Women's Basketball Hosts UNCG on Wednesday Night

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College women's basketball team returns to the hardwood on Wednesday night in Clinton as the Blue Hose meet up with UNCG for a non-conference showdown on ESPN+ slated for 6 p.m…

Matchup: UNCG (3-3) vs Presbyterian (3-3)
Date: Wednesday December 1
Time: 6:00 pm
Site: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Twitter: @bluehosewbb
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Last Time Out
Behind her third 20-point performance of the season, fifth-year senior Jade Compton led the Presbyterian College women's basketball team to a 62-54 victory on Saturday afternoon at Swisher Gymnasium. Compton had 21 points on 9-16 shooting with six rebounds to lead the Blue Hose offensive attack. Nyah Willis added 15 points and a team-high nine rebounds including eight offensive rebounds in the win.

Blue Hose in the Ranks...
As a team, PC is fourth in the league with a 41.9% field goal percentage while limiting opponents to a 39.9% which also sits fourth... Presbyterian is third in the conference averaging 2.67 blocks per contest... Jade Compton ranks fifth in the Big South averaging 14.5 points per game... Compton is also third in the league with a 55.7% shooting percentage... The Blue Hose have a pair in the top ten in rebounds so far this season as Nyah Willis (6.5 rpg) is sixth and Tionna Carter (6.0 rpg) is tied for 10th...

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 Spartans...
UNC Greensboro comes into Wednesday matchup with a 3-3 mark following a pair of defeats over the weekend in the Coastal Carolina Tournament. The Spartans are 2-1 against other Big South teams as they defeated UNC Asheville and Winthrop while dropping a matchup at the hands of Gardner-Webb. UNCG is led offensively by Isys Grady who's averaging 13.3 points and 7.7 rebounds so far this season. Khalis Cain sits with 9.7 points per game to go along with a team-high 10.3 rebounds per contest. Cain also leads the Spartans with 11 blocks so far this year.

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 achieve 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...
The Blue Hose hit the road on Sunday afternoon as PC travels to Clemson for a 2 p.m. tip against the Tigers on ACC Network Extra.

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Players Mentioned

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

#32 Jade Compton: F; 5' 10"; Junior

#11 Kacie Hall: G; 5' 7"; Senior

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

#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

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

#32 Jade Compton
: 5' 10"; Junior
: F

#11 Kacie Hall
: 5' 7"; Senior
: G

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

#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