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Women's Basketball Heads to High Point for Wednesday Night Tilt

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College women's basketball team looks to continue its winning ways on Wednesday with a trip to High Point on tap to battle the Panthers from the Qubein Center in Big South action. The matchup with High Point will be shown on ESPN+.
 
Matchup: Presbyterian (11-14, 7-7) at High Point (12-12, 10-4)
Date: Wednesday, February 15
Time: 7 pm
Site: Qubein Center (High Point, N.C.)
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats
Twitter: @bluehosewbb

Notes

Opening Tip
- PC enters Wednesday's road contest with High Point coming off of back-to-back wins last week over Longwood and UNC Asheville. The Blue Hose look to avenge an 82-80 defeat to the Panthers from Jan. 14 in Clinton. The Panthers come into Wednesday's tilt winning their last three over CSU, Campbell and Longwood.

Last Time Out
- The Blue Hose connected on 11 threes and withstood a late rally from UNC Asheville in the final minute as the Presbyterian College women's basketball team defeated the host Bulldogs 76-73 on Saturday afternoon inside Kimmel Arena. Mara Neira led the Blue Hose with 20 points as Bryanna Brady added 18 points and seven rebounds, and Aubrie Kierscht totaled 15 points on five threes in the victory.

Last Time Out vs the Panthers
- The Presbyterian College women's basketball team scored 13 of the final 14 points of regulation with a chance to win at the end but were unable to sneak past High Point as the Panthers held on for the 82-80 victory on Saturday afternoon inside the Templeton Center. PC was led by junior Laila Grant, who scored 20 points off the bench with five rebounds, as junior Núria Cunill added 17, going 8-of-8 from the field in the defeat.

Kierscht Nabs Big South Freshman of the Week Honors
- Freshman Aubrie Kierscht has been named the Big South Freshman of the Week following the Blue Hose wins over Longwood and UNC Asheville, as announced by the league office on Monday. The Salina, Kan. native tallied 12.5 points/per game while connecting on a team-high eight threes in Presbyterian's two wins over the Lancers and Bulldogs. She also pulled down seven rebounds over the two contests.

Blue Hose Filling Up the Basket in League Play
- In league play, the Blue Hose are second in points/game averaging 68.3 in 14 conference games this season. PC has eclipsed 66+ points in 10 conference games after the 76 points scored over the Bulldogs. Bryanna Brady leads the offense with 14.1 points/game as Aubrie Kierscht is averaging 11.8 ppg and Tilda Sjökvist sits at 9.9 points per contest.

Scouting High Point
- High Point comes into play on Wednesday with a 12-12 record including a 10-4 mark in league play. The Panthers have won their last three conference games most recently on the road against Longwood. The Panthers are led by Skyler Curran who's scored 14.7 points/game and pulled down a team-high 5.9 rebounds per contest. Curran is also tied with Kierscht for second in threes with 57 on the season to lead HPU. Nakyah Terrell is second on the team with 10.2 ppg. Jenson Edwards checks in with 9.5 points/game and 5.5 rebounds per contest. Edwards leads the Panthers with 83 helpers as Terrell checks in with 72.

Single-Season & Career Record Watch
- Brady is second in the single-season record book with a 56.2% 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 sits in eighth in the single-season DI record book with 95 assists on the season... Brady ranks in a tie for sixth in the single-season record book with 65 offensive rebounds thru the Blue Hose 25 games of the season... Kline ranks second in three-point percentage at 43.5% as Sjökvist is sixth with a 40.9% mark in three-point percentage... Brady sits fourth in the single-season record book with 13.4 points/game...  Brady is also third in the single-season DI record book with 141 field goals on the season...
- In the Blue Hose career DI record book Brady sits atop the list in field goal percentage at 54.5% 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 Panthers
- High Point holds a 24-7 lead in the all-time series with the Panthers winning three of the past four meetings over the Blue Hose. In earlier matchup, the Presbyterian College women's basketball team scored 13 of the final 14 points of regulation with a chance to win at the end but were unable to sneak past High Point as the Panthers held on for the 82-80 victory on Saturday afternoon inside the Templeton Center. High Point has won nine of the last 10 meetings with the lone victory for PC coming in the 2020-21 season by the score of 65-56.

Brady Filling Up the Basket in League
- Brady has scored double figures in nine of 14 conference contests highlighted by a career-high 29-point performance against Gardner-Webb. Brady is averaging a team-high 14.1 points/game in league play. Brady has tallied 14 double-figure scoring games overall with nine of those happening in league contests including eight of the last 12 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 41 threes in league action highlighted by a season-high six against Winthrop. Kierscht has made a team-high 57 on the season which puts her third in the Big South as she's connected on multiple threes in 13 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 95 assists this season including 53 of those coming in league games. She sits second in the league in assists with her 95 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 begins the week sixth in the league in points/game at 13.4... she maintains her Big South lead in field goal percentage converting on 56.2% of her field goals... Kierscht is tied for second with 57 made threes on the season as Sjökvist is sixth with 38 triples on the season... Sjökvist also sits second with 95 assists and is second in assists/game at 3.8... Brady is tied for third with 27 blocks... As a team, PC is third in points per game at 66.1... the team is second in field goal percentage at 43.3%... Presbyterian sits atop the league at 34.2% three-point shooting... PC is second with 192 threes made...

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Players Mentioned

Bryanna Brady

#34 Bryanna Brady

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6' 3"
Fifth Year
Laila Grant

#24 Laila Grant

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5' 7"
Junior
Mara Neira

#10 Mara Neira

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5' 7"
Sophomore
Aubrie Kierscht

#00 Aubrie Kierscht

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5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bryanna Brady

#34 Bryanna Brady

6' 3"
Fifth Year
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Laila Grant

#24 Laila Grant

5' 7"
Junior
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Mara Neira

#10 Mara Neira

5' 7"
Sophomore
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Aubrie Kierscht

#00 Aubrie Kierscht

5' 6"
Freshman
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