CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College Blue Hose women's basketball team has their home opener on Saturday with senior day against Johnson C. Smith inside Templeton Center on ESPN+. Prior to tip the Blue Hose will honor seven seniors who have given their all to the PC women's basketball program.
 
Matchup: Presbyterian (0-2) vs Johnson C. Smith (0-0)
Date: Saturday, November 11
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Site: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
Twitter: @bluehosewbb
  Opening Tip
The Blue Hose take on Johnson C. Smith on Saturday for their home opener in Templeton Center. Presbyterian is coming off of two losses during their trip to Kansas and look to get their first win. Johnson C. Smith has not played a game yet this season, and they are looking to start off strong.
 
Senior Night
Prior to tip on Saturday, the Blue Hose will honor seven seniors who have given a lot to the women's basketball program here at PC. These seniors include; practice player Tyler Marmo, manager Bri Santiago-Swindell, guard's Laila Grant, Christina Kline, Mara Neira, and forward's Dagne Apsite and Núria Cunill.
 
Scouting the Golden Bulls
Johnson C. Smith starts their season with their first trip to Clinton, S.C. Last season the Golden Bulls went 13-16 overall and 6-10 in the Southern Division of the CIAA Conference.
 
On Tap
PC is scheduled to play 31 contests under the direction of sixth year head coach Alaura Sharp during the 2023-24 season, including 16 league games which begin on January 3rd at home. The Blue Hose are slated to make trips to Kansas, Wilmington, Cullowhee, Charlotte, Columbia, and Las Vegas in non-conference play while welcoming Johnson C. Smith, CIU, ETSU, Morehead State, North Carolina Central, Queens, South Carolina, and Columbia College (S.C.) to Clinton. Presbyterian will play eight home-homes with the league in 2024, beginning with Charleston Southern on January 3.
 
Returning Letterwinners
The Blue Hose return all five starters and 13 letterwinners off last season's team. Sixth year center Bryanna Brady (9.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg) who earned a spot on Second Team All-Conference, senior guards Christina Kline (3.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg) and Laila Grant (5.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg), and junior guards Paige Kindseth (3.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg), Mara Neira (9.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.2 apg), and sophomore guards Aubrie Kierscht (8.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg), Tilda Sjokvist (8.2 ppg, 3.4 apg), Ashley Carrillo (3.4 ppg 2.7 rpg). Kierscht and Sjokvist earned spots on the league's All-Freshman Team. Seniors forward Dagne Apsite, guard Sonia Sato, and sophomores guard Natalie Herrin, forward Dennaye Hinds round out the Blue Hose returning letterwinners.
 
Sharp Welcomes Coach Thomas
Presbyterian College and head women's basketball coach Alaura Sharp announced the addition of coach Caleb Thomas to her staff which finalizes the coaching staff for the upcoming season. Thomas spent the past two seasons as a graduate assistant at Louisiana Tech spending time on video/film evaluation along with scouting reports and recruiting. He spent time as a player development assistant as he constructed individual guard workouts based on personnel and offensive scheme. He also spent time working with daily practice facility prep along with game-day operations. Thomas was a key component in both official and unofficial visits to campus helping to facilitate for the Louisiana Tech program. He also had a hand in helping prepare social media content for various accounts. On the court, Thomas was a part of the 2021-22 West Division Champions at Louisiana Tech and the program also totaled the most league wins in program history. He finished his graduate studies with a Master's in Health Informatics (MHI) at Louisiana Tech this past year.