FAIRLAWN, Va. (Interstat) — The Radford Highlanders used a decisive second-quarter surge to pull away from the Morehead State Eagles for a 77-58 victory in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Friday at the D.N. Dedmon Center.

Radford outscored Morehead State 25-11 in the second period, turning a one-point game into a 43-30 halftime lead it would not relinquish. Cate Carlson led all scorers with 20 points for the Highlanders, who improved to 23-12. Joi Williams added 15 points and five assists, while Angelina Nice and Georgia Simonsen each scored 12.

Laura Toffali scored 18 points for Morehead State, which fell to 18-15. The Eagles kept pace early but could not recover from Radford’s pivotal run before an announced crowd of 1,134.