Blue Hose Set for Saturday Tilt with Radford

CLINTON, S.C. – Coming off of Wednesday's 68-58 victory over Charleston Southern, the Presbyterian College women's basketball team looks to make it back-to-back wins on Saturday at 2 p.m. as the Blue Hose host Radford from the Templeton Center.

Matchup: Radford (4-9, 0-2 Big South) vs Presbyterian (6-7, 1-2 Big South)
Date: Saturday January 15
Time: 2 pm
Site: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
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Last Time Out...
Behind four players in double figures, the Presbyterian College women's basketball team picked up their first Big South win, 68-58, on Wednesday night over Charleston Southern inside the Templeton Center. The Blue Hose were led by sophomore guard Maleia Bracone with 14 points, while freshman Paige Kindseth, junior Tionna Carter, and fifth-year senior Jade Compton added 12 points apiece.

Last Five Games...
Jade Compton has paced the Blue Hose over their last five games averaging 17.5 points per game to go along with a team-high 10.8 rebounds per contest... Maleia Bracone has averaged 11 ppg, while Tionna Carter has added 10.4 and Nyah Willis has 10.2 ppg... Willis has added six rebounds and 4.6 assists per game to her stat line as well... Bracone has connected on 10 threes over the last five contests... Freshman Paige Kindseth has averaged six rebounds to go along with six points over the Blue Hose last five contests.

Blue Hose in the Ranks...
Compton sits fifth in the league averaging 15.7 ppg, while ranking in a tie for seventh in rebounds at 7.3 rebounds a game... In league play, Compton is second in the league in rebounding at 12.3 per game. She is one of four players in league games averaging 10+ rebounds per contest... Compton along with Bracone sit in a tie for eighth in the league with 21 made three pointers apiece... As a team, the Blue Hose rank fourth in field goal percentage at 40.1 among league teams... PC is third in the conference in free-throw percentage at 71.4%...

Double-Doubles in 2021-22...
Jade Compton's added her second double-double of the year on Wednesday night with 12 points and 10 rebounds in a 68-58 victory over Charleston Southern. Compton's first double-double of the season came in the Big South opener against Longwood with 32 points and 15 rebounds. Nyah Willis had a pair of double-doubles in non-conference play against St. Thomas (15 pts, 11 rebs) and Vanderbilt (16 pts, 12 rebs)...

Field Goal Shooting...
PC ranks fourth in the Big South in shooting percentage at 40.1%. It is highlighted by three games of 50% or higher including a season-high 54.8% against ETSU during PC's four-game win streak earlier this season. Presbyterian has shot 41.5% or higher in seven of the 13 games during the 2021-22 season.

Field Goal Defense...
PC also ranks third in shooting defense among Big South teams allowing just 39.7% of opponents field goals thru 12 games. The Blue Hose have held opponents under 38.2% in seven of the last 11 games highlighted by 28.3% from the field by Clemson.

Compton Leading the Way...
Jade Compton tied the DI single-game program record in the league opener against Longwood with 32 points in 40 minutes. She also tied her own personal record with 15 rebounds in the contest. She's had 15+ points in each of her last five contests highlighted by 21 against Jacksonville and the aformentioned 32 on Saturday against the Lancers.

Scouting the Highlanders...
Radford enters Saturday with a 4-9 record after dropping a 77-74 decision last time out to Gardner-Webb in Big South play. The Highlanders are led offensively by Bridget Birkhead who is averaging 10.2 points per game to pace Radford. Rachel Lalonde has a team-high 5.8 rebounds per game along with 7.3 ppg. Destinee Marshall has connected 51.9% of her threes which has propelled the Highlanders to a conference-high 35.8% three-point shooting percentage as a team.

Up Next...
The Blue Hose hit the road on Tuesday night for a 7 p.m. tip in Boiling Springs against Gardner-Webb. It's the first of two on the road next week as PC wraps up the week next Saturday against UNC Asheville at 2 p.m…

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Players Mentioned

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

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

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

#24 Nyah Willis: G; 5' 10"; Junior

#15 Paige Kindseth: G; 5' 9"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

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

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

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

#24 Nyah Willis
: 5' 10"; Junior
: G

#15 Paige Kindseth
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: G