Women's Basketball Set for Weekend Battle with Bulldogs

CLINTON, S.C. – Coming off of a 77-63 victory over Longwood, the Presbyterian College women's basketball team looks to continue its winning ways with a road trip to UNC Asheville to battle the Bulldogs at 2 p.m. on Saturday from Kimmel Arena. The game with the Bulldogs will be shown on ESPN+.

Matchup: Presbyterian (10-14, 6-7) at UNC Asheville (9-15, 5-8)
Date: Saturday, February 11
Time: 2 pm
Site: Kimmel Arena (Asheville, N.C.)
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats
Twitter: @bluehosewbb

Notes

Opening Tip
- The Blue Hose the road on Saturday looking to complete the season sweep of UNC Asheville in Asheville on Saturday afternoon. PC carries momentum of a 77-64 victory over Longwood on Wednesday as the
Bulldogs come in winning their last three including a 65-59 decision on Wednesday on the road against Winthrop.

Last Time Out
- The Presbyterian College women's basketball team converted over 75% of its fourth quarter field goals to pull away with a 77-64 victory over Longwood on Wednesday night inside the Templeton Center. The Blue Hose connected on 10-of-13 field goals in the final frame to secure the 13-point win. PC had five players in double figures, led by freshman Tilda Sjökvist and Ashley Carrillo with 15 points apiece.

Last Time Out vs the Bulldogs
- The Presbyterian College women's basketball team got back in the win column on Wednesday night with a 67-53 victory over UNC Asheville inside the Templeton Center. The Blue Hose were led offensively by Mara Neira with 17 points, as Núria Cunill led PC on the boards with 13 rebounds in the win over the Bulldogs.

Blue Hose Filling Up the Basket in League Play
- In league play, the Blue Hose are second in points/game averaging 67.7 in 13 conference games this season. PC has eclipsed 66+ points in nine conference games after the 77 points scored over the Lancers. Bryanna Brady leads the offense with 13.8 points/game as Aubrie Kierscht is averaging 11.5 ppg and Tilda Sjökvist sits at 10.0 points per contest.

Scouting UNC Asheville
- UNC Asheville enters Saturday's tilt with a 9-15 record following a 65-59 victory over Winthrop on Wednesday as the Bulldogs enter play winners of their last three contests over High Point, USC Upstate and the Eagles. McKinley Brooks-Sumpter leads Asheville with 12.5 points/game and a team-high 6.3 rebounds per contest. Jordaynia Ivie has scored 9.4 points per game. Dakota McCaughan leads the Bulldogs with 42 threes this season. Ivie leads Asheville with 55 assists on the year.

Single-Season & Career Record Watch
- Brady is third in the single-season record book with a 55% field-goal percentage... She's also tied for third in the single-season record book with 27 blocks thus far in the 2022-23 season... Sjökvist moved into a tie for ninth in the single-season DI record book with 92 assists on the season... Brady ranks ninth in the single-season record book with 63 offensive rebounds thru the Blue Hose 24 games of the season... Sjökvist is third with a 41.4% mark in three-point percentage... Brady sits fourth in the single-season record book with 13.2 points/game...
- In the Blue Hose career DI record book Brady ranks second in field goal percentage at 53.7% over her time with the Blue Hose...Brady enters Wednesday's action with 40 career blocks for PC which ranks in seventh in the career DI record book...

Head-to-Head vs. the Bulldogs
- UNC Asheville leads the all-time series against the Blue Hose by a 17-15 margin with PC taking three of the past four meetings from the Bulldogs. PC picked up the 67-53 victory over Asheville earlier this season in Clinton. In the last meeting in Asheville, PC earned a 69-54 victory over UNC Asheville last season. The Blue Hose and Bulldogs split a pair of contests during the 2020-21 season in Clinton which also served as the last head to head which took place on the Templeton Center court.

Brady Filling Up the Basket in League
- Brady has scored double figures in eight of 13 conference contests highlighted by a career-high 29-point performance against Gardner-Webb. Brady is averaging a team-high 13.8 points/game in league play. Brady has tallied 13 double-figure scoring games overall with eight of those happening in league contests including seven of the last 11 times the Blue Hose have taken the floor this season.

Kierscht Heating Up from Beyond the Arc
- The Blue Hose freshman continues to light it up from beyond the arc especially in conference play for PC as Kierscht has connected on 36 threes in league action highlighted by a season-high six against Winthrop. Kierscht has made a team-high 52 on the season which puts her third in the Big South as she's connected on multiple threes in 12 contests this season.

Sjökvist Racking Up the Helpers
- The Huskvarna, Sweden native continues to rack up the assists throughout the 2022-23 season as Sjökvist has totaled 92 assists this season including 50 of those coming 24 league games. She sits second in the league in assists with her 92 helpers as she's also second in the conference with 3.8 assists/game. She's had eight games this season with 5+ assists.

Blue Hose in the Ranks
- Brady enters Saturday's tilt leading the conference at 55% from the field... Kierscht sits third in the conference with 52 made threes on the season as Sjökvist ranks sixth in the conference with 36 triples... Sjökvist also sits second with 92 assists on the season... Brady sits seventh in scoring averaging 13.2 points/game... the Blue Hose fifth-year senior sits in a three-way tie for second with 27 blocks on the season... As a team, PC is third in points per game with 65.7... PC is also second in the league with a 42.9% field-goal percentage... The Blue Hose are tops in the conference with a 34.1% three-point percentage while sitting third with 181 made three-pointers... Presbyterian is averaging 38.8 rebounds/game ranking second in the league and the Blue Hose are also second in allowing only 35.5 rebounds/game in the conference... PC is second in assists with 347...

Blue Hose in the Ranks in League Games
- Brady sits in a tie for sixth in points/game with 13.8 ppg in league action... she also sits atop the league in field-goal percentage at 55.1%... Kierscht is second in three-pointers with 36 as she's also second in three-point percentage at 40.4%... Sjökvist sits third in the league with 50 assists in conference play... Brady is tied for third in blocks with 14 on the year in conference play... As a team, PC is second in points/game at 67.7... PC is third in field-goal percentage at 44.7%... the Blue Hose sit atop in conference play with a 36.5% from beyond the arc sitting second in threes made at 103... PC has 181 assists to sit second in league play thru 13 games...

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Players Mentioned

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

#3 Ashley Carrillo: G; 5' 7"; Freshman

#4 Tilda Sjökvist: G; 5' 5"; Freshman

#10 Mara Neira: G; 5' 7"; Sophomore

#00 Aubrie Kierscht: G; 5' 6"; Freshman

#22 Núria Cunill: F; 6' 1"; Junior

Players Mentioned

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

#3 Ashley Carrillo
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: G

#4 Tilda Sjökvist
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: G

#10 Mara Neira
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: G

#00 Aubrie Kierscht
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: G

#22 Núria Cunill
: 6' 1"; Junior
: F