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Carter v GWU
62
Winner Presbyterian Presb 3-2,2-1 Big South
51
Radford Rad 0-5,0-3 Big South
Winner
Presbyterian Presb
3-2,2-1 Big South
62
Final
51
Radford Rad
0-5,0-3 Big South
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Presbyterian Presb 13 18 17 14 62
Radford Rad 9 19 13 10 51

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Rob Low

Carter, Defense Help PC End Drought Against Radford

CLINTON, S.C. – Tionna Carter poured in a season-high 19 points and the Presbyterian College defense held Radford to 26 percent from the field as the Blue Hose snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Highlanders with a 62-51 win on Wednesday evening. Nyah Willis and Maleia Bracone each chipped in 12 points for PC, with Willis also notching 10 rebounds.
 
FINAL SCORE: Presbyterian 62, Radford 51
LOCATION: Dedmon Center (Radford, Va.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (3-2, 2-1) | Radford (0-5, 0-3)
 
Scoring the Game
Radford scored the first bucket of the contest, but PC scored the next 10 points to open up a 10-2 advantage. Presbyterian held a 13-9 edge at the end of the first quarter.
 
The Blue Hose netted the first four points of the second period to extend the margin back to eight, 17-9, but the Highlanders used an 8-2 spurt to draw back to within two, 19-17. Bracone hit a pair of three-pointers over the final minutes of the half to keep Radford at bay and send PC into the halftime locker room on top, 31-28.
 
The Highlanders opened the second half with four straight points to nudge ahead 32-31, but a Carter layup put Presbyterian right back on top just seconds later. With less than three minutes to play in the third, another Carter bucket broke a 39-39 deadlock, and ignited a 7-0 run which gave the Blue Hose a 46-39 lead. Tess Santos hit a basket in the final moments of the third to put PC in front 48-41 after three quarters.
 
Santos' bucket sparked an extended 13-1 Presbyterian run, which helped stretch the margin into double-figures for the first time, and gave the Blue Hose their largest lead of the night at 59-42 with 4:45 remaining. During the run, PC held Radford without a field goal for over seven minutes. The Blue Hose kept the margin in double-figures for the rest of the contest.
 
Players of the Game
Carter led all scorers with a season-high 19. Three other Blue Hose scored in double-figures, with 12 apiece from Bracone and Willis, and 10 from Trinity Johnson. Willis paced PC on the glass with 10 rebounds. Taiye Johnson registered a double-double for the Highlanders (12 points, 10 rebounds), while Kyanna Morgan chipped in 11 points.
 
Stats of the Game
The Blue Hose shot 43.1 percent from the field (22-for-51) and went 5-for-17 from three-point range. Presbyterian connected on 13-of-20 from the foul line. PC limited Radford to 26.2 percent (16-of-61) from the floor, and 24.1 percent (7-of-29) from downtown. The Highlanders made 12-of-16 free throws.
 
Presbyterian won the rebounding battle for the fourth consecutive game, edging Radford on the glass 41-38. The Blue Hose also enjoyed a 34-18 advantage on points in the paint.
 
Notables
- PC's win snapped an eight-game losing streak in the series against the Highlanders, and a seven-game skid at the Dedmon Center.
- Carter's 19 points were a new season high, and extended her double-digit scoring streak to a career-best four in a row. The 19 points are the most by a PC player thus far this season. Carter also snared nine rebounds.
- Willis notched 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for her first double-double as a Blue Hose.
- Bracone's 12 points were a new career high, and marked the first double-digit scoring outing of her collegiate career. The freshman also set a new career high with three three-pointers. Bracone topped PC in assists with three, and also had a pair of steals.
- Johnson netted 10 points, her third straight game in double-figures.
- Alessia Capley scored two points and added four rebounds in her season debut.
 
Up Next
The Blue Hose go for the sweep of the Highlanders on Thursday afternoon at 2 pm on ESPN+.
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