Women’s Basketball Hosts Lancers on Wednesday Night

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College women's basketball team wraps up this brief two-game homestand on Wednesday as the Blue Hose welcome in Longwood to the Templeton Center for a 6:30 p.m. tip on ESPN+. PC looks to avenge a 70-68 defeat against the Lancers that took place on January 21 in Farmville.

Matchup: Longwood (6-17, 5-7) vs. Presbyterian (9-14, 5-7)
Date: Wednesday, February 8
Time: 6:30 pm
Site: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Twitter: @bluehosewbb

Notes

Opening Tip
- The Blue Hose continue their two-game homestand with a visit from Longwood on Wednesday night from the Templeton Center. PC looks to get back in the win column following an 82-56 setback against Gardner-Webb while Longwood tallied a 65-61 victory on Saturday over Campbell.

Miss it for a Biscuit
- Throughout the remainder of the women's basketball home schedule, if an opponent misses two back-to-back free throws in the fourth quarter of a game, fans can get a Free Sausage Biscuit at either Bojangles location in Clinton.

Last Time Out
- The Presbyterian College women's basketball team couldn't overcome a slow start as first-place Gardner-Webb tallied the 82-56 victory over the Blue Hose on Saturday afternoon in the Templeton Center for the visitors' 12th consecutive league win. Fifth-Year senior Bryanna Brady led the Blue Hose with 20 points as freshman Aubrie Kierscht added 17 points.

Last Time Out vs the Lancers
- Anne-Hamilton Leroy connected on a layup with two seconds to play, capping an 18-point rally as the host Longwood stunned the Presbyterian College women's basketball team by the score of 70-68 on Saturday afternoon at Willett Hall. Tilda Sjökvist led the Blue Hose with 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting with five assists in the defeat.

Blue Hose Filling Up the Basket in League Play
- In league play, the Blue Hose are third in the league in points/game averaging 66.9 in 12 conference games this season. PC is has scored 60+ points in eight of 12 conference contests this season. Brady is averaging a team-high 14.3 points/game and Aubrie Kierscht has scored 11.7 ppg....

Scouting Longwood
- Longwood enters Wednesday's matchup with a 6-17 record following a 65-61 victory over Campbell on Saturday. The Lancers have won three of their past five including a two-point comeback on Jan. 21 over the Blue Hose. Anne-Hamilton Leroy leads the Lancers with 13.3 ppg as Adriana Shipp is just behind Leroy at 13.2 points/game. Janay Turner has scored 10.2 points per contest. Shipp leads the Lancers with 5.7 rebounds/game. Bailey Williams leads Longwood with 42 assists. Leroy paces the Lancers with 30 steals.

Single-Season & Career Record Watch
- Brady is third in the single-season record book with a 55.6% field-goal percentage... She's also tied for third in the single-season record book with 26 blocks thus far in the 2022-23 season... Sjökvist is 11th in the single-season DI record book with 88 assists this season... Brady ranks ninth in the single-season record book with 61 offensive rebounds thru the Blue Hose 23 games of the season... Sjökvist is third with a 41.3% mark in three-point percentage... Brady sits fourth in the single-season record book with 13.4 points/game...
- In the Blue Hose career DI record book Brady ranks first in field goal percentage at 54% over her time with the Blue Hose...Brady enters Wednesday's action with 39 career blocks for PC which ranks in seventh in the career DI record book...

Head-to-Head vs. the Lancers
- PC holds a 15-10 edge over the Lancers in the DI era for the Blue Hose as Longwood earned a 70-68 comeback win in Farmville earlier this season over the Blue Hose. The Blue Hose last victory over the Lancers occurred in January of 2021 with a 77-56 win in Farmville.

Brady Filling Up the Basket in League
- Brady has scored double figures in eight of 12 conference contests highlighted by a career-high 29-point performance against Gardner-Webb. Brady is averaging a team-high 14.3 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 10 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 33 threes in league action highlighted by a season-high six against Winthrop. Kierscht has made a team-high 49 on the season which puts her third as she's connected on multiple threes in 11 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 88 assists this season including 46 of those coming 12 league games. She sits second in the league in assists with her 88 helpers as she's also second in the conference with 4.0 assists/game. She's had eight games this season with 5+ assists.

Blue Hose in the Ranks
- Brady is fifth in the league in scoring with 13.4 points/game... the fifth-year senior also leads the league with a 55.6% field-goal percentage... Brady's field goal percentage ranks in the top 30 nationally... Kierscht is third in the league with 49 threes as she's made 2.1 per game which also ranks third in the Big South... Sjökvist is eighth in the league with 33 triples... she's also second with 88 assists... Brady is tied for second with 26 blocked shots... As a team, the Blue Hose are third in the league with 65.2 ppg... the team is tied for second with a 42.6% field-goal percentage and the Blue Hose lead the league at 33.5% from deep... PC is third averaging 7.4 threes per game... the team sits second in the league with 38.5 rebounds/game... Presbyterian ranks second in the league with 330 helpers...

Blue Hose in the Ranks in League Games
- Brady ranks sixth in the league with 14.3 points/game in Big South action... she also paces the conference with a 56.3 field-goal percentage... Kierscht sits second in the league with 33 threes in conference action averaging 2.8 per game... she's second amongst qualified three-point shooters at 40.7%... Sjökvist is third with 46 assists... Brady ranks second in league action with 13 blocks... As a team, PC is third in the league with 92 threes... The Blue Hose are third in league action with 164 assists...

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Players Mentioned

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

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

Players Mentioned

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

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

Players Mentioned

#34 Bryanna Brady

#00 Aubrie Kierscht

Players Mentioned

#34 Bryanna Brady

#00 Aubrie Kierscht