GAME INFORMATION
Presbyterian Blue Hose (14-13, BSC: 5-7) vs Longwood Lancers (6-18, BSC: 3-8)
DATE: Saturday, February 17 at 2:00 p.m.
SITE: Joan Perry Brock Center (Farmville, Va.)
WATCH: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: Sidearmstats.com
 
PRESBYTERIAN
Record: 14-13, BSC: 5-7
Last Game: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 – Presbyterian 59, UNC Asheville 42
Head Coach: Alaura Sharp (6th Season)
Record at PC: 69-100
 
LONGWOOD
Record: 6-18, BSC: 3-8
Last Game: Saturday, February 10, 2024 – Winthrop 55, Longwood 54
Head Coach: Erika Lang-Montgomery (2nd Season)
Record at Longwood: 15-39
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Blue Hose battle through adversity with injuries to beat the UNC Asheville Bulldogs 59-42. Eight PC players scored points with three double figure scorers. The Blue Hose totaled 32 points in the paint and 17 points off the bench. The team held the Bulldogs to just two points in the third quarter while putting up 18 of their own.
 
SCOUTING THE LANCERS
Longwood has a 3-8 conference record with two wins over Charleston Southern and one over USC Upstate. The Lancers have averaged 61.8 points per game and 36.7 rebounds per game. Senior guard Janay Turner leads the team with 11.8 ppg and a 37.5 three-point field goal percentage. Freshman forward Otaifo Esenabhalu leads the Lancers with 6.2 rpg while averaging a 44.3 field goal percentage.
 
BLUE HOSE DOUBLE FIGURE SCORERS
Over their first 27 games, Presbyterian has had nine different players who have scored in double-figures. Brady (19 times), Sjökvist (17 times), Neira (13 times), Herrin (four times), Kline (three times) Kierscht (three times), Cunill (three times), Kindseth (twice), and Carrillo (once) have all tallied double-digit scoring games this season.
 
PRESBYTERIAN – LONGWOOD SERIES
Saturday marks the 28th time that these two teams have met since Presbyterian joined Division I in 2007. Their first game was during the 2007-08 season where Longwood won 73-58. Earlier this season, the Blue Hose took victory over the Lancers with a score of 69-66. Presbyterian leads the all-time series between the two teams 17-10.
 
BIG SOUTH STAT LEADERS
As a team, Presbyterian leads the conference with 13.4 assists per game, a 0.8 assist-to-turnover ratio, and a +2.6-rebounding margin. The team is also ranked second for shooting at 40.1% from the field and for their -2.3-scoring margin. Individually, the Blue Hose have three players who are ranked in the top 10 in scoring Brady is ranked seventh for her 12.4 ppg, Neira is in eighth for her with 11.9 ppg, and Sjokvist is listed at ninth with 11.8 ppg. Sjokvist is also ranked third for averaging 3.3 apg and seventh for her 1.7 three-point field goals per game. Neira is currently second in the Big South with an average of 2.4 three-point field goals per game.
 
THE 1000 POINT CLUB
On Wednesday, January 10 Presbyterian beat the Winthrop Eagles with a score of 59-43. With 2:05 left in this game junior Mara Neira scored a three-point shot which was the 1000th point of her collegiate career. Later in the season the Blue Hose hosted the High Point Panthers for the team's breast cancer awareness game. Sixth year center Bryanna Brady scored her 1000th career point with a free throw and 2:45 left in the game.
 
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.