Blue Hose Open Conference Slate at Campbell on Thursday

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College women's basketball team begins Big South play on Thursday with a trip to Buies Creek on Thursday to battle Campbell in both team's league opener with tip set for 5 p.m. on ESPN+.

Matchup: Presbyterian (4-7, 0-0) at Campbell (5-6, 0-0)
Date: Thursday, December 29
Time: 5 pm
Site: Pope Convocation Center (Buies Creek, N.C.)
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats
Twitter: @bluehosewbb

Notes

Opening Tip
- The Blue Hose return from the holiday break on Thursday night to open league play with a trip to Buies Creek to battle Campbell in both teams league openers. PC returns to the court for the first time since a historic 132-30 non-conference victory over Bluefield.

Scouting the Camels
- Campbell begins league play with a 5-6 mark after dropping its last two games of non-conference against Cleveland State (80-55) and Jacksonville State (59-47) before the holidays. Shy Tuelle leads Campbell thus far with 13.0 points/game as she's connected on 26-of-46 threes thus far. Gianni Boone scored 9.9 ppg, and Christabel Ezumah scored 8.1 points per game and a team-high 8.4 rebounds/per game. Ezumah leads Campbell with 28 blocks.

Big South Openers
- Thursday marks the Blue Hose 15th league opener during their tenure in the Big South. PC is looking for its sixth win in Big South openers as the Blue Hose won their league opener in the 2020-21 season against Gardner-Webb. Campbell defeated PC 51-56 to open the 2019 Big South season in the only previous meeting to begin a league season.

Brady & Sjökvist Sweep Big South Weekly Honors
- Following a record-breaking close to non-conference play, the Presbyterian College women's basketball team received a pair of Big South weekly awards from the conference on Tuesday afternoon. Fifth-year senior Bryanna Brady earned Player of the Week honors, while Freshman Tilda Sjökvist earned her third weekly honor from the league in the past four weeks. The Blue Hose set a program DI record and a Big South record on Tuesday with 132 points scored, led by Brady with a career-high 25 points in the victory over Bluefield. The Goodyear, Ariz. native also tallied a career-high 11 field goals and connected on her first collegiate three in the contest. Brady filled the stat sheet in the victory with seven rebounds and two assists. She tallied 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting with four rebounds in just 12 minutes in the opening half of the matchup with the Rams last week. Sjökvist recorded her first career double-double in the victory over Bluefield with 21 points and 10 assists while connecting on 9-of-13 field goals as she made three triples in the contest. The Huskvarna, Sweden native set career highs with points, field goals, and assists while matching a career-high in threes.

Blue Hose in the Ranks
- Bryanna Brady enters league play fifth in the conference with 12.4 points/game, as Mara Neira is eighth at 11.4 ppg... Brady is eighth in the league in rebounding, with 6.1 rebounds/per game... Brady also paces the league with a 54.8% field goal percentage... Neira ranks third in league with 19 threes, Aubrie Kierscht is sixth with 16 threes, and Sjökvist is tied for seventh with 15 threes... Sjökvist ranks second in the Big South with 42 assists...

Head-to-Head vs. Campbell
- Campbell holds a 14-8 record against the Blue Hose in the DI era, with the hosts of Thursday's contest taking both matchups last year, including a 59-56 overtime win against the Blue Hose in the 2022 Big South Championship. The league opener will be the first time PC has traveled to Campbell since February 29, 2020, as the last four meetings have been in Clinton or neutral site matchups.

Blue Hose Set Big South Record for Points in Non-Conference Finale
The Presbyterian College women's basketball team broke the school record for the highest margin of victory on Tuesday afternoon, winning by the score of 132-30, the most points scored by any DI school throughout the 2022-23 season. Fifth-year senior Bryanna Brady led the way for PC, scoring 25 points on 11-of-13 shooting and seven rebounds in the victory. The Blue Hose's 132 points scored set a new Big South record for points in a game, breaking a 19-year-old held by Winthrop in November of 2003. The points mark also is a single-game in NCAA DI women's basketball this season. 38 assists in a game also set a new conference record, a mark held by the Eagles in the same November 2003 game. The Blue Hose's 38 helpers is a new high for a team in a DI women's basketball game throughout the 2022-23 season. PC's 55 field goals made is one off the league record for field goals made in a game, but it set a Blue Hose DI program record on Tuesday.

Second Quarter Dominance
- PC has controlled the scoreboard in the second quarter throughout the non-conference slate as the Blue Hose has outscored their opponents 190-138 in the quarter. PC has been led by Mara Neira and Bryanna Brady, who each have tallied 34 points in the second. Tilda Sjökvist has posted 29 in the quarter. Christina Kline has tallied 19 points as Aubrie Kierscht has 15 scored, and Sonia Sato has added 14 after scoring seven of those in the non-conference finale against Bluefield. On the defensive end, PC held Furman to three points and Western Carolina to five points in the second quarter of its respective games with those two SoCon foes. PC also was stiff on the defensive end against Bluefield, limiting them to 2-of-17 shooting and seven points.

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 December 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 December 29.

New Faces Enter the Equation
- The Blue Hose enters the 2022-23 season with many 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