Game Information
Presbyterian Blue Hose vs. Columbia College Koalas
Date: Wednesday, December 11 at noon.
Site: Clinton, S.C. (Templeton Center)
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PRESBYTERIAN
Record: 5-5
Last Game: December 3, 2024 – Florida A&M 66, Presbyterian 63
Head Coach: Quinton Ferrell (Presbyterian, 2007)
Record at PC: 55-108 (6^th Season)
Career Record: Same

COLUMBIA COLLEGE
Record: 7-5
Last Game: December 7, 2024 – Tennessee Wesleyan 84, Columbia College 62
Head Coach: Jake Deer (Florida Christian College, 2004)
Record at Columbia College: 7-5 (First Season)
 
LAST TIME OUT – Presbyterian fell to Florida A&M, 66-63, on the road on Tuesday, December 3. Kory Mincy led all scorers with 27 points while grabbing seven rebounds with five assists and five steals. Kobe Stewart added 14 points to the Blue Hose's efforts. Kaleb Scott nearly recorded a double-double with nine points and 13 rebounds.
 
BLUE HOSE BY THE NUMBERS – Presbyterian averages 74.3 points per game and 36.3 rebounds per game. The Blue Hose are shooting 46.3 percent from the field and 38.7 percent from beyond the three-point arc. Mincy leads the Blue Hose, scoring 15.1 points and dishing out 4.2 assists per game. Stewart is second on the team, scoring 13.7 points per game. Jonah Pierce is third on the team in scoring averaging 13.1 points while grabbing a team-leading 7.1 rebounds per game. Jaylen Peterson is second on the team in rebounding averaging 7.0 boards per game.
 
AXE'EM CLASSIC TITLE – The Blue Hose won the Axe'Em Classic title at Stephen F. Austin, November 21-23 with wins over Stephen F. Austin, Youngstown State, and Monmouth. Stewart was named MVP of the Axe'Em Classic. This was the fourth straight season that the Blue Hose played in a tournament in the month of November. The Axe'Em Classic was the 13th regular-season tournament that PC has played in since moving to Division I in 2007-08. 
 
BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Mincy was named Big South Co-Player of the Week on November 11. Mincy was the 10th player in the program's history to earn Big South Player of the Week honors. Mincy earned the award after averaging 18.7 points and eight assists in Presbyterian's home game against Carolina Christian and road games at Charlotte and NC State.
 
1,000 CAREER POINTS - Pierce recorded his 1,000th point in his college career with a basket with six seconds left in the Charlotte game  (November 4). Pierce went over the 1,000 points mark in impressive fashion scoring 22 points (shooting a perfect 11-for-11 from the field) in the game. Pierce began the season by making his first 16 shots.
 
DOUBLE-DOUBLES – In Presbyterian's 10 games, the Blue Hose have had six double-double performances. Against Charlotte (November 4), Mincy scored 17 points and dished out 10 assists. Against Carolina Christian (November 6) Mincy scored 11 points and tallied 10 assists. Against Wofford (November 13) Stewart recorded his first double-double of the season with 26 points and 10 rebounds.  Pierce had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds at Kennesaw State (November 16). Pierce picked up his second double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds against Stephen F. Austin (November 21). Peterson recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Tennessee Tech (November 27).
 
SCHOOL SCORING RECORD - Presbyterian scored a school Division I era record for points in a game with 120 in their season-opening win over Carolina Christian (November 6). Presbyterian had six double-figure scorers and 12 PC players scored at least two points in the game.
 
DOUBLE DIGIT ASSISTS - Mincy began the season with consecutive 10 assists games at Charlotte and at home against Carolina Christian. In both those games, he scored in double-figures as well.
 
PC COACH QUINTON FERRELL - Quinton Ferrell is in his sixth season as the head coach of his alma mater, Presbyterian College. Ferrell, a former Blue Hose team captain and a 2007 PC graduate, is one of 50 coaches in the NCAA Division I ranks who are coaching their alma maters.
 
PRESBYTERIAN-COLUMBIA COLLEGE SERIES  – Wednesday's game will be the first meeting between PC and Columbia College.
 
COLUMBIA COLLEGE – The Koalas are in their first season as a program. On Tuesday night, Columbia plays Bob Jones on the road. The Koalas enter Tuesday's game with a 7-5 record with wins over Spartanburg Methodist, Bog Jones, Voorhees, Regent, St. Andrews, Bluefield, and Carolina College.
Columbia averages 73.9 points and 39.8 rebounds per game. Senior guard Kendall Brasfield averages a team-leading 12.9 points per game while shooting 44.8 percent from the field. Junior guard Tae Burton is second on the team at 10.6 points per game. Junior forward Thomas Whitley rounds out the Koalas' double-figure scorers at 10.1 points per game.