Game Information
Presbyterian Blue Hose (5-10, Big South: 1-1) at Winthrop Eagles (6-9, Big South: 1-1)
Date: Wednesday, January 4 at 7 p.m.
Site: Rock Hill, S.C. (Winthrop Coliseum)
Watch: ESPN+
Radio: WSPG (98.3, 1400 AM Fox Sports Spartanburg) Ryan Clary (PxP)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com
Twitter: @BlueHoseHoops

PRESBYTERIAN
Record: 5-10
Big South Record: 1-1
Last Game: December 31, 2022 – at Radford – L, 69-51
Head Coach: Quinton Ferrell
Career Record: 34-67 (4^th Season)
PC Record: Same
 
WINTHROP
Record: 6-9
Big South Record: 1-1
Last Game: December 31, 2022 – UNC Asheville – W, 62-60
Head Coach: Mark Prosser
Record at Winthrop:  29-18 (2^nd Season)
Career Record: 71-94 (6^th Season)

LAST TIME OUT
The Presbyterian Blue Hose lost to the Radford Highlanders, 69-51, on the road on Saturday afternoon.
 
Marquis Barnett led the Blue Hose with 12 points. Crosby James chipped in with 10 points.

BLUE HOSE BY THE NUMBERS
James, who has scored in double-figures eight times, leads the Blue Hose in scoring, averaging 10.7 points per game. James has knocked down a team-leading 21 three-point field goals this season. Jalen Forrest, who has connected on 17 straight free throws, averages 9.7 points per game. Barnett averages 9.6 points per game and a team-leading 5.7 rebounds per game. Terrell Ard, Jr. is second on the team in rebounding averaging 4.9 boards per game. Ard averages 6.1 points per game. Trevon Reddish-Rhone averages 7.0 points while dishing out a team-leading 2.5 assists per game. Owen McCormack averages 7.8 points while connecting on 19 three-point field goals this season. 
 
NOTES
BENCH POINTS - Presbyterian behind the double-figure scoring performances from Forrest, Houston Jones, Quadir Pettaway and Kobe Stewart off the bench in the win over Allen (December 19, 2022), the Blue Hose scored a season-high 58 bench points. This marked the most bench points scored by the Blue Hose since tallying 67 bench points in a home win over UNC Asheville on March 5, 2019. In the 2018-19 season, the Blue Hose recorded four games with at least 51 bench points.
This season, Presbyterian has had 13 double-figure scoring games off the bench. The Blue Hose average 22.3 points per game off the bench this season.
 
DOUBLE-FIGURE TREYS - The Blue Hose connected on a season-high 11 three-point field goals in the win over Elon on December 15. Presbyterian's 11 three-point field goals made is the most threes made by the Blue Hose since connecting on 11 threes in a win over Truett-McConnell on December 30, 2021.
 
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS - This season, Presbyterian averages 11.27 offensive boards per game. The Blue Hose have recorded nine double-figure offensive rebounds games (Carolina University - November 7, at The Citadel - November 10, at East Carolina - November 12, at UAB, November 16, vs. Bucknell - November 21, VMI - November 29, Elon - December 15, Allen - December 19 and Campbell - December 29). The Blue Hose grabbed a season-high 18 offensive boards against Carolina University.

SAME STARTING FIVE - Presbyterian has used the same starting lineup in each of its first 15 games. Guards Barnett, James, Reddish-Rhone, and forwards Ard, Jr., and McCormack have been the Blue Hose's starting lineup in every game this season.
 
DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORERS – Ten Presbyterian players have recorded at least one double-figure scoring game this season. Winston Hill, Reddish-Rhone, McCormack, James, Forrest, Barnett, Ard, Jones, Pettaway, and Stewart have all tallied at least one double-figure scoring game this season.
 
COACH FERRELL - Quinton Ferrell is in his fourth season as the head coach of his alma mater, Presbyterian College. Ferrell, a former Blue Hose team captain and a 2007 PC graduate, is one of 52 coaches in the NCAA Division I ranks that are coaching their alma maters.
 
PRESBYTERIAN- WINTHROP SERIES
Wednesday's game is the 44^th meeting between Presbyterian and Winthrop, who leads the all-time series 30-13. Winthrop has won the last seven meetings between the two teams. Presbyterian's last win over Winthrop was a 99-91 victory at home on January 26, 2019. Winthrop defeated Presbyterian, 65-61, at home in their previous contest on February 12, 2022. Hill scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds in that game.
 
SCOUTING WINTHROP
Winthrop has wins over Piedmont, Middle Tennessee, Eastern Michigan, Toccoa Falls, South Carolina State, and UNC Asheville this season. Junior forward Kelton Talford leads the Eagles in scoring and rebounding averaging 17.1 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. Redshirt senior Cory Hightower is second on the team averaging 13.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Winthrop averages 73.2 points per game while their opponents average 75.1 points per game.