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Jade Compton
Shawn Knox
55
Presbyterian PC 5-12, 1-7 BSC
60
Winner High Point HPUWBB 7-10, 5-3 BSC
Presbyterian PC
5-12, 1-7 BSC
55
Final
60
High Point HPUWBB
7-10, 5-3 BSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Presbyterian PC 11 15 10 19 55
High Point HPUWBB 12 14 17 17 60

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Thad Palmer

Compton's Double-Double Leads PC in Loss at High Point

High Point, N.C. – Skyler Curran recorded a double-double with 23 points and 13 rebounds as High Point hung on late to defeat the Presbyterian College women's basketball team, 60-55, on Tuesday night at the Millis Center. Jade Compton led a trio of Blue Hose in double figures with her second double-double of the year (13 pts, 10 rbs).

Final Score: Presbyterian – 55  High Point – 60
Location: Millis Center (High Point, N.C.)
Records: Presbyterian (5-12, 1-7 Big South) HPU (7-10, 5-3 Big South)

Scoring The Game
The Blue Hose jumped out to a 9-3 lead with baskets falling for Tionna Carter, Tess Santos and Le'Mesha Madden in the early minutes of the game. High Point countered with a 9-0 run, aided by six free throws, to take a 12-9 lead with 1:28 left in the first. Kacie Hall's jumper with 38 seconds to play made it a 12-11 game after one quarter.

The second quarter was more dynamic with five ties and two lead changes. Trinity Johnson scored five straight and gave PC a 16-12 lead at 6:50. High Point later tied the game on threes from Zaria Wright and Curran. That duo struck again minutes later to give the Panthers a 24-22 lead at 2:20. PC ended the half on a 4-2 run to enter the break tied at 26-26.

Presbyterian opened the third on a 7-0 run to take a 33-26 lead at 7:58 and force a time out from the Panthers. Compton fueled the run with a three pointer and layup. High Point blew the game open with a 15-0 run over the next five minutes to take a 41-33 lead following a three from Curran at 1:19. Santos snapped a six-minute scoring drought for PC with a three pointer of her own at 1:02. After a pair of free throws for Courtney Meadows, the quarter ended with HPU leading 43-36.

Curran made it a ten-point game, 46-36, with her fifth three of the game in the opening seconds of the fourth quarter. PC rallied with an 11-2 run over the next 4:07 to make it a one-point game, 48-47, with 5:21 to play. Carter fueled the run for PC with seven points. With the game on the line, Camryn Brown heated up for the Panthers and scored all seven of her points over the next minutes to fend off the PC rally. Following last minute free throws for both teams, High Point picked up the 60-55 win.

Player of the Game
Skyler Curran sank five threes and led the game with 23 points and 13 rebounds.

Notables
- Tionna Carter shot 5-of-7 (.714) from the floor and tied her collegiate-best with 13 points.
- Kacie Hall scored two points to move her career total to 996.
- Trinity Johnson pulled down a collegiate-best nine rebounds to go with her 10 points and nearly recorded her first double-double.
- Bria Gibbs pulled down a season-high six rebounds.
- PC's 13 assists fell one shy of their season-best.

Stats of the Game
High Point overcame shooting just 28.8 percent (15-of-52) from the floor by connecting on 22-of-28 (.786) free throws. Presbyterian College shot 37.3 percent (19-51) but only made 12-of-21 (.571) free throws. The Blue Hose led in rebounds, 41-35, assists, 13-10, and points in the paint, 28-12.

Up Next
Presbyterian returns home to host USC Upstate on Saturday, January 25. The 2 pm game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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