CLINTON, S.C. -Presbyterian College trailed by four at half but outscored Coastal Carolina 32-12 in the second half to take a run-away 52-36 triumph to open Big South play on Monday night inside the Templeton Center.  Kristen Stevens (Pickerington, Ohio) led all scorers with 12 points on a career-high four three-point baskets.  The victory takes the Blue Hose on a two-game win streak.

PC moved to 4-8 on the year and 1-0 in the Big South while Coastal drops to 6-7 and 0-1 in the league.

"I'm extremely proud of our defensive play in the second half," said head coach Ronny Fisher.  "I challenged the team at halftime and they responded.  We had a great all-around game tonight and I'm proud to take our first league win of the year."

Dria David (Lawrenceville, Ga.) had an impressive night dropping 11 points with eight rebounds to lead the Blue Hose on the boards.  Fellow guard Karlee Taylor (Asheville, N.C.) notched a career high seven rebounds.

Mariah Pietrowski (Elizabethton, Tenn.) had a balanced night with eight points and seven rebounds from her low post position.  Sophomore Shonda Burnside (Gray Court, S.C.) splashed four points with seven rebounds.  PC out-rebounded Coastal by an amazing 41-28 margin.

Coastal took a 24-20 advantage into the locker room as Olivia Irick scored 10 points for the Chanticleers in the opening period.  She would go scoreless in the second half and share the team scoring lead with Kira Carter with 10 points. 

Out of the break, the Blue Hose defense stood on its head keeping CCU scoreless until the 11:17 mark when Coastal cut the Blue Hose lead to one point.  An old-fashioned three-point play by David initiated a 15-1 run which was capped by a three-pointer by Stevens.

The Blue Hose led by as many as 21 in the game inside of three minutes.  A late Chanticleer surge cut the final margin to 16 points as Coastal outscored PC 7-2 in the final two minutes of the game.

Coastal Carolina shot just 16% in the second half (4-of-25) and 28% for the game.  The Blue Hose tallied a 40% shooting night with a 39% showing from downtown.

The win gave PC its second game this year holding the opponent under 40 points.  It is also the lowest score for Coastal Carolina in the series as PC logs its sixth win against CCU in 19 tries.

The Blue Hose host Liberty on Saturday night at 5 p.m. in the front-end of a doubleheader at the Templeton Center.  Coastal will host Charleston Southern in one-week's time. 

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