HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Presbyterian College women's basketball team could not erase a 15-point halftime deficit as High Point defeated the Blue Hose 63-47 on Wednesday night inside the Qubein Center. Bryanna Brady led the way offensively for PC with 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor.
FINAL SCORE: High Point 63, Presbyterian 47
LOCATION: Qubein Center (High Point, N.C.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (11-15, 7-8) | High Point (13-12, 11-4)
Coach Sharp's Thoughts
"I thought we took a step forward defensively as a team which is the area we have been striving to improve. The frustrating part is we were much better on the defensive side of the ball but offensively out of rhythm and tempo. We are a better offensive team than we played tonight. We will regroup and work to finish strong through this last stretch."
Scoring the Game
- Following an early Brady layup, the Panthers went on a 10-1 run over the next four minutes to push in front 10-3 with 5:27 to play in the first quarter. PC answered with a three from Laila Grant before a Panthers layup made it 12-6 at the 4:18 mark of the opening frame. HPU added a pair of free throws before a Christina Kline three cut it to 14-9. The hosts closed the quarter scoring the final three points to take a 17-9 lead after one quarter.
- High Point connected on a three in the opening minutes of the second quarter to push the lead to 20-9 with 8:12 in the quarter forcing a PC timeout. The hosts scored six of the next eight points to push out to a 15-point lead at 26-11 with 5:32 to play in the half. The two teams traded six Point bursts to cut the deficit to 13, 30-17, with 2:23 to play in the opening half. High Point connected on a pair of late threes to take a 36-21 lead to the break.
- HPU opened the second half scoring six of the first 10 points to take a 42-25 advantage with 4:58 to play in the third quarter. PC battled back with a 7-0 burst to cut it to 10, 42-32, with 3:32 to play before a 6-0 run from High Point over the final 2:24 gave the hosts a 48-32 lead heading to the fourth quarter.
- The hosts opened the quarter with a quick three before a 7-3 PC burst cut the deficit to 54-39 with 4:28 to play in the game. The Blue Hose continued to chip away with four of the next five points to cut it to a 57-43 deficit with 2:41 to play. PC wouldn't be able to get it closer than 14 as the Panthers went on to pick up the 63-47 victory over PC on Wednesday night.
Players of the Game
- Brady led the Blue Hose with 15 points going an efficient 7-of-10 from the floor while adding four rebounds and a steal. Brady and Paige Kindseth led the way on the glass with four apiece. Ashley Carrillo paced the Blue Hose with three assists. Skyler Curran led the Panthers with 17 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. Jenson Edwards tallied 15 points on 6-of-11, including a pair of threes. Nakyah Terrell added 13 points and eight rebounds, along with three steals. Jordan Edwards dished out a team-high four helpers. Terrell and Jordan Edwards each had three steals to lead the Panthers.
Stats of the Game
- PC was limited on Wednesday night to 37.8% (17-of-45) shooting as the Panthers shot 41.1% (23-of-56) from the field. HPU connected on six threes compared to five from the Blue Hose. High Point went 11-of-16 at the line as Presbyterian shot 8-of-16 at the charity stripe. HPU outrebounded PC by three, 34-31, which included pulling down nine offensive rebounds. The hosts tallied 14 assists compared to 11 from Presbyterian. High Point had a slight 26-24 edge in points in the paint, where PC led fast break points 10-2 and bench points 15-11.
Notables
- Brady picked up her 15th double-figure scoring performance of the season as she led the way with 15 points connecting on seven field goals.
- With her strong shooting numbers on Wednesday, Brady has now converted on 91-of-157 field goals in league play, putting her at a 58% clip.
- In the third quarter, Aubrie Kierscht connected on the team's 651st field goal as a team setting a new DI single-season record for the Blue Hose for field goals made in a season. The previous high of 650 was set during the 2015-16 and 2021-22 seasons.
- Carrillo finished one off of her season-high on Wednesday with three assists.
Up Next
- PC returns to the Templeton Center court on Saturday for a 2 p.m. tip against Campbell.
