Women's Basketball Opens Home Slate on Saturday

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College women's basketball team begins its home schedule on Saturday as the Blue Hose welcome in St. Thomas to the Templeton Center. The matchup with the Tommies is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN+.

Matchup: St Thomas (1-2) vs. Presbyterian (0-3)
Date: Saturday, November 20
Time: 1:00 pm
Site: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
Twitter: @bluehosewbb
Video: Coach Sharp Preview
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Game Notes

Notes
Last Time Out
Audrey Meyers made a jumper with two seconds left to propel Western Carolina past the Presbyterian College women's basketball team on Tuesday afternoon by the score of 52-51 at the Ramsey Center. Presbyterian was led by fifth-year senior Jade Compton who totaled 22 points on 7-11 shooting.

Blue Hose in the Ranks...
Tionna Carter is currently pacing the league in the early going with 14 defensive rebounds. Carter is also tied for seventh with 6.3 boards per contest. Jade Compton currently sits in a tie for third in offensive rebounds/game averaging 3.0 on the young season.

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 Tommies...
St Thomas comes into Saturday with a 1-2 mark after earning a 65-50 victory on Thursday night over S.C. State in Orangeburg. Erin Norling led the way for the Tommies on Thursday with 19 points in the win.

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 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 closes out the Pre-Thanksgiving portion of the slate on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. welcoming in ETSU to the Templeton Center 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