Volleyball Roars Back for Five-Set Win at North Carolina Central

Volleyball Roars Back for Five-Set Win at North Carolina Central

9/15/2026 8:47:00 PM | Volleyball

DURHAM, N.C. – The Radford volleyball program jumped ahead 1-0 early, fell behind 2-1, but came back with a force to pull off the 3-2 victory Tuesday night at North Carolina Central.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

THE BREAKDOWN

Radford would jump ahead 1-0 in Tuesday night's match behind a dominant first set. Cunnagin jumped out with five kills while Potter supplied three.

In set two Cunnagin kept firing with four more kills while

In set three the Highlanders attack took a step back hitting just .167. The Eagles similarly hit under .200, but built their lead early as aces and kills. Radford looked to build another late comeback in the set but it fell similarly short as North Carolina Central took set three 25-22 and flipped the match back in their favor 2-1.

The Highlanders looked back to form in set four as the team combined to hit .394 led by five kills from Roberts and four from Cunnagin. The renewed effort saw an 8-1 early lead off a 8-0 run by Radford. That lead would tighten up quick, though, as the Eagles pulled back to within 11-9. A flurry of kills by Roberts helped end that run and it...