Blue Hose Set to Battle Eagles on Wednesday Night

CLINTON, S.C. – Coming off of a 78-65 New Year's Eve victory over Radford, the Presbyterian College women's basketball team returns to action on Wednesday night for a home matchup against Winthrop inside the Templeton Center with tipoff set for 6:30 p.m… The matchup with the Eagles will be shown on ESPN+.

Matchup: Winthrop (2-10, 0-1) vs Presbyterian (5-8, 1-1)
Date: Wednesday, January 4
Time: 6:30 pm
Site: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Twitter: @bluehosewbb

Notes
Opening Tip
- The Blue Hose return to the hardwood for the first time in 2023 on Wednesday with a home contest against Winthrop inside the Templeton Center. Last time out, The Presbyterian College women's basketball team used a balanced scoring attack and the power of 13 threes to push past Radford on Saturday afternoon by a score of 78-65 inside the Templeton Center.

Scouting the Eagles
- Winthrop enters Wednesday's game with a 2-10 record following a 54-48 defeat on Monday in its league opener against UNC Asheville. Shamyjha Price leads the Eagles with 9.3 ppg as Jada Ryce has scored 9.2 per game. Paige Powell leads Winthrop on the glass with 7.2 boards per game. Leonor Paisana has tallied a team-high 43 assists throughout the first 12 games for Winthrop. Powell leads the Eagles with 12 blocks and Ryce has a team-high 31 steals.

Sjökvist Nets Fourth Freshman of the Week Honors
- After matching her career-high with 21 points in Saturday's conference win over Radford, freshman Tilda Sjökvist has been named Big South Freshman of the Week following the opening week of league play, as announced by the conference office on Monday. The Huskvarna, Sweden native led the Blue Hose averaging 17.5 points/game while distributing 5.5 assists per contest in PC's first two league games against Campbell and Radford. She also pulled down three rebounds per game, shot 44.0% from the field, and connected on 5-of-14 from beyond the arc as the Blue Hose went 1-1 last week, falling 61-53 to Campbell before defeating Radford 78-65 on New Year's Eve.

Blue Hose in the Ranks
- Tilda Sjökvist enters Wednesday's matchup second in the league in assists with 53 as she's also averaging 4.1 per game which sits second in the league... She also ranks fifth in the conference with 20 threes... Sjökvist is also tied for eighth in the Big South with 19 steals... Fifth-year senior Bryanna Brady ranks fifth in the league with 12.3 points/game leading the Blue Hose... She leads the league with a 52.3% field goal percentage which is also 61st in the nation after Monday's action... Brady ranks eighth in the conference with 6.5 rebounds/game... She's also tied for second in the Big South with 15 blocks...

Head-to-Head vs. the Eagles
- Winthrop holds a slim 16-14 all-time lead over the Blue Hose in the DI era with PC defeating the Eagles in five of the last seven meetings including a 65-60 victory in their most recent meeting in the Big South tournament. In the PC tournament win over Winthrop last season, Paige Kindseth totaled 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting connecting on her lone three in the win for the Blue Hose.

Last Five Games for the Blue Hose
- In the last five games, Sjökvist leads the Blue Hose with 13.4 ppg as Brady has added 11.8 points/game. Aubrie Kierscht rounds out the leading trio with 11 ppg... Brady has pulled down a team-high 6.6 rebounds/game... Sjökvist leads the team with 26 assists... Christina Kline has connected on 7-of-13 threes over the last five games for PC...

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 218-175 in the quarter. The Blue Hose have outscored their opponents in six contests this season. PC has been led by Bryanna Brady with 37 points as Tilda Sjökvist has added 34 points along with Mara Neira. Aubrie Kierscht has scored 27 points as Christina Kline has tallied 22 points 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

#15 Paige Kindseth: G; 5' 9"; Sophomore

#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

Players Mentioned

#34 Bryanna Brady
: 6' 3"; Fifth Year
: C

#15 Paige Kindseth
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: G

#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