CLINTON, S.C.  – Eleven Presbyterian Blue Hose players scored led by six double-figure scorers as Presbyterian (7-4) cruised past the Mid-Atlantic Christian Mustangs, 118-51, in front of a season-high Education Day crowd of 1,007. Presbyterian's 118 points set the program's Division I era record for most points in a game.
 
Jamahri Harvey and Jonah Pierce scored 16 points apiece. Harvey was a perfect 6-for-6 shooting from the field including 3-for-3 from beyond the three-point arc. Pierce also grabbed nine rebounds. Kaleb Scott and Marquis Barnett scored 15 points each. Scott was a perfect 7-for-7 from the field while grabbing five rebounds. Barnett grabbed five rebounds with five steals and four assists. Kory Mincy and Carl Parrish each scored 11 points off the bench. Trevon Reddish-Rhone with a strong all-around game with nine points, seven rebounds, and a season-high seven assists. Kobe Stewart scored eight points off the bench while shooting 3-for-5 from the field.
 
Presbyterian finished the game with a 58-14 advantage on points in the paint and a 55-11 advantage on bench points.
 
For the game, Presbyterian shot 69.8 percent from the field while limiting Mid-Atlantic Christian to 34 percent shooting.
 

HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF – Presbyterian scored the game's first six points and never looked back. Scott, Barnett, and Reddish-Rhone connected on early baskets for the Blue Hose. Mid-Atlantic Christian scored five straight points cutting PC's lead to 6-5. Presbyterian went on a 7-0 run behind baskets from Reddish-Rhone, Barnett, and a three-point basket from Samage Teel, who scored eight points and dished out seven assists in the win. MACU connected on a three to get within five points of PC, 13-8. PC scored four straight points pushing their lead to 17-8 with 12:35 on the clock. MACU scored two points cutting PC's lead to 17-10. Then, the Blue Hose blew the game open with a 15-0 run taking a 32-10 lead after a fast break layup from Barnett with 6:42 on the clock. Presbyterian pushed their lead to a first half high of 38 points, 54-16, after a made free throw from Barnett with 30 seconds on the clock. MACU connected on two free throws with three seconds on the clock. Presbyterian led 54-18 at the half.
 

SECOND HALF – At the 15:38 mark, Presbyterian led 68-26 and MACU would not get any closer. Presbyterian's lead ballooned to a game-high 67 points after two free throws from AJ Shaw with 41 seconds left in the game.  
 
 
NOTES

• After scoring 118 points, Presbyterian improved to 12-0 in games that they have scored 100 points in the school's Division I era.
• Shaw, who scored four points, and Henderson Williams, who scored five points, both scored their first points at Presbyterian.
• Presbyterian's 58 points in the paint and 55 bench points are both season-highs.  

 

NEXT GAME
The Blue Hose conclude their three-game homestand against Kennesaw State this Saturday, December 16 at 2 p.m. in the Templeton Center.