of your life with beautiful ceremony, and it was proof
that Paradise does work. My personal
Now for this season of The Bachelor favorite from this season of Paradise
with Arie. If you have not watched this
season of The Bachelor or are behind, I
that person.” was Taylor and Derek. I loved seeing
their relationship grow and I am not
have to warn you that there are spoilers going to lie when Derek proposed to
ahead. This season is quickly coming to a close as Arie only has ten women that Taylor on the show I might have cried.
remain competing for his attention. However, who will make it into the top 10? The I also loved Raven and Adam together. Raven and Taylor were my two favorite
fan-hated Krystal? women from Nick’s season, and while I was broken to see them get eliminated, I feel
Krystal has caused so much drama with the other girls, including vocally calling like they deserved so much better than Nick, and they both found it.
Arie a liar for changing his mind about including everyone in the after-party Overall, my thoughts on if you can find love on The Bachelor is that it depends.
after the group date was over. I could tell that he was furious at Krystal during Some couples have made me change my perspective on what is possible with finding
the conversation that Arie had with her about her actions and how it set their love. There are so many ways that people can find a partner that I am not surprised
relationship back a few steps. that it works for some couples such as Evan and Carly.
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Highlanders take down the bulldogs.
Highlanders stave off Bulldogs
in Big South Basketball
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adford’s Men’s Basketball took on the Gardner-
Webb Bulldogs in a Big South Basketball showdown.
The Thursday night showdown pitted the 14-9
Highlanders, tied for first in the standings, against an
11-12 Gardner-Webb team in a game that would have
significant implications near the top of the standings.
The Highlanders held a 35-32 lead after the first
period, led by Junior Ed Polite Jr.’s 11 points; the
Highlanders’ highest lead of the period was 7 points.
Ball security and hustle seemed to be the primary
points stressed by Head Coach Mike Jones to his
players as they only turned the ball over two times to
the Bulldog’s six first-half turnovers. The Highlanders
showed tremendous hustle, diving on every loose ball
while being active and energetic, often smothering the
Bulldogs on defense, pressing up at half-court.
The Highlanders had a bit of a shaky start to the
second half, surrendering their lead as they could
not get much to fall for them. A quick run sparked
by Polite’s one basket around the hole, followed by
his dunk in transition, got the fans involved with the
season-high crowd at the Dedmon Center roaring for
their Highlanders.
This burst from the Junior forward sent the
Highlanders on a serious run, and another quick
basket in transition restored the advantage for Radford
and forced Gardner-Webb into a timeout, surrounded
by screams of praise for the home team.
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Webb cut the lead to just one point but was forced to
foul to keep any hopes of a comeback alive.
Both free throws were made, and Radford held a
a major deciding factor 3-point lead during the dying embers of the contest. A
missed 3-pointer rebounded by #32 led to a foul and a
free throw to ice the game. The Highlanders were led in
in an exciting end-to-
scoring for the game by the teams forward, Polite, who
had 22 in the contest on an impressive .615% shooting.
Turnovers seemed to be a significant deciding factor
in an exciting end-to-end basketball game. The most
end basketball game. significant lead of the game was just 10 points and was
held by the Highlanders. The Highlanders turned the
ball over 14 times to Gardner-Webb’s 19, racking up
The largest lead of the
eight steals in the process.
Every Highlander involved put in a great effort as
each player put up a shot and nine scored. Radford’s
game was just 10 points win in this pivotal Big South conference game
improves the Highlanders record to 15-9 overall and
8-3 in the conference. The Highlanders strong season
and was held by the already surpasses their win total of 14 and of 8 in
conference play.
The Highlander’s next home game will be against
Highlanders.” High Point on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at the Dedmon
Center. The Highlanders will look to ride the
momentum from this win to keep rising in the Big
South standings. The Highlanders sit atop the Big
The game seemed to be one of the trading punches, South as joint leaders but will attempt to distance
with the Highlanders only holding a three-point lead themselves as the top team in the Big South.
going into the final 60 seconds of the contest. Gardner-