PC's annual Tartan Toss for Tots is set for Saturday. Fans are encouraged to bring a stuffed animal to the game and throw it on the court after PC' first basket. All stuffed animals will be donated to charity.
Game Information
Opponent: vs. Trinity Baptist
Date: Dec. 15, 2018
Site: Clinton, S.C. (Templeton Center)
Radio: WPCC
Announcers: Ryan Clary (PbP)
TV Broadcast: BSN/ESPN+
Announcers: Tyler Shugart (PbP), Kenn Blankenship (Analyst)
Live Stats: www.GoBlueHose.com
Twitter: @BlueHoseSports
first meeting
Trinity Baptist
Record: 4-6
Ranking: n/a
Last Game: Dec. 14, 2018, at Columbia International; not played yet
Head Coach: John Jones
vs. PC: 0-0
Presbyterian College
Record: 5-5
Ranking: n/a
Last Game: Dec. 12, 2018 vs VMI; W 103-70, in Clinton, S.C.
Head Coach: Dustin Kerns
Career Record: 16-26 (2nd year)
PC Record: 16-26 (2nd year)
vs. TBC: 0-0
NOTES
The Blue Hose close out their three-game home stand, its longest of the season, with a 2 p.m., contest against Trinity Baptist ... It is the first meeting between the two schools but the third opponent this season from the National Christian College Association ... PC played Welch and Boyce earlier this year ...
Trinity faces Columbia International Friday evening at 7 p.m., before heading to Clinton, S.C. ... The Eagles most recently faced Warren Wilson, dropping a 70-86 decision Dec. 8 ...
The Blue Hose hit a season-high 18 three-pointers and shot over 62% to run away with the 103-70 win over VMI in ts last game, Dec. 12 ... The 18 three-pointers were third highest in the PC Division I record book, with JC Younger connecting on a career-high and PC Division I record nine of them... His career-high 30 points tied for ninth as well ... Adam Flagler added 25 points as well ...
Three Blue Hose are averaging in double figures 10 games into the season, with Adam Flagler leading the way with 16.5 ... Francois Lewis has 16.3, with JC Younger in third with 10.7 ... Cory Hightower is tops on the boards with 6.1 rebounds ...
The 35 points for Francois Lewis against St. Francis ranked fourth in the PC record book, his 12 made field goals tying for second ... Davon Bell's 11 assists ranked second as well ... JC Younger's 30 points against VMI tied for ninth, his nine three-pointers a record ...
For the first time in its Division I history, the Blue Hose faced two back to back top 25 teams with Marquette (11/17) ranking 24th, and UCLA (11/19) sitting at 17th ...
The game against Trinity Baptist is the sixth of nine this season against a new opponent, including first-year league member, Hampton ... If you count teams since Presbyterian joined the ranks of Division I than that number moves to 10, with the last meeting between the Blue Hose and CofC Cougars occurring when PC was in Division II ...
The six steals by the Blue Hose against Marquette were a PC Division I record ...
The 27 assists and 18 three-pointers against VMI ranked for third in the PC record book ... The 103 points tied for seventh ... Adam Flagler's 10 free throws tied for 11th in the PC DI record book, his 1.000 pct. tied for first ... The Blue Hose shot .667 from the perimeter, also a PC DI mark ...
Until it hit five against Jacksonville PC had hit at least 10 three-pointers seven games in a row, including 16 against Welch ... That snapped the previous record, a five-game streak that opened the 2007-08 season ... In its DI history the Blue Hose have just 52 games with double-digit three-pointers, which includes a 15-game mark in 2007-08, and a 10-game mark last season ... PC has had at least 12 in its last six of eight ...
The Blue Hose had a three-game winning streak snapped at Marquette ... The streak was the longest since a five-game mark early last season ... During the three-game stretch, which included wins over Tennessee Tech, Welch, and Boyce, PC averaged 97.0 points, shot 50.7 pct. from the field, and averaged 44.3 rebounds per game ...
Should the 9.9 turnovers per game hold up for the year, it will break the PC Division I record for turnovers per game ... The record was 11.9 was set last season, Coach Kerns' first season ... It dropped 3.1 points from the 2016-17 season ... The 6.9 steals per game, as well as the 1.8 assist/turnover ratio would be season records as well ...
When PC turned the ball over just five times against Boyce it tied for the Blue Hose Division I record ...
While PC lost its leading scorer in Reggie Dillard to graduation, the team returned the next three, in Davon Bell (12.8), Francois Lewis (12.4), and JC Younger (10.3) ... The Blue Hose leading rebounder in Lewis (4.8) returned, while leading assist-getter Bell (5.2), who was also second in points per game, returned as well ...
In 2017-18 the Blue Hose won their 100th game as a Division I member with a 69-62 win over High Point Feb. 15 ...
With 11 assists against SFC Davon Bell moved into first in career assists at PC with 355 ... He now has 377 ... Bell is just 47 steals from taking over the top career spot of 185 ...
Several Blue Hose are showing up in the Big South statistics (as of Dec. 14) ... Francois Lewis is 10th in scoring (16.3), while Adam Flagler is eighth (16.5), and JC Younger is 25th (10.7) ... Cory Hightower is tied for eighth in rebounding (6.1), while Davon Bell is tops in assists with 6.8 ... Adam Flagler is first in free throw percetange with .879, while JC Younger is second in three-pointers made (3.0), Adam Flagler fourth (2.8) ...
PC announced Nov. 14 the signing of forward Owen McCormack (Advance, N.C.), guard CJ Melton (Hoover, Ala.), and forward RJ Wilson (Raleigh, N.C.) to join the Blue Hose in the fall of 2019 ... According to Coach Kerns McCormack has a very high basketball IQ and is extremely skilled and stretches the floor with his ability to shoot the ball from 3pt ... He is an excellent student and fits the way they like to play with his skill set, but also has some toughness and ability to rebound the ball ... Melton has very high ceiling and can play multiple positions on the offensive end and provides some great length on the defensive end with his long wingspan... He is a worker and has a great passion to play and develop ... Wilson is a skilled big who is versatile and gives us some additional help in the front court ... He has great size combined with the skill set of a guard with his ability to pass and handle the ball ...
PC has made at least one three-pointer in every game this season, marking the 349th game in a row the Blue Hose have hit at least one three-pointer in a game ... PC has hit one three-pointer in several games, the last against Clemson in 2015, but has not been held without one in its entire Division I history ...
