Gainesville, Florida - Jade Compton scored a game-high 20 points, including five three-pointers, as the Presbyterian College women's basketball team fell late to Florida, 60-46, at the Exactech Arena on Monday morning. The Gators had four starters finish in double figures with Zada Williams (10 pts, 9 rbs) falling one rebound shy of a double-double. Trinity Johnson added 13 points for PC.

Final Score: Presbyterian 46 - Florida 60
Location: Exactech Arena (Gainesville, Fla.)
Records: Presbyterian (2-2) Florida (4-0)

Scoring The Game
After Florida started the game on a 7-0 run, Compton and Tess Santos hit threes on back-to-back possessions to make it a 7-6 game with 7:01 left in the first. A three from Johnson at 1:04 tied the game at 12-12, but Florida regained the lead with a layup from Williams to lead 14-12 after one quarter.

Compton broke a 9-0 run by the Gators to open the second with PC's first two-point basket at 6:41 to make it a 21-12 game. The junior forward scored all nine of PC's points in the quarter and hit a buzzer-beating three as the Blue Hose entered the half down 30-21.

Presbyterian opened the third on an 8-2 run with a pair of threes from Johnson and a jumper from Compton to make it a one-possession game, 32-29, with 7:03 on the clock. After trading baskets and free throws for the next five minutes, Florida extended their lead with a pair of late baskets to lead 45-38 headed into the fourth. The third quarter was PC's highest offensive output as the Blue Hose edged the Gators 17-15 for ten minutes.

Florida pulled away in the fourth quarter with runs of 6-0 and 8-0 to win 60-46.

Players of the Game
Jade Compton went 5-9 (.556) from three to score a season-best 20 points and also added a season-best six rebounds and three steals. Trinity Johnson went 3-5 (.600) from three while scoring 13 points to go with season highs in rebounds (6) and steals (4). 

Kiara Smith (11 pts, 5 reb), Lavender Briggs (11 pts, 4 reb), Zada Williams (10 pts, 9 reb) and Ariel Johnson (10 pts, 4 reb, 3 st) all finished in double-figures for the Gators.

Notables
- Jade Compton scored a game-high 20 points after entering the game averaging 8.0 ppg.
- Florida entered the game with a +16 rebounding margin but needed the fourth quarter to edge PC in boards, 39-35.
- Presbyterian falls to 0-15 all-time against the SEC.

By the Numbers
Florida shot 44% from the field (23-52) compared to just 29% (15-52) for PC. The Blue Hose held an advantage from outside, connecting on a season-best 10 threes compared to just six for the Gators. Florida however outscored PC 30-8 in the paint to win inside. Presbyterian committed just one more turnover, 21-20.

Up Next
Presbyterian hosts College of Charleston in an Education Game on Friday at 11:00 am at the Templeton Center.