Basketball Heads to Greenville on Friday

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College women's basketball team returns to the hardwood on Friday night to face in-state foe Furman at Timmons Arena with tip set for 7 p.m.. The contest with the Paladins is set to be broadcast on ESPN+.

Matchup: Presbyterian (0-1) at Furman (0-0)
Date: Friday, November 12
Time: 7:00 pm
Site: Timmons Arena (Greenville, S.C.)
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Twitter: @bluehosewbb
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Last Time Out
The Presbyterian College women's basketball team fell in its 2021-22 season opener at No. 13 Kentucky 81-53 on Tuesday night. PC was led by senior Trinity Johnson who scored 11 points and added five assists along with four rebounds.

Scouting the Paladins...
Furman opens its 2021-22 season on Friday night as the Paladins welcome in the Blue Hose. Furman went 11-14 in 2020-21 with a 6-8 mark in the SoCon as they made it to the second round before falling to Mercer. The Paladins are led by fifth year player Tierra Hodges who averaged 16.2 points/game along with 10.4 rebounds/game. Sydney James contriubted mainly off the bench with 9.6 ppg. Furman opened the season with an 86-46 exhibiton win on Monday against Brevard and travels to Georgia on Monday night following the contest Friday.

Back in Blue
Coach Sharp brings back four starters from last year's squad, with Tionna Carter,Jade Compton, Trinity Johnson and Nyah Willis getting the start in all 21 games last season for the Blue Hose. PC returns its top five scores from a year ago in Carter (12.7 ppg), Compton (12.1), Johnson (10.0 ppg), Willis (8.7 ppg) and Maleia Bracone (8.0 ppg). PC returns 88.1 percent of its scoring from a season ago including the aformentioned five. The Blue Hose welcome back their top five rebounders from a season ago led by Compton averaging 8.0 per game last season.

New Kids on the Block
Coach Sharp has brought five newcomers into the fold for the 2021-22 season, four freshmen and one transfer. Center Bryanna Brady (Goodyear, Ariz.) transfered to Presbyterian College from UC Riverside. Joining the Blue Hose as freshman are guards A'Nyah Barker (Fair Lawn, N.J.), Jo Raflo (Gainsville, Va.), Paige Kindseth (Farmington, Minn.) and forward Jasmine Stevens (Atlanta, Ga.) all make up the Blue Hose incoming freshman class.

Johnson Record Chasing
Senior guard Trinity Johnson begins the 2021-22 season within striking distance of becoming the sixth Blue Hose in the DI era to eclipse 1,000+ points in her career. Johnson enters the season needing just 89 points to acheive the milestone. Johnson would be the first since Kacie Hall reached 1,099 during her time at PC from 2016-20. Johnson also needs 23 assists to climb to second in the Blue Hose DI record book. She will enter the season third in steals with 145 as Cortney Storey holds the top spot in the DI record book at 227.

On Tap...
PC is scheduled to play 27 contests under the directon of fourth year head coach Alaura Sharp during the 2021-22 season including 18 league games which begin on December 29th inside the Templeton Center. The Blue Hose are slated to make trips to Kentucky, Clemson, Furman, Jacksonville and Vanderbilt in non-conference play while welcoming UNCG, ETSU and the likes of St. Thomas to Clinton. Presbyterian will play seven home-homes in league play with single matchups slated for UNC Asheville, Campbell, High Point and Winthrop.

Up Next...
PC will next be in action on Tuesday at noon for an education day matchup against Western Carolina in Cullowhee. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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Players Mentioned

#00 Maleia Bracone: G; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#22 Tionna Carter: F; 6' 1"; Junior

#32 Jade Compton: F; 5' 10"; Fifth Year

#14 Trinity Johnson: G; 5' 7"; Senior

#24 Nyah Willis: G; 5' 10"; Junior

#34 Bryanna Brady: C; 6' 3"; Senior

#3 Jasmine Stevens: F; 6' 1"; Freshman

#15 Paige Kindseth: G; 5' 9"; Freshman

#13 Jo Raflo: G; 5' 10"; Freshman

#10 A'Nyah Barker: G; 5' 3"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#00 Maleia Bracone
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: G

#22 Tionna Carter
: 6' 1"; Junior
: F

#32 Jade Compton
: 5' 10"; Fifth Year
: F

#14 Trinity Johnson
: 5' 7"; Senior
: G

#24 Nyah Willis
: 5' 10"; Junior
: G

#34 Bryanna Brady
: 6' 3"; Senior
: C

#3 Jasmine Stevens
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: F

#15 Paige Kindseth
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: G

#13 Jo Raflo
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: G

#10 A'Nyah Barker
: 5' 3"; Freshman
: G