HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Presbyterian College Blue Hose women's basketball team (11-8) goes on the road for a game against the High Point Panthers (7-9, BSC: 2-1) on Wednesday, January 17 at 7:00 p.m.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Presbyterian Blue Hose (11-8, BSC: 2-2) vs High Point Panthers (7-9, BSC: 2-1)
DATE: Wednesday, January 17 at 7:00 p.m.
SITE: Qubein Center (High Point, N.C.)
WATCH: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: SidearmStats.com

PRESBYTERIAN
Record: 11-8, BSC: 2-2
Last Game: Saturday, January 13, 2024 – Gardner-Webb 72, Presbyterian 58
Head Coach: Alaura Sharp (6th Season)
Record at PC: 66-95
 
HIGH POINT
Record: 7-9, BSC: 2-1
Last Game: Saturday, January 10, 2024 – High Point 64, UNC Asheville 50
Head Coach: Chelsea Banbury (5^th Season)
Record at High Point: 79-58
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Blue Hose fell to the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs with a final score of 72-58 despite opening the game with a 12-point run. Brady led the team with 19 points while shooting 6-of-11 from the field. She also added five rebounds, two assists, and shot 7-of-8 from the free throw line. Neira totaled 14 points, five rebounds, three assists, and a steal.
 
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
High Point has a 7-9 record with conference wins over Gardner-Webb and UNC Asheville. The Panthers have averaged 61.2 points per game and 31.5 rebounds per game. Preseason Player of the Year, graduate student guard, Lauren Bevis leads the team with 16.0 ppg and a 90.3 percent from the free throw line. Junior guard, Nakyah Terrell leads the team with 4.1 rpg and 3.1 apg while averaging 7.6 ppg.
 
BLUE HOSE DOUBLE FIGURE SCORERS
Over their first 19 games, Presbyterian has already had nine different players who have scored in double-figures. Brady (13 times), Sjökvist (12 times), Neira (nine times), Kierscht (three times), Cunill (twice), Kindseth (twice), Carrillo (once), Kline (once), and Herrin (once) have all tallied double-digit scoring games this season.
 
PRESBYTERIAN – HIGH POINT SERIES
Wednesday marks the 33^rd time that these two teams have met since Presbyterian joined Division I in 2007. Their first game was in the 2007-2008 season where High Point won 76-58. The last time that Presbyterian beat the Panthers was during the 2020-21 season when PC won 65-56. High Point leads the all-time series between the two teams 25-7.
 
BIG SOUTH STAT LEADERS
As a team, Presbyterian leads the conference with a 30.8 three-point field goal percentage, 13.4 assists per game, a 0.7 assist to turnover ratio, a +2.8-rebounding margin, and 26.1 defensive rebounds per game. The team is also ranked second for shooting at 39.1 percent from the field. Individually, the Blue Hose have three players who are ranked in the top 10 in scoring, Neira is ranked sixth for her 13.1 ppg, Brady is listed at eighth with 12.7 ppg, and Sjokvist is in ninth with 12.1 ppg. Sjokvist is also ranked third for averaging 3.4 apg while Ashley Carrillo is at sixth with 2.6 apg. Neira is ranked second in the league for her three-point field goal percentage with 35.0 and is currently second in the Big South with an average of 2.6 three-point field goals per game and Sjokvist is in sixth with 1.9.
 
BIG SOUTH WEEKLY AWARDS
Presbyterian beat the Columbia College Koalas 62-53 on Sunday, December 31. Brady scored a new season-high of 27 points while shooting 73.3% (11-of-15) from the field. She also shot 62.5% (5-of-8) from the free throw line and dished out two assists. Defensively, Brady helped the team hold the Koalas to no points for almost 11 minutes in the second half. She added four rebounds and a block to her efforts. This is the second time that Brady earned this award and the fourth Big South Player of the Week award that the Blue Hose have received so far this season.