Women's Basketball 1/31/2020 11:51:00 AM Thad Palmer

PC Hosts Radford on Saturday for "Pink Out" Game

Opponent: Radford (8-11, 6-4 Big South)
Date: February 1, 2020
Time: 2:00 PM
Site: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
TV Broadcast: ESPN+
Live Stats: www.GoBlueHose.com
Twitter: @BlueHoseWBB

Series: Radford leads 22-5
Last Meeting: 42-54 L at Radford (12/28/19)

Last Time Out
Presbyterian College had three players finish in double-figures and was led by Trinity Johnson's 11 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in a convincing 67-46 road win at Charleston Southern on Tuesday night. PC outscored CSU 26-6 in the second quarter and led 44-17 at halftime.

Series History | Last Matchup
Radford has won 11 of the last 12 meetings and leads the all-time series, 22-5. PC's last win came in Clinton on Jan. 31, 2017, by the score of 58-54.

The Highlanders took the first meeting of the season, 54-42, after a 12-3 run in the fourth quarter. Trinity Johnson scored a game-high 15 points and had a career-best six steals, while Radford's Amele Ngwafang had 14 points and nine rebounds. Tionna Carter nearly had a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds.

Scouting Report
Radford's four-game win streak was snapped with a 32-43 loss to league-leading Campbell on Tuesday night. The Camels led 31-12 entering the fourth quarter, and a 16-0 run by the Highlanders proved to be too little, too late. Amele Ngwafang (12 pts) and Jen Falconer (8 pts) led the offense. Radford shot 22% (11-50) from the floor.

Khiana Johnson ranks 12th in the Big South with 11.8 points per game, while Ngwafang (7.8) and Sydney Nunley are 2nd and 3rd in rebounds per game.

Pink Out Game
On Saturday, Presbyterian will be wearing pink jerseys and the local chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha will be collecting donations for the Susan G. Komen foundation and breast cancer research.

Up Next
Presbyterian travels to USC Upstate (6-13, 1-9 Big South) on Tuesday, February 4, for a 6 pm game that will be broadcast on ESPN+.

1,000 Career Points
Kacie Hall's fourth quarter three against USC Upstate gave the senior 1,001 career points and sparked a 16-7 run that led the team to a 55-42 win. She became the fifth player in PC's Division I history to reach 1,000 points.

Big South Rankings
Trinity Johnson is seventh in scoring (13.9), sixth in FG percentage (.419), sixth in assists (3.4), sixth in FT percentage (.704), second in steals (2.8), seventh in assist/turnover ratio (0.8). Jade Compton ranks 14th in rebounds (5.6). Kacie Hall ranks 11th in assists (2.5). Tionna Carter ranks 13th in blocked shots (0.6).

Double-Doubles
The Blue Hose had three double-doubles during the month of January against Big South opponents. Jade Compton achieved the task against Longwood (21 pts, 12 rbs) and High Point (13 pts, 10 rbs) while Tionna Carter posted hers against USC Upstate (15 pts, 14 rbs).

Defensive Minded
Presbyterian College ranks third in the Big South allowing opponents to just 56.4 points per game and a .377 field goal percentage. The Blue Hose are also fourth with 8.8 steals per game and boast a +1.1 turnover margin.

Big South Player of the Week
Trinity Johnson was named the Big South Player of the Week on December 9 after her 30-point performance against UNCW that saw the guard account for half of PC's offense. Johnson previously was named the Freshman of the Week during the 2018-19 season (March 10) after back-to-back games with 24 points.

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.

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Players Mentioned

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

#22 Tionna Carter: F; 6' 1"; Freshman

#32 Jade Compton: F; 5' 10"; Junior

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

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

Players Mentioned

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

#22 Tionna Carter
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: F

#32 Jade Compton
: 5' 10"; Junior
: F

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

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