Blue Hose Host UNC Asheville On Tuesday

Opponent: UNC Asheville (12-10, 6-7 Big South)
Date: February 11, 2020
Time: 6:00 PM
Site: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
TV Broadcast: ESPN+
Live Stats: www.GoBlueHose.com
Twitter: @BlueHoseWBB

Series: UNC Asheville leads 16-12
Last Meeting: 39-54, L at UNC Asheville (12/28/19)

Last Time Out
Jade Compton (32 pts, 10 rbs) and Trinity Johnson (19 pts, 10 rbs) both had double-doubles in PC's 82-77 overtime win at Longwood on Saturday. Compton set a DI program record with her 32-pt performance and hit a big three late in the fourth to force the OT. Longwood's Kyla McMakin scored a game-high 36 points.

Series History | Last Matchup
Asheville leads the series, 16-12, and has won the previous three meetings. In the Big South opener on December 28, the Bulldogs pulled away in the third quarter to earn a 54-39 win in Asheville. Trinity Johnson and Zip Scott shared game-high honors with 13 points each.

Scouting Report
The Bulldogs fell to Big South leader Campbell, 59-52, on Saturday. Nadiria Evans scored 20 points for the fifth time this season, while Sonora Dengoki had 13 points.

Asheville boasts the Big South's second-ranked defense, allowing just 56.5 points per game, and the league's top-ranked rebounding margin (+9.3). The Bulldogs average 42.1 rebounds while allowing just 32.8. Brooke Jordan-Brown leads the Big South with 9.9 rebounds per game, while Nadiria Evans (13.9 ppg) and Sonora Dengoki (12.7 ppg) rank in the top-15 scoring.

Up Next
Presbyterian remains at home to host Charleston Southern (3-9, 1-12 Big South) in the first part of a double-header on Saturday, February 15 beginning at 2 pm.

Program Records
Jade Compton had a career game at Longwood on Saturday. The junior sank 12-21 (.571) field goals for 32 points while pulling down 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. The 12 made baskets and 32 points were both DI highs for the program, while the 21 attempts ranked second behind 24 attempts from Kacie Hall last season against Charleston Southern.

Sticky Fingers
Trinity Johnson ranks 20th in the nation and 2nd in the Big South with 63 steals through 21 games (3.0 average). The sophomore needs four more to set a PC Division I single-season record.

Free Throws
Trinity Johnson has converted 10 free throws in each of the last two games. The sophomore started 10-10 at USC Upstate last Tuesday before going 10-13 at Longwood on Saturday.

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 fifth in scoring (14.8), 10th in FG percentage (.403), eighth in assists (3.2), sixth in FT percentage (.740), second in steals (3.0), ninth in assist/turnover ratio (0.8). Jade Compton ranks 10th in rebounds (6.0). Kacie Hall ranks 13th in assists (2.4). Tionna Carter ranks 10th in blocked shots (0.7).

Double-Doubles
The Blue Hose have recorded five double-doubles against Big South opponents this season. Jade Compton has three: Longwood (21 pts, 12 rbs / 32 pts, 10 rbs), High Point (13 pts, 10 rbs); Tionna Carter has one: USC Upstate (15 pts, 14 rbs); and Trinity Johnson has one: Longwood (19 pts, 10 rbs).

Defensive Minded
Presbyterian College ranks fourth in the Big South allowing opponents to 58.4 points per game and sixth allowing a .390 field goal percentage. The Blue Hose are also fourth with 9.0 steals per game and boast a +1.0 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.

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Players Mentioned

#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

#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