Game Information
Presbyterian Blue Hose (6-3) vs. Morehead State Eagles (5-3)
Date/Time: Dec. 6, 2021, at 7 p.m.
Site: Morehead, Ky. (Johnson Arena)
TV Broadcast: ESPN+
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 19.0 points per game. Harrison averages 4.9 boards and 2.4 assists per game which is second on the team. Junior guard
Trevon Reddish-Rhone is second on the team in scoring, averaging 9.4 points per game while leading the team at 2.6 assists per game. Senior forward
Winston Hill is third on the team in scoring at 9.3 points per game, while leading the team in rebounding, averaging 6.7 boards per game. Senior guard
Brandon Younger is fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 6.6 points per game. Junior forward
Owen McCormack averages 5.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard
Kobe Stewart averages 5.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.
Terrell Ard, Jr. has grabbed 30 rebounds off the bench this season.
BEST START IN THE DIVISION I ERA - Presbyterian is off to a 6-3 start which is the best start to a season in Presbyterian's Division I history.
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.
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS - Presbyterian ranks eleventh in the nation in offensive rebounds per game, averaging 14.7 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 – Last 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.
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. MOREHEAD STATE – This game marks the third meeting between Presbyterian and Morehead State, who has won the previous two meetings. The Eagles defeated the Blue Hose, 77-55, in their last meeting which came at Presbyterian's Templeton Center, November 14, 2019. McCormack scored 11 points in that game.
SCOUTING MOREHEAD STATE – The Eagles enter the game on a three-game winning streak improving their record to 5-3 on the season. Freshman forward Johni Broome leads the team in scoring at 13.9 points and rebounding at 10.0 boards per game. Junior guard Skyelar Potter is second on the team at 13.0 points per game. Graduate guard Tray Hollowell rounds out the double-digit scorers, averaging 10.8 points per game.
Preston Spradlin is in his sixth season at the helm of the Morehead State program. He has guided the Eagles to a 74-80 record.
UP NEXT - Presbyterian concludes their two-game road swing at College of Charleston next Sunday, December 12 at 2 p.m.