CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College Blue Hose women's basketball team (13-13, BSC: 4-7) beat the Radford Highlanders (11-13, BSC: 7-3) with a final score of 57-50 behind three double figure scorers and a big 20 point run beginning in the third quarter.
 
COACH SHARP'S THOUGHTS
"I challenged the kids today to be the engineer of belief for themselves and for each other. It was such a slow start to the game, but after Natalie Herrin went down there was a fire lit underneath us. I think that says a lot about our team and how much they care about each other, the second that happened we cranked up our energy and our intensity and I thought we played really good basketball after that."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter – Bryanna Brady won the tip for the Blue Hose, but Gardner-Webb took the first nine points of the day. Presbyterian scored the next four points behind a steal and a fast break layup from Mara Neira. After some back and forth, the quarter ended with the Highlanders leading by four with a score of 14-10.

Second Quarter – Neira took a three-point bucket early in the second quarter to begin a 7-3 run for the Blue Hose which tied the game up at 17 points apiece. Brady gave PC their first lead of the day after a free throw, but Radford took it back beating the shot clock with a three pointer. We went to the media timeout with the Highlanders leading by four and a score of 22-18. Tilda Sjokvist took a last second layup to bring the Highlanders lead down to two points and end the first half with a score of 24-22.
 
Third Quarter – Paige Kindseth quickly tied up the score at 24, before Radford took the next seven points. The Blue Hose were trailing by seven when Neira hit a corner three which put the score at 33-29 in Radford's favor. Sjokvist grabbed a steal and finished with a fast break layup before a basket from Brady to tie up the game at 33 points apiece. PC scored five more points behind a three from Neira before Radford called a timeout with 3:08 on the clock. The Blue Hose brought their run up to 14 points with a layup from Sjokvist. Presbyterian was leading by seven with a score of 40-33 before they kept their point streak alive with another layup from Sjokvist followed by a layup from Laney Scoggins to end the third quarter with the Blue Hose in front 44-33.
 
Fourth Quarter – Brady took the first basket of the fourth quarter to bring Presbyterian's streak to 20 points. Radford scored a three-point bucket to end the Blue Hose's run, but PC held a 10-point lead with a score of 46-36. The Highlanders took the next four points before Neira hit her fourth three point shot of the day to hold a nine-point lead for PC. Radford scored the next eight points to make it a one-point game, until Presby scored the next four to gain a 53-48 lead with 1:27 left to play. After some free throws from both sides Presbyterian secured a 57-50 victory over the Highlanders.
 
NOTABLES
- Neira scored her second double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
- Sjokvist scored 13 points, four rebounds, four steals, and three assists.
- Brady totaled 14 points, five rebounds, and two assists.
- The Blue Hose scored 20 unanswered points beginning with 6:42 left in the third quarter with a score of 26-33 and ending with 8:40 remaining in the fourth quarter with a score of 46-33.
 
UP NEXT
The Blue Hose stay in Templeton for a Valentine's Day game on Wednesday, February 14 at 6:30 p.m. against the UNC Asheville Bulldogs.