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Trinity Johnson
60
Presbyterian PRESB 7-14,3-9 Big Sou
70
Winner USC Upstate UPST 7-14,2-10 Big So
Presbyterian PRESB
7-14,3-9 Big Sou
60
Final
70
USC Upstate UPST
7-14,2-10 Big So
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Presbyterian PRESB 14 14 21 11 60
USC Upstate UPST 16 18 14 22 70

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Thad Palmer

Johnson Scores 25 in Setback at USC Upstate

Spartanburg, S.C. – USC Upstate pulled away in the fourth quarter to down the Presbyterian College women's basketball team, 70-60, on Tuesday night at the G.B. Hodge Center. Trinity Johnson had a game-high 25 points for the Blue Hose, while the Spartans were led by Brianna Lewis' 20 points and Riley Popplewell's 19 points.

Final Score: Presbyterian – 60   USC Upstate – 70
Location: G.B. Hodge Center (Spartanburg, S.C.)
Records: Presbyterian (7-14, 3-9 Big South) Upstate (7-14, 2-10 Big South)

Scoring The Game
Popplewell started the scoring with a layup 14 seconds into the game as Upstate took a 2-0 lead. Tionna Carter replied with a layup, and Jade Compton's three pointer at 8:11 gave PC a 5-2 lead. The game would be back-and-forth until a 6-1 run by the Spartans gave the home team a 16-14 lead at the first break.

Layups from Compton and Carter gave PC an 18-16 lead with 9:14 left in the half. Upstate took a four point lead, 24-20, following a three from Brianna Lewis at 4:41. The Blue Hose then used a 6-0 run over the next two minutes to regain the lead, 26-24, following a pair of layups from Carter and one from Johnson. The Spartans hit two big threes in the final minutes of the half and led 34-28 after 20 minutes.

Presbyterian used an early 11-4 run in the third quarter to make it a one-point game, 39-40, with 5:30 on the clock. Johnson scored all 11 points for PC during the four-minute run. The Blue Hose also closed the quarter with a 6-0 run to regain the lead, 49-48. Kacie Hall had a fast break layup, Tess Santos sank a big three pointer, and Carter connected on a free throw.

Popplewell scored the first five points of the fourth to give the Spartans a 53-49 lead with 8:57 to play. Following a pair of free throws from Johnson, Upstate used a 9-0 run to grow their lead to 11 points, 62-51, with 2:17 to play. Overall, PC's offense went cold in the fourth, sinking just 2-17 shots (.118), while Upstate sank 7-11 shots (.636) to pull away for the 70-60 win.

Player of the Game
Anda Kuzmina had a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists for USC Upstate.

Notables
- USC Upstate snapped a 10-game losing streak.
- Trinity Johnson played the full 40 minutes, marking the first time this season a PC player has done so.
- Jade Compton had nine points and 11 rebounds for PC, nearly recording her third double-double of the year.

Stats of the Game
Upstate connected on 50% of their field goals (27-54) compared to just 36.2% for PC (21-58). The Spartans also led in rebounds, 34-33, blocks, 7-0, and assists, 20-2. Both teams committed 16 turnovers. 

Up Next
Presbyterian stays on the road for a game at Longwood on Saturday, February 8, beginning at 12 pm on ESPN+.
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