Women's Basketball Set for Home-and-Home with Aggies

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College women's basketball team is set for a home-and-home beginning on Thursday at N.C. A&T with tip set for 6 p.m… The Blue Hose and Aggies will then travel to Clinton for a 2 p.m. start on Saturday for senior day as PC will honor its four seniors on Saturday afternoon. Both games will be streamed on ESPN+.

Matchup: Presbyterian (9-12, 4-7 Big South) vs. N.C. A&T (10-12, 7-5 Big South)
Date: Thursday, February 10
Time: 6 pm
Site: Corbett Sports Center (Greensboro, N.C.)
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats
Twitter: @bluehosewbb

Date: Saturday, February 12
Time: 2 pm
Site: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
Twitter: @bluehosewbb
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Last Time Out...
The Presbyterian College women's basketball team rallied down the stretch with a 17-7 run over the final six minutes, but the comeback bid fell short as the Blue Hose fell to Hampton 56-53 on Tuesday night at the Templeton Center. Sophomore Maleia Bracone led the offense with a career-high 19 points in the setback.

Sharp Inks Three-Year Extension
Presbyterian College women's basketball coach Alaura Sharp has signed a three-year contract extension, as announced Tuesday by Athletics Director Rob Acunto. Sharp is in her fourth season at the helm of the Blue Hose women's basketball as PC is 8-10 and 3-5 in the Big South during the current 2021-22 campaign.

Last Five Games...
Jade Compton is leading the Blue Hose in the last five games with 16.4 points/game and 8.8 rebounds per contest... Maleia Bracone has 10.2 ppg over the last five which includes a career-high 19 last time out against Hampton. Bracone has made a team-high nine threes in that stretch... Bracone has a team-high 16 assists as Nyah Willis has chipped in with 12 helpers...

Blue Hose in the Ranks...
Compton sits fourth in the league in rebounds with 7.8 per game... She is also tied for fifth in scoring with 16.2 points/game... Nyah Willis ranks sixth in the league in free-throw percentage at 73.9% while Tionna Carter is just behind at 73.0% as she checks in at number seven in the ranks... Maleia Bracone sits eighth in the league with 37 made three-pointers...

Blue Hose in the Ranks in League Play...
Compton is fifth in the league in scoring during Big South games with 17.0 ppg...She is also third in rebounds with 9.5 rpg over the Blue Hose 11 league contests... The fifth-year senior ranks fifth in free-throw percentage at 81.6% over the league play...

Double-Doubles in 2021-22...
Jade Compton recorded her fourth double-double of the season on Saturday and her second straight with 26 points and 15 rebounds against Charleston Southern. She had 18 points and 11 rebounds against Winthrop last week as well. She had a pair of double-doubles in the beginning of league play already this season against Charleston Southern (12 pts, 10 rebs) and Longwood (32 pts, 15 rebs). 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)...Maleia Bracone picked up her second career double-double against Campbell with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Field Goal Defense...
PC also ranks second in shooting defense among Big South teams allowing just 39% of opponents field goals thru 21 games. The Blue Hose have held opponents below 40% in 11 of 21 games this season including four of the Blue Hose last seven games.

Scouting the Aggies...
N.C. A&T comes into Thursday's matchup with a 10-12 record following a 56-48 defeat on Tuesday against Campbell. Chanin Scott leads the Aggies with 14.5 ppg and 7.5 rebounds/game which is also a team-high. Jazmin Harris is second on the team with 12.4 ppg while Shareka McNeill rounds out the double-figure scorers with 11.7 points/game. McNeil is fourth in the league with 2.1 made threes per game this season. Scott is third in the league in field-goal percentage at 52.3%. Scott is fifth in the league in rebounds at 7.5 per game.

Up Next...
Following Saturday's home game with the Aggies, the Blue Hose get set for a back-to-back with USC Upstate beginning on Tuesday in Spartanburg at 6 p.m. before hosting Upstate on Wednesday at 6.

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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

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