Women's Basketball Set for Noon Tip on Tuesday at WCU

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College women's basketball team closes out its three-game road swing on Tuesday afternoon with a trip to Western Carolina. The tip is slated for 12 p.m. from Cullowhee on ESPN+.

Matchup: Presbyterian (0-2) at Western Carolina (1-1)
Date: Tuesday, November 16
Time: 12:00 pm
Site: Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center (Cullowhee, N.C.)
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats
Twitter: @bluehosewbb

Game Notes

Notes
Last Time Out
Sophomore guard Maleia Bracone along with senior center Bryanna Brady led the Presbyterian College women's basketball team with 10 points apiece however it was not enough as Furman defeated PC 68-39, on Friday night at Timmons Arena.

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.

Scouting the Catamounts...
Western Carolina enters play on Tuesday with a 1-1 record after suffering a 74-72 overtime defeat at the hands of UNC Asheville on Friday night. This is the second of three straight Big South foes for Western Carolina as they face CSU on Saturday in Cullowhee. Vanessa Oduah is one of three players averaging 14+ points per game as she leads the Catamounts with 15.0 ppg. Nadia Marshall is averaging 14.5 points and 9.5 rebounds thru two contests. Zanoria Cruz rounds out the trio for WCU with 14 ppg.

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 thefold 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 87 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 20 assists to climb to second in the Blue Hose DI record book. She will enter the season third in steals with 146 as Cortney Storey holds the top spot in the DI record book at 227.

Up Next...
PC returns to Clinton for the first time on Saturday at 1 p.m. as the Blue Hose welcome in St. Thomas 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