RADFORD, Va.  – The Presbyterian Blue Hose (9-13, Big South: 1-6) lost 73-58 on the road at the Radford Highlanders (13-9, Big South: 3-4) on Saturday afternoon.
 
Samage Teel paced the Blue Hose with 17 points. Trevon Reddish-Rhone tallied 13 points for Presbyterian.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF – Radford scored the game's first five points. Kobe Stewart got the Blue Hose on the board with a layup off a Kaleb Scott assist at the 17:58 mark. The Highlanders increased their lead to 19-8 with 14:26 on the clock. A layup from Reddish-Rhone and two free throws from Marquis Barnett got the Blue Hose within seven points, 19-12, with 12:31 left in the half. After a layup from Crosby James with 10:55 on the clock, the Blue Hose trailed 21-14, then Radford scored 10 of the next 12 points taking a 31-16 lead two minutes later. With Radford leading 37-23 with 4:57 on the clock, the Blue Hose went on a 13-4 run capped off with a three from Teel cutting Radford's lead to 41-36 with 1:18 left in the half. Radford scored the final two points of the half taking a 43-36 halftime lead.
 
SECOND HALF – The Highlanders scored the first five points of the half pushing their lead to 48-36 with a minute and a half gone on the clock. After consecutive layups from Scott and Reddish-Rhone, the Blue Hose cut Radford's lead to 50-42 at the 17:39 mark. The Highlanders scored five straight points pushing their lead back to double-figures and the Blue Hose were never able to get closer to Radford the rest of the game.
 

NOTES

• Reddish-Rhone tallied his sixth double-digit scoring game of the season and the 36^th of his career with his 13 points.
• Teel collected his 16^th double-figure scoring game of the season with his 17 points.

 
NEXT GAME
The Blue Hose return to the Templeton Center to play the USC Upstate Spartans this Wednesday, January 31 at 7 p.m.