Women's Basketball 12/14/2022 10:00:00 AM PC Athletic Communications

Women's Basketball Travels to FSU for Final Road Non-Conference Tilt

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College women's basketball team hits the road for the final time in non-conference play on Thursday with a trip to Florida State to battle the Seminoles in Tallahassee at 6 p.m… The matchup with FSU will be shown on ACC Network on Thursday night.

Matchup: Presbyterian (3-6) at RV/RV Florida State (10-1)
Date: Thursday, December 15
Time: 6 pm
Site: Donald L. Tucker Center (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Live Video: ACC Network
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Twitter: @bluehosewbb

Notes

Opening Tip
- The Blue Hose hit the road for the final time in non-conference play on Thursday night with their second straight trip to Florida to battle Florida State, this time in Tallahassee. PC faced the Florida Gators on Dec. 6 and looks to get back in the win column after suffering back-to-back defeats at the hands of Jacksonville and Florida.

Scouting the Seminoles
- Florida State enters Thursday's contest with a 10-1 record winning each of its last five games, including most recently, a 108-51 victory over Texas Southern. Ta'Niya Latson leads the Seminoles thus far, averaging 25.5 ppg on 52.3% shooting and 44.4% from beyond the arc. Latson has scored at least 19 points in all 11 games thus far in the 2022-23 season, highlighted by three 30+ point performances. Taylor O'Brien averages 16.3 ppg in her three games this season, while Makayla Timpson is averaging 13.4 points/game and a team-high 9.6 rebounds per game. Timpson leads the Seminoles in blocks with 25.

Sjökvist Goes Back-to-Back Freshman Honors
- Freshman Tilda Sjökvist earned her second straight Big South Freshman of the Week honors on Monday following her performance against Florida. She tallied eight points and four assists against the Gators. She earned her first honor on the heels of 12.5 points per game and 4.5 assists per game against JU and UNCG the week prior. Sjökvist is the first Blue Hose to receive back-to-back Freshman of the Week honors from the Big South since Taylor Petty as Petty went back-to-back on Jan.4 & 11, 2016. She becomes the fourth Blue Hose to accomplish this feat in the program's DI history.

Blue Hose in the Ranks
- Mara Neira enters Thursday's game ranked sixth in the league in points with 12.4 per game, while Bryanna Brady is eighth at 11.9 ppg... Brady is 10th in rebounding with 6.1 rebounds/game... Among Big South qualified players, Neira is tied for second in field goal percentage at 39.1%... Neira also sits fourth in the league with 16 threes... Tilda Sjökvist ranks fourth in the conference with 31 assists... Sjökvist is also fifth in assist/turnover ratio in the conference... Brady is third in the league with 12 blocks... As a team, PC is tied for third in the league averaging 39.1 rebounds/game... The team is also third in assists with 120 over the nine games this season...

PC Wraps Up the Sunshine State Tour
- The Florida tour wraps up for the Blue & Garnet on Thursday when the Blue Hose battle FSU. PC has battled Jacksonville (Dec. 3) and Florida (Dec. 6).

Head-to-Head vs. the Seminoles
- Thursday marks the first DI meeting for the Blue Hose against Florida State. It is PC's first matchup with a team out of the ACC since last December when the Blue Hose battled Clemson to a tight 48-42 defeat on the road.

Second Quarter Dominance
- PC has controlled the scoreboard in the second quarter throughout the opening eight games of the season as the Blue Hose has outscored their opponents 142-111 in the quarter. PC has been led by Mara Neira, who tallied 32 points in the second, highlighted by 12 at Minnesota. Bryanna Brady has added 30 in the quarter, while Tilda Sjökvist has posted 22 in the quarter. Christina Kline has tallied 12 after five points the second on Wednesday at UNCG. On the defensive end, PC held Furman to just three points and Western Carolina to five points in the second quarter of its respective games with those two SoCon foes.

On Tap
- PC is scheduled to play 29 contests under the direction of fifth-year head coach Alaura Sharp during the 2022-23 season, including 18 league games which begin on Dec. 29 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-and-homes with the league in 2022, beginning with Campbell on Dec. 29.

New Faces Enter the Equation
- The Blue Hose enter the 2022-23 season with a lot of fresh faces 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 freshmen, PC 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).

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Players Mentioned

#34 Bryanna Brady: C; 6' 3"; Fifth Year

#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

#34 Bryanna Brady
: 6' 3"; Fifth Year
: C

#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