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Kacie Hall
42
USC Upstate USCU 6-13,1-9 Big South
55
Winner Presbyterian Presb 6-12,2-7 Big South
USC Upstate USCU
6-13,1-9 Big South
42
Final
55
Presbyterian Presb
6-12,2-7 Big South
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
USC Upstate USCU 5 13 13 11 42
Presbyterian Presb 16 6 13 20 55

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Thad Palmer

Hall's 1000th Point Rallies PC Past USC Upstate

Clinton, S.C. – Senior Kacie Hall eclipsed 1,000 career points with a fourth quarter three that sparked a 16-7 run and pushed the Presbyterian College women's basketball team past USC Upstate, 55-42, on Saturday afternoon at the Templeton Center. Freshman Tionna Carter recorded her first collegiate double-double with a game-high 15 points and 14 rebounds. Breanna Lewis scored 15 points to lead the Spartans.

Final Score: Presbyterian – 55   USC Upstate – 42
Location: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
Records: Presbyterian (6-12, 2-7 Big South) Upstate (6-13, 1-9 Big South)

Scoring The Game
After a cold start to the game for both teams, USC Upstate rattled off five quick points with a three from Shelby Glance and layup from Lewis to take a 5-2 lead with 5:22 on the clock. Presbyterian then heated up with a 14-0 run to end the quarter and take a 16-5 lead after ten minutes. Tess Santos fueled the Blue Hose offense early, scoring a season-high 10 points.

The Spartans regrouped to cut the lead to four points, 18-14, following a 9-2 run capped by a layup from Kathryn Kirkwood at 4:54. Trinity Johnson and Carter sank the backend of their free throws to push PC's lead back to six, 20-14, at 2:33. Upstate continued to push, cutting the lead to just two before Hall's hook shot on the final possession gave PC a 22-18 halftime lead.

Santos knocked down her third three of the game as PC extended their lead with an early 8-0 run in the third quarter to lead 30-20 at 6:53. The Spartans countered with a 9-1 run to make it a one-possession game again, 31-29, following a Kirkwood jumper at 2:59. Carter restored a cushion with a three-point play following a contested layup, and PC ended the quarter leading 35-31.

Hall sank a big three at 7:30 to extend PC's lead back to four points, 39-35. The basket gave the senior guard from South Webster, Ohio, 1001 points in her career. It also ignited the Blue Hose offense again, as PC closed out the game on a 16-7 run to win 55-42. Carter contributed six points during the run, while Hall chipped in another open three.

Player of the Game
Tionna Carter recorded her first double-double of the season with a game-high 15 points and 14 rebounds.

Notables
- The five points PC allowed to Upstate in the first quarter were the fewest by an opponent since Longwood scored six in the second quarter on January 4.
- Tess Santos scored a season-high 13 points.
- Kacie Hall became the fifth player in PC's Division I history to eclipse 1,000 career points.
- Tionna Carter set collegiate-bests with 15 points and 14 rebounds.
- USC Upstate's two free throws on five attempts were the fewest allowed by PC this season for both categories.
- The last time PC held an opponent to just five free throw attempts was at Winthrop on January 12, 2016, when the Eagles went 5-5 (1.000).

Stats of the Game
USC Upstate rebounded from shooting 2-12 (.167) in the first quarter to end the game at 18-50 (.360) and edge Presbyterian's field goal percentage of 34% (18-53). The Blue Hose scored 29 points off 28 turnovers, while the Spartans were only able to score 12 points off 17 PC turnovers.

Up Next
Presbyterian travels to Charleston Southern on Tuesday, January 28. The 7 pm game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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