Box Score CHARLOTTE, N.C.  – Jade Compton and Paige Kindseth combined for 45 points as the Presbyterian Blue Hose defeated the Winthrop Eagles, 65-60, in the first round of the Big South Conference Tournament at Bojangles Coliseum.

FINAL SCORE:  Presbyterian 65, Winthrop 60
LOCATION: Bojangles Coliseum (Charlotte, N.C.)  
RECORDS: Presbyterian (12-17) | Winthrop 7-23)  

Quotable
"This was a gritty come from behind win by our team," Presbyterian coach Alaura Sharp said. "Winthrop does a good job playing physical which took us out of our game at the start so a lot of credit to them. We settled in after the beginning minutes of the game. We did a good job of getting to the free-throw line in the second half. We did a better job being aggressive off the dribble in the second half. Jade Compton had a great game. She played like a senior who refused to lose. Paige Kindseth had a really great game for us. I am proud of our team and our effort."


Scoring the Game

• After Winthrop scored the game's first two points, the Blue Hose scored seven of the next eight points taking a 7-3 lead when Bryanna Brady scored inside with 4:13 on the clock.
• Presbyterian pushed their lead to six points on a couple of occasions, with two minutes left in the first quarter, Presbyterian led 13-7. However, Winthrop finished the quarter scoring seven of the final 10 points cutting Presbyterian's lead to 16-14 at the end of the quarter.
• Winthrop scored seven of the second quarter's first 11 points taking a 21-20 lead with 5:50 left in the quarter.
• The Eagles pushed their lead to 28-22 with three minutes on the clock. Compton scored five straight points cutting Winthrop's lead to 28-27 with 45 seconds left in the quarter. Winthrop made two free throws with 20 seconds on the clock to take a 30-27 halftime lead.
• Early in the third quarter, Winthrop took a 34-27 lead. Behind the scoring of A'Nyah Barker, Kindseth and Brady, the Blue Hose cut Winthrop's lead to 34-32 with just under six minutes left in the quarter.
• The Eagles pushed their lead to six points with 2:45 on the clock. The Blue Hose finished the quarter on an 11-2 run taking a 45-42 lead into the fourth quarter. Kindseth scored the last six points of the quarter.
• At the 5:42 mark of the fourth quarter, Kindseth knocked down two free throws giving the Blue Hose their largest lead of the game, 54-44.
• With 1:29 on the clock, Winthrop cut Presbyterian's lead to 61-57. Timely free throw shooting down the stretch by Tionna Carter and Compton closed out the Blue Hose victory.  

Players of the Game

• Compton scored a game-high 24 points for her eighth 20-points scoring game of the season. She also grabbed seven rebounds.
• Kindseth scored a season-high 21 points while shooting 7-for-9 from the field.
• Carter added 10 points and six rebounds to the Blue Hose's efforts.

Stats of the Game

• After only shooting two free throws in the first half, the Blue Hose shot 21 free throws in the second half including 17 in the fourth quarter.
• Presbyterian's defense forced 18 Winthrop turnovers.
• The Blue Hose grabbed 11 offensive rebounds leading to 16 second-chance points.

Up Next
The Blue Hose advanced to the Big South Tournament quarterfinals to play top seed Campbell on Thursday, March 3 at Noon.