RADFORD, Va. - Presbyterian College started slow in the opening game of the day but came on strong in the night-cap but fell short against Radford 3-0 and 11-10.  The doubleheader sweep takes league-leading Radford to 24-10 and 10-1 in the Big South while the Blue Hose fall to 13-15 and 1-10 in the league.

Starting pitcher Brittany Howell tossed a masterful game allowing just three hits on the day and took a no-hitter into the seventh inning.  The second batter ended the no-no bid but an error opened the door for a three-run homer over the centerfield fence. 

The PC offense was unable to answer as Rachel Hopper was the only baserunner after she singled to shortstop in the third inning. 

Radford's Kelley took the one-hitter victory to improve to 14-5 as Howell took the loss to fall to 3-2.

In the second game of the day, Radford continued its string of runs with a run in the first and two more in the second to take an early 3-0 lead.

The Blue Hose took their first lead of the series with four runs off five hits and an error in the third inning.  Rachel Hopper scored off a throwing error before Krysten Handy came home on a ground ball by Morgan Durham.  The third and fourth runs came off Taylor Staten's fourth home run of the season to plate Tera Powell as well.

A Radford run in the bottom of the third tied the game again before a run in the fourth gave the lead back to the Highlanders at 5-4.

Two runs came for PC in the top of the sixth as PC benefited from three Radford errors.  Taylor Staten reached on an error and moved to third with another error.  She scored off a wild pitch as Katie Anderson moved to second on the play.  Anderson would score later in the inning to give PC back the lead off a muffed throw by the shortstop.  The play prompted Radford to make four changes to the defense before recording the final out of the inning by strikeout.

The Highlanders then scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a three-run advantage into the final frame at 9-6.

PC answered the bell in the seventh, scoring four runs in the inning to take a 10-9 lead.  Krysten Handy homered to left to start the inning before a Durham single set the table for Staten to hit her fifth home run and tie the game again.  Lindsey Trombley singled in the next at bat and was plated on a double to center by Katie Anderson. 

Radford came to bat down by one run in the seventh and started the stanza with a one-out single to left center.  The single opened the door for Beall to hit a walk-off home run to left.

Mary Gordon and Leslie Hensley each worked three innings of the game with Gordon starting and working the first stint.  She allowed four runs, three earned off five hits before giving way for Hensley to open the fourth.  Hensley allowed six runs, five earned off five hits, striking out two.  Howell came on to work the final inning and nail down the potential save.  Instead, she gave up the two runs and fell to 3-3 with two losses on the day.

The series wraps up on Sunday afternoon starting at 1 p.m.