CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian Blue Hose women's basketball team is set for another home game against CIU on Wednesday in Templeton Center. The battle with the Rams will be shown on ESPN+.
Game Information
Presbyterian Blue Hose (1-2) vs. CIU Rams (1-3)
Date: Wednesday, November 15 at 6:30 p.m.
Site: Templeton Center
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Tickets: GoBlueHose.com
Twitter: @bluehosewbb
Opening Tip
The Blue Hose continue their homestand with a game on Wednesday, November 15 against the CIU Rams. PC earned their first win of the season on Saturday with a 76-40 win over Johnson. C Smith in their home opener on senior day.
Scouting the Rams
CIU has a 1-3 record on the season after losing to Carolina University, St. Andrews University, and Bryan College (Tenn.) with a win over Morris College. The Rams are led by Mariah Leinbach who has 84 points on the season with a 41.2 field goal percentage. She also has 25 rebounds, five steals, and a 78.1 free throw percentage. Daja Taylor leads the Rams with 10 three-pointers and a 33.3 percentage from outside the arc. Keniah Watkins leads with 11 assists and 26 rebounds.
PC Defeats JCSU
The Blue Hose earned their first win after defeating JCSU 76-40 in their home opener while three players hit double-figure points.
Bryanna Brady (17),
Aubrie Kierscht (16), and
Ashley Carrillo (13) all recorded season-highs in Saturday's game. PC totaled 17 assists with efforts from nine different players.
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.
