Game Information
Presbyterian Blue Hose (6-4) at College of Charleston Cougars (6-3)
Date/Time: Sunday, Dec. 12 at 2 p.m.
Site: Charleston, S.C. (TD Arena)
TV Broadcast: Flohoops
Radio: Fox Sports Spartanburg (98.3 FM, 1400 AM) 97.1 WPCX (Ryan Clary - PxP)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com
Twitter: @BlueHoseHoops


STATS LEADERS – Sophomore guard Rayshon Harrison leads Presbyterian and ranks second in the Big South Conference in scoring, averaging 18.4 points per game. Harrison averages 4.6 boards and a team-leading 2.8 assists per game. Senior forward Winston Hill is second on the team in scoring at 9.8 points per game, while leading the team in rebounding, averaging 6.7 boards per game. Junior guard Trevon Reddish-Rhone is third on the team in scoring averaging 9.7 points per game while second on the team averaging 2.4 assists per game. Senior guard Brandon Younger is fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 6.8 points per game. Sophomore guard Kobe Stewart averages 5.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.  Junior forward Owen McCormack averages 5.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
 
BEST START IN THE DIVISION I ERA - Presbyterian is off to a 6-4 start which is the best start to a season in Presbyterian's Division I history.
 
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS - Presbyterian ranks tenth in the nation in offensive rebounds per game, averaging 14.6 offensive boards per game. The Blue Hose have grabbed at least 17 offensive rebounds in a game five times this season. Presbyterian collected a season-high 20 offensive rebounds in their first meeting with VMI, November 12.
 
BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Harrison was named Big South Conference Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 29) after his performance in the University of New Orleans Classic (Nov. 24-26). Last season, Harrison earned Big South Freshman of the Week honors a league-best seven times. For the week, Harrison averaged 22.7 points and 4.0 rebounds in helping the Presbyterian Blue Hose record wins over VMI, New Orleans, and Central Arkansas in the University of New Orleans Classic.
 
REGULAR-SEASON TOURNAMENTS - Presbyterian defeated VMI, New Orleans, and Central Arkansas to go 3-0 in the University of New Orleans Classic (Nov. 24-26). This was the first time in the Division I era that Presbyterian won three games during a regular-season tournament. The New Orleans Classic marked the 10th regular-season tournament that the Blue Hose have played in since moving to Division I in 2007-08.  
 
OVERTIME – In Presbyterian's first two home games, both games went to overtime (VMI - W, 73-72 (ot), The Citadel (W, 74-70 (2ot)) which marked the first time that Presbyterian has played in consecutive overtime games in the Division I era. Presbyterian's first year in Division I was the 2007-08 season. Presbyterian's win over The Citadel, 74-70, marked the program's first double-overtime game in the program's Division I history.
 
AT HOME AT TEMPLETON - Presbyterian defeated VMI, 73-72, in overtime in their home opener on Friday, November 12. With the 74-70 double-overtime win over The Citadel and the 90-61 win over Bob Jones (Dec. 3), the Blue Hose have won their first three home games of the season for the first time since the 2017-18 season. The Blue Hose won their first six home games in the 2017-18 season. Presbyterian plays 11 more home games in the Templeton Center.
 
SERIES VS. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON – Sunday's game marks the 94^th meeting between Presbyterian and the College of Charleston. Presbyterian leads the all-time series, 55-38. However, the College of Charleston has won the two meetings between the teams as members of Division I. College of Charleston defeated Presbyterian, 85-73, at home in their last meeting, November 6, 2018. Presbyterian coach Quinton Ferrell was an assistant coach at the College of Charleston from 2014-19.
 
SCOUTING COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON – The Cougars enter the game with a 6-3 record with wins over South Carolina State, Lipscomb, Loyola Maryland, Chattanooga, and Tulane twice. Freshman guard Reyne Smith leads the Cougars averaging 15.6 points per game. Graduate forward John Meeks averages 14.1 points per game. Junior guard Brenden Tucker rounds out the Cougars' double-digit scorers, averaging 10.6 points per game. College of Charleston averages 82.6 points per game while allowing their opponents to average 79.9 points per game.
 
College of Charleston coach Pat Kelsey is in his first season at College of Charleston after spending the last nine years as Winthrop's head coach.

UP NEXT - Presbyterian begins a two-game homestand against Carver College this Wednesday, December 15 at 7 p.m. in the Templeton Center.