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Tionna Carter
49
Gardner-Webb GW 14-11,9-7 Big South
64
Winner Presbyterian Presb 10-15,6-10 Big South
Gardner-Webb GW
14-11,9-7 Big South
49
Final
64
Presbyterian Presb
10-15,6-10 Big South
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Gardner-Webb GW 12 11 11 15 49
Presbyterian Presb 9 15 18 22 64

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Carter Paces Blue Hose to Sweep of Gardner-Webb

Clinton, S.C. - Tionna Carter led all scorers with a collegiate-best 24 points as the Presbyterian College women's basketball team pulled away in the second half to defeat Gardner-Webb, 64-49, on Tuesday night at the Templeton Center. Jade Compton added a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds for PC. Carley Plentovich scored 11 points to lead the Runnin' Bulldogs.

Final Score: Presbyterian – 64  Gardner-Webb - 49
Location: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
Records: Presbyterian (10-15, 6-10 Big South) GWU (14-11, 9-7 Big South)

Scoring The Game
Alessia Capley gave PC its first lead of the game, 6-4, with a layup at 4:54 in the first. Gardner-Webb then rattled off eight unanswered points to take a 12-6 lead following a layup from Jhessyka Williams at 2:17. A successful and-one opportunity from Trinity Johnson saw PC trailing by just three, 12-9, after ten minutes.

After a cold start from both teams in the second quarter, Carter jump-started the PC offense with seven consecutive points to keep the visitor's lead at just four, 20-16, with 3:02 remaining. Back-to-back threes from Kacie Hall and Compton tied the game at 22-22, before a layup from Compton gave PC the lead again, 24-22, at 1:26. Savannah Plentovich then cut into the lead with a free throw in the final minute to reach a 24-23 halftime score.

The Blue Hose opened the third on a 9-0 run to take a 33-23 lead following a layup from Johnson at 6:38. Carter sank back-to-back layups and Hall added another three during the run. Gardner-Webb snapped a four-minute scoring drought and used a 7-2 run that was capped by Carley Plentovich's only three of the game, at 3:33, to make it a five-point margin, 35-30. Johnson and Carter combined with multiple baskets to hold the visitor's at bay headed into the fourth, 42-34.

Presbyterian pulled away in the fourth quarter, leading by as many as 18 points on multiple occasions. Carter added nine points and Johnson added eight, as the Blue Hose completed the season sweep of Gardner-Webb, 64-49. 

Player of the Game
Tionna Carter scored a collegiate-best 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting and was 6-of-8 from the free throw line. She nearly recorded her second double-double as the freshman pulled down nine boards. 

Notables
- Tionna Carter scored a game-high 24 points and sank a collegiate-best nine baskets.
- Trinity Johnson recorded three steals to reach 68 for the season and break Cortney Storey's Division I program record of 66 steals set during 2017-18.
- Trinity Johnson set a new collegiate-best with her 104th made free throw on the season following a 6-of-7 performance at the line.
- Trinity Johnson finished in double-figures (18 points) for the 22nd time this season and 11th consecutive game.

Stats of the Game
Gardner-Webb shot just 16.7% from three (4-24) while PC shot slightly better at 23.5% (4-17). The Blue Hose dominated the boards, 40-28, and points in the paint, 38-20.

Up Next
Presbyterian travels to Hampton on Saturday, February 22, for a 5 pm matchup that will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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