Basketball Heads to USC Upstate on Tuesday Night

Blue Hose won 55-42 at home earlier this season.

Opponent: USC Upstate (6-14, 1-10 Big South)
Date: February 4, 2020
Time: 6:00 PM
Site: G.B. Hodge Center (Spartanburg, S.C.)
TV Broadcast: ESPN+
Live Stats: www.GoBlueHose.com
Twitter: @BlueHoseWBB

Series: PC leads 22-21
Last Meeting: 55-42 W at PC (1/25/20)

Last Time Out
Trinity Johnson (15 pts) and Alessia Capley (nine rebounds) led Presbyterian College in a 65-39 home loss to Radford. Sydney Nunley led the Highlanders with a game-high 18 points and 15 rebounds.

Series History | Last Matchup
Presbyterian leads 22-21 in an all-time series that dates back to the 1977-78 season. The Blue Hose have won the last four meetings and six of the last 10.

Kacie Hall's fourth quarter three sparked a 16-7 run by PC to blow open a one-point game and rally the Blue Hose to a 55-42 win at the Templeton Center. Tionna Carter recorded her first collegiate double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds (both season highs).

Scouting Report
USC Upstate took league-leading Campbell (15-5, 10-1 Big South) to double-overtime on Saturday where they fell 80-72 at home. Three Spartans finished in double figures with Riley Popplewell recording a double-double
with 17 points and 17 rebounds.

Up Next
Presbyterian stays on the road for a game with Longwood (9-10, 5-5 Big South) on Saturday, February 8. The noon game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Heating Up
Sophomore Alessia Capley averaged 6.5 points and 8.5 rebounds over the last two games which is nearly twice her season averages (3.8 points/3.9 rebounds). The forward posted 7 pts and 8 rbs in a win against Longwood, before 6 pts and 9 rbs in the home loss to Radford.

Sticky Fingers
Trinity Johnson has 55 steals through 19 games this season (2.9 average) and needs just 12 more to set a single-season record for PC (DI era).

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 sixth in scoring (14.0), seventh in FG percentage (.412), seventh in assists (3.4), sixth in FT percentage (.712), second in steals (2.9), seventh in assist/turnover ratio (0.8). Jade Compton ranks 15th in rebounds (5.5). Kacie Hall ranks 13th in assists (2.4). Tionna Carter ranks 11th in blocked shots (0.7).

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 56.8 points per game and fourth allowing a .379 field goal percentage. The Blue Hose are also fourth with 8.9 steals per game and boast a +0.9 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

#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

Players Mentioned

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

#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