Blue Hose Welcome Furman to Clinton for Friday Night Tilt

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College women's basketball team returns to the hardwood on Friday night for a 6:30 p.m. tip against Furman on ESPN+. The matchup will be the second of a season opening three-game homestand for the Blue Hose to kick off the 2022-23 season.

Matchup: Furman (1-0) vs Presbyterian (1-0)
Date: Friday, November 11
Time: 6:30 pm
Site: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
Twitter: @bluehosewbb

Notes

Opening Tip
- The Blue Hose continue their season opening three-game homestand on Friday with a visit from nearby foe Furman to the Templeton Center. Both teams enter Friday's tilt coming off of wins in the respective teams' debut contests with PC downing Carolina University and Furman defeating Erskine. Friday marks the first time that PC and Furman will battle in Clinton as the last two meeting in 2019 and last season occurred in Greenville. Furman has defeated PC in each of the last two meetings with the most recent coming last November with a 68-39 win in Greenville for the Paladins.

Red Hot Season Debut
- Sophomore guard Mara Neira made her Blue Hose debut count on Monday as she tallied a game-high 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting including 5-of-7 from beyond the arc. The Galicia, Spain native got fire down the stretch in the third quarter connecting on three straight shots from beyond the arc over the final 96 seconds of the third quarter that propelled her to a game-high 23 points. Neira was one of four players in the Big South to total 20+ points in their 2022-23 season debuts joining Shy Tuelle (Campbell), Catherine Alben (CSU) and Rachel LaLonde (Radford).

On Tap
- PC is scheduled to play 29 contests under the directon of fifth year head coach Alaura Sharp during the 2022-23 season including 18 league games which begin on December 29th at Campbell. The Blue Hose are slated to make trips to St. Thomas, Minnesota, Morehead State, UNCG, Florida and Florida State in non-conference play while welcoming Carolina University, Furman, WCU, Jacksonville and Bluefield to Clinton. Presbyterian will play nine home-homes with the league in 2022 beginning with Campbell on Dec. 29.

Scouting the Paladins
- Furman began the 2022-23 season on Wednesday night with an 84-27 victory over Erskine. Sydney Ryan led the Paladins with 25 points as she connected on 6-of-8 three pointers in the victory. Ella Riggs added 16 points while Evie DePetro added 14. Kate Johnson tallied a double-double on Wednesday with 11 points and 11 rebounds. The Paladins connected on 14 threes in the victory led by Ryan with six, DePetro with four and Riggs with three. Furman pulled down 27 offensive rebounds and dished out 21 assists.

New Faces Enter the Equation
- The Blue Hose enter the 2022-23 season with a lot of fresh faces in 2022 as 11 new players join the squad. The Blue Hose freshman class includes guards Aubrie Kierscht (Salina, Kan.) , Ashley Carrillo (Liberal, Kan.) , Tilda Sjokvist (Huskvarna, Sweden) , Natalie Herrin (Patterson, Ga.) and forward Dennaye Hinds (Bridgeport, Conn.). In addition to the five freshman, PC also added a host of upperclassmen in 2022 to round out the roster. Coach Sharp welcomes Christina Kline (La Salle), Mara Neira (Eastern Wyoming), Sonia Sato (McCook CC), Dagne Apsite (UTEP), Nuria Cunill (Eastern Washington) and Laila Grant (Vincennes).

Sharp Welcomes Lofton & McKee to Staff
- Presbyterian College and head women's basketball coach Alaura Sharp have announced the addition of a pair of members to the staff. Tatyana Lofton joins the women's basketball program as an assistant coach, while LaRomeo McKee joins the Blue Hose as the program's director of basketball operations. Lofton joins the Blue Hose staff after serving as a graduate assistant manager at the University of Alabama. She helped the Crimson Tide's director of basketball operations oversee the team's daily activities. McKee joins the Blue Hose women's basketball staff after serving as a graduate assistant for the University of Mobile women's basketball team. McKee contributed to the player's development.

Sharp Adds Taylor & Johnson to Staff
- Presbyterian College and head women's basketball coach Alaura Sharp announced the additions of a pair of coaches to her staff which finalizes the coaching staff for the upcoming season. Sharp has added Brooklyn Taylor and Bubby Johnson to the staff on Wednesday. Taylor joins the Blue Hose after spending last year on the staff at her alma mater of St. Francis University. She spent last season primarily working with the post players which included Jada Dapaa who led the Northeast Conference in rebounding and was #4 rebounder in the nation as she averaged 12.3 RPG. Johnson joins the Blue Hose staff after spending the past two seasons as assistant coach at the University of Charleston. During his time at Charleston the program earned a pair of conference championships, a regular season title along with an NCAA Atlantic Regional championship

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Players Mentioned

#35 Dennaye Hinds: F; 6' 1"; Freshman

#3 Ashley Carrillo: G; 5' 7"; Freshman

#12 Natalie Herrin: G; 5' 8"; Freshman

#24 Laila Grant: G; 5' 7"; Junior

#10 Mara Neira: G; 5' 7"; Sophomore

#00 Aubrie Kierscht: G; 5' 6"; Freshman

#20 Dagne Apsite: F; 6' 2"; Junior

#11 Sonia Sato: G; 6' 0"; Junior

#5 Christina Kline: G; 5' 10"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#35 Dennaye Hinds
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: F

#3 Ashley Carrillo
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: G

#12 Natalie Herrin
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: G

#24 Laila Grant
: 5' 7"; Junior
: G

#10 Mara Neira
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: G

#00 Aubrie Kierscht
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: G

#20 Dagne Apsite
: 6' 2"; Junior
: F

#11 Sonia Sato
: 6' 0"; Junior
: G

#5 Christina Kline
: 5' 10"; Junior
: G