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Bryanna Brady
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86
Presbyterian Presb 7-9,3-2 Big South
90
Winner Gardner-Webb GW 13-4,5-0 Big South
Presbyterian Presb
7-9,3-2 Big South
86
Final
90
Gardner-Webb GW
13-4,5-0 Big South
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Presbyterian Presb 19 17 23 27 86
Gardner-Webb GW 21 20 25 24 90

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | PC Athletic Communications

Late Rally Comes Up Short in High-Scoring Conference Defeat at Gardner-Webb

Brady Led the Offense with Career-High 29 Points

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Fifth-year senior Bryanna Brady tallied a career-high 29 points to lead the Presbyterian College women's basketball team, but Gardner-Webb withstood a late Blue Hose rally to earn the 90-86 win on Wednesday night at Paul Porter Arena. The Blue Hose battled from down 11, 88-77 with 1:19 but came up short on Wednesday night in Boiling Springs. 

FINAL SCORE: Gardner-Webb 90, Presbyterian 86
LOCATION: Paul Porter Arena (Boiling Springs, N.C.) 
RECORDS: Presbyterian (7-9, 3-2) | Gardner-Webb (13-4, 5-0) 
  
Coach Sharp's Thoughts
"As a staff, we are proud of our no quit mentality and fight to get back in the game. Offensively when we take care of the ball, we have everything we need to be a really good team. Defensively we need to clean up our rebounding and defending the dribble. This group has come a long way this season; we need to continue to stick with it."

Scoring the Game
- The Blue Hose got out the fast start on Wednesday with threes from Mara Neira and Christina Kline to get the 6-0 lead just 90 seconds into the contest. Gardner-Webb had a quick answer with a 7-2 burst to make it 8-7 Blue Hose with five minutes to play in the opening quarter. The Runnin' Bulldogs pushed the lead to 14-8 with a 7-0 run over the next two-plus minutes. PC used a 6-2 run to cut the deficit to 16-14 in the final 80 seconds of the quarter. PC had answers for a pair of Gardner-Webb quick baskets before the Runnin' Bulldogs led 21-19 after one. 
- The Blue Hose began the second quarter with a quick 7-2 run to jump in front 26-23 with 8:18 to play in the half. The hosts quickly cut it to one, 26-25, before an 8-4 run pushed the guests to a 34-29 lead with 4:18 to play in the second quarter. The guests closed the half on a 12-2 run to take a 41-36 lead to the break on Wednesday night. 
- The two teams traded early baskets in the third quarter before an 8-0 burst pushed the Runnin' Bulldogs to a 53-40 lead with 7:08 to play in the quarter. Tilda Sjökvist stopped the Runnin' Bulldog run with her three before Gardner-Webb scored seven of the following 11 points to push it to 60-47 with 4:09 to play in the third. The Blue Hose battled back with the quarters next six points to cut it to a 60-53 deficit with 2:35 to play in the frame. The two teams traded four-point bursts before late baskets from each team made it 66-59 after three. 
- Gardner-Webb began the fourth quarter on a 9-2 run to extend it to a 75-61 Runnin' Bulldogs lead with 6:37 to play in the contest. Aubrie Kierscht picked up a three before an 8-2 hosts run gave the Runnin' Bulldogs an 81-64 lead with 4:06 to play. PC cut the deficit to 10, 84-74, with 1:53 to play on the heels of a 10-3 run. The Runnin' Bulldogs quickly pushed it back to 11, 88-77, before the Blue Hose battled in the final minute. PC scored the following seven points to make it 88-84, but a pair of points each way in the last minute gave the hosts the 90-86 victory on Wednesday night. 
  
Players of the Game
- Brady led the Blue Hose with 29 points on 14-of-18 field goals and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. Kierscht added 16 points making four triples in the defeat. Brady and Kline each led the way with four assists on Wednesday night. Jhessyka Williams led Gardner-Webb with 28 points making 10-of-19 field goals, while Alasia Smith added 20 points. Lauren Bevis made three from beyond the arc and scored 15 points as Layken Cox rounded out the double-figure scoring for the hosts with 14. Williams also led Gardner-Webb with 13 rebounds and 11 assists. Smith tallied eight steals for the Runnin' Bulldogs. 
  
Stats of the Game
- PC shot 59.7% (37-of-62) from the field as the Runnin' Bulldogs shot 45.8% (33-of-72) from the floor. The Blue Hose connected on 10 threes compared to seven from the hosts. Gardner-Webb went 17-of-24 from the foul line as PC went 2-of-4 at the charity stripe. The Runnin' Bulldogs outrebounded the Blue Hose 36-34, with the hosts tallying 23 offensive boards. GWU had 19 assists compared to 18 from PC. The Blue Hose bench outscored the Runnin' Bulldogs 35-7 and outscored the hosts 48-40 in the paint. The hosts had a slim 20-19 edge in second-chance points. 
  
Notables
- Brady tallied a career-high on Wednesday with 29 points as she also converted on 14-of-18 field goals, which were both career-highs for the fifth-year senior.
- She's scored 15+ points in four of five Big South games, including her career-high 29 on Wednesday. Brady's also recorded three games with 22+ points this season.
- The Goodyear, Arizona native also dished out a career-high four helpers.
- Kierscht added 16 points off the bench for her fifth game, with 13+ points in her last six. In the stretch, she's connected on 23 threes.
- As a team, the Blue Hose have connected on 10+ threes in three of the last four after burying 10 from beyond the arc. 
- PC made 37 field goals in the contest marking the third time this season that the Blue Hose have connected on at least 30 field goals. 
  
Up Next
- The Blue Hose return to Clinton on Saturday afternoon for a 2 p.m. tip against High Point, with the game being shown on ESPN+. 
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