Women's Basketball 2/20/2020 11:30:00 AM Thad Palmer

Basketball Travels to Hampton for Saturday Matinee

Opponent: Hampton (15-10, 6-10 Big South)
Date: February 23, 2020
Time: 5:00 PM
Site: HU Convocation Center (Hampton, Va.)
TV Broadcast: ESPN+
Live Stats: www.GoBlueHose.com
Twitter: @BlueHoseWBB

Series: PC trails 1-3
Last Meeting: 71-42, L vs Hampton (1/6/20)

Last Time Out
Tionna Carter scored a collegiate-best 24 points to lead all scorers, while Jade Compton recorded her fourth double-double (11 pts, 13 rbs) and PC pulled away to defeat Gardner-Webb 64-49 on Tuesday.

Series History | Last Matchup
Hampton has won the last three meetings to take a 3-1 series lead. PC's only win in the series was a 72-64 road victory on March 8, 1994.

Nylah Young recorded a double-double (21 pts, 11 rbs) to pace three Pirates in double-figures as Hampton picked up a 71-42 win at the Templeton Center on January 6. Alessia Capley scored a season-best 15 points and blocked three shots to lead PC.

Scouting Report
Laren VanArsdale (15.6 ppg) ranks third in Big South scoring and plays a league-leading 38.2 minutes per game. Ashley Bates (13.7) and Nylah Young (13.0) rank 10th and 11th in scoring, while Bates also leads the Big South in steals (83, 3.3 per game).

The Pirates rank third in scoring (64.9 ppg) compared to seventh in defense (64.0 ppg). They are second in FG% (.389) but 10th in FG% defense (.409). Hampton leads the league in steals (10.5) and turnover margin (+4.8).

Up Next
Presbyterian returns home to host High Point (11-13, 9-6 Big South) on Tuesday, February 25, beginning at 6 pm and broadcast on ESPN+.

Balanced Offense
Kacie Hall scored a game-high 19 points against CSU and paced four Blue Hose in double figures: Trinity Johnson (17), Tess Santos (14) and Alessia Capley (12). It was the first time in nearly a calendar year (2/19/19) that PC had four players finish with +10 points.

DI Program Records/Milestones
Trinity Johnson has recorded a program-best 68 steals this season. Jade Compton scored a program-best 32 points on a program-best 12 made baskets against Longwood on February 8. Kacie Hall scored her 1,000th point against USC Upstate on January 25 to become the fifth player in PC's DI era to achieve this feat.

Milestones Ahead
Kacie Hall has 197 career three pointers and can become just the fourth player in PC's all-time history to surpass 200.

Nationally Ranked
Trinity Johnson recorded three steals against Gardner-Webb to bring her season total to a PC Division I record of 68. She broke Cortney Storey's previous best of 66 set in 2018. Johnson ranks 20th in the nation and 2nd in the Big South with 68 steals through 23 games (2.83 average).

Free Throw Attempts
Trinity Johnson leads the Big South and ranks 45th nationally with 141 free throw attempts on the year. She recently surpassed her freshman total (99 made) and is shooting 104-141 (.738) this season.

Big South Rankings
Trinity Johnson is seventh in scoring (15.0), eighth in FG percentage (.409), seventh in assists (3.4), seventh in FT percentage (.738), second in steals (68), eighth in assist/turnover ratio (0.8). Jade Compton ranks 10th in rebounds (6.3). Kacie Hall ranks 13th in assists (2.5) and tenth in 3pt FG % (.320). Tionna Carter ranks 10th in blocked shots (0.8).

Double-Doubles
The Blue Hose have six double-doubles against Big South opponents this season. Jade Compton has four: Longwood (21 pts, 12 rbs / 32 pts, 10 rbs), High Point (13 pts, 10 rbs) and Gardner-Webb (11 pts, 13 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 58.0 points per game and fifth allowing a .389 field goal percentage. The Blue Hose are also third with 8.7 steals per game and boast a +0.7 turnover margin.

30-Point Performances
Trinity Johnson scored 30 points against UNCW on December 4, while Jade Compton scored 32 points at Longwood on February 8.

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

#35 Alessia Capley: F; 6' 3"; 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

#15 Tess Santos: F; 6' 0"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#35 Alessia Capley
: 6' 3"; Sophomore
: F

#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

#15 Tess Santos
: 6' 0"; Junior
: F