Women's Basketball 11/17/2019 9:00:00 AM Thad Palmer

Women's Basketball Heads to Florida on Monday

Opponent: Florida (3-0)
Date: November 18, 2019
Time: 10:30 am
Site: Exactech Arena (Gainesville, Fla.)
TV Broadcast: SEC Network+
Live Stats: www.GoBlueHose.com
Twitter: @BlueHoseWBB

Series History | Last Meeting
This will be the first meeting between Presbyterian College and Florida.

Last Time Out
Ten different players contributed points as PC cruised to a 72-35 win over DIII opponent William Peace (USA South). Kacie Hall led the charge with a season-high 15 points including 3-5 (.600) shooting from three, while Bria Gibbs added 11 points and was 5-8 (.625) from the FT stripe.

Up Next
Presbyterian hosts College of Charleston at home on Friday, November 22. The game will tip at 11 am and welcome buses of local students in its annual Education Day game. The Blue Hose knocked off the Cougars in Charleston last year, 71-65, in front of 300 local students.

Common Opponents
This season, Florida picked up a 71-54 home win over Longwood on November 10. Last season, the Gators dropped a 58-60 decision to Gardner-Webb in the season opener before picking up a 70-60 win over Charleston Southern in late December.

Facing The SEC
Presbyterian is 0-14 against the SEC with games against Alabama (0-2), Auburn (0-1), Georgia (0-6), South Carolina (0-2), Tennessee (0-1) and Vanderbilt (0-2).

No Handouts
Presbyterian has allowed fewer than 10 free throw attempts in back-to-back games with West Virginia connecting on 7-9 (.778) and William Peace connecting on 7-8 (.875).

3PT Defense
PC is holding opponents to just .240 (12-50) on 3pt attempts. SC State connected on just 3-17 (.176) in the season opener, and William Peace sank a season-low 2-14 (.143).

Keep An Eye On
Trinity Johnson led the team with 15.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 31.6 minutes per game over the final 10 games of last season. Over that span, she also sank 75-99 free throws (.750). Johnson (10.3 ppg) has led the team in scoring twice this season.

Starting Strong
Bria Gibbs is averaging over two buckets more per game with a collegiate-best 9.7 ppg through three games. She started the season with 14 points at SC State on a perfect 6-of-6 performance from the floor. Most recently she had 11 points vs William Peace aided by 5-of-8 free throws.

Big South Honors
Kacie Hall was named to the Big South Preseason All-Conference Second Team. The senior guard averaged 12.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game last year while leading the Big South with a .415 three-point field goal percentage.

New Faces
Head Coach Alaura Sharp added seven new players by the way of two transfers and five freshmen. Redshirt sophomore Briley Buckner has also returned from an injury that kept her from playing last season.

Milestones Ahead
Kacie Hall has 162 career three pointers and needs 35 more to catch 4th place, Janie Miles (2014-18). The senior guard also needs 91 points to reach 1000.

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Players Mentioned

#14 Janie Miles: G; 5' 7"; Senior

#30 Briley Buckner: G; 6' 0"; Redshirt Sophomore

#4 Bria Gibbs: F; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#11 Kacie Hall: G; 5' 7"; Senior

#14 Trinity Johnson: G; 5' 6"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#14 Janie Miles
: 5' 7"; Senior
: G

#30 Briley Buckner
: 6' 0"; Redshirt Sophomore
: G

#4 Bria Gibbs
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: F

#11 Kacie Hall
: 5' 7"; Senior
: G

#14 Trinity Johnson
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: G