Presbyterian College at Xavier
Wednesday, November 26 - 7 p.m.
Cintas Center - Cincinnati, Ohio
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PC Game Notes
CINCINNATI, OHIO - The Presbyterian College women's basketball team takes its final road trip of November when the Blue Hose head to Cincinnati for a Wednesday night game against Xavier at 7 p.m. PC will aim to win its third straight on the road after a 51-44 victory at Western Carolina on Saturday while Xavier will look to improve to 4-1 overall and 3-1 at home. The game marks the first-ever meeting between the two programs. Saturday's win gave PC its first 2-2 start since toppling Clemson and Southern Wesleyan to start the 2012-13 season.
The Blue Hose earned their first-ever win over Western Carolina on Saturday afternoon, 51-44. The Blue Hose broke a 23-23 halftime tie behind Keyonna Allen's team-high 15 points, 10 of which came in the second half. The redshirt junior forward scored six of PC's final eight points before Rebecca Walker and Noelle Carter each grabbed crucial steals in the final minute to preserve the win. The Catamounts had taken the first two meetings in the all-time series.
Xavier enters the week at 3-1 following an 89-71 road win at Binghamton on Saturday. The team's lone loss came at home to Virginia on November 20 and the Musketeers have downed Wofford (75-51) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (89-52). Raeshaun Gaffney leads the team in scoring with 13.8 points per game and Leah Schaefer paces Xavier on the boards with 6.0 rebounds per game.
Keyonna Allen's 15 points against Western Carolina pushed her into the team lead with 9.8 points per game. She leads the team with a 70.8 shooting percentage as well while averaging 19.5 minutes per outing.
Aianna Kelly made a splash in her rookie season and has continued over the first four games of 2014-15. The sophomore currently leads the team in rebounds (8.5) while ranking second in points (8.5) and field goals made (3.5) per game. She has made all four of her free throws and is one of two players (with Cortney Storey) to start all four games.
The Blue Hose take a break for Thanksgiving before returning home to host South Carolina State on Saturday at 2 p.m. The game kicks off a Blue Hose doubleheader as the men host Bob Jones at 4:30 p.m. after the women's game.
