GAME INFORMATION
Presbyterian Blue Hose (16-13, BSC: 7-7) vs USC Upstate Spartans (15-13, BSC: 10-5)
DATE: Wednesday, February 27 at 6:30 p.m.
SITE: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
WATCH: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast
TICKETS: GoBlueHose.com
 
PRESBYTERIAN
Record: 16-13, BSC: 7-7
Last Game: Wednesday, February 21 2024 – Presbyterian 62, Winthrop 40
Head Coach: Alaura Sharp (6^th Season)
Record at PC: 71-100
 
USC UPSTATE
Record: 15-13, BSC: 10-5
Last Game: Saturday, February 24 2024 – Winthrop 67, USC Upstate 61
Head Coach: Jason Williams (2^nd Season)
Record at USC Upstate: 26-33

Greek Night
We will provide leis at the door, a costume contest, and an opportunity to participate in Lu?au themed games. Additionally, the Greek organization that we feel brings the best energy and enthusiasm towards our Blue Hose will have the opportunity to win a $100 Food Lion gift card, as well as $50 dollars worth of Amazon gift cards to use for organization needs. 



LAST TIME OUT
The Blue Hose took their fourth conference win in a row after defeating the Winthrop Eagles 62-40 last week on Wednesday afternoon. This 22-point scoring-margin marked the programs highest in conference scoring margin since Presbyterian defeated Charleston Southern by 23 points on February 15, 2020. Bryanna Brady put up a strong 23 points while leading the team to 46 points in the paint. This win was vital for the Blue Hose as it led to four Big South teams being tied for third place with a 7-7 record.
 
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
USC Upstate has a 10-5 conference record with at least one win over each team in the conference. The Spartans have averaged 59.8 points per game and 34.6 rebounds per game throughout their 28 games so far this season. Graduate student forward Isabell West leads the team with an average of 10.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 0.7 bpg, and a 50.0 three-point field goal percentage. Graduate student point guard Trinity Johnson leads the Spartans with an average of 4.7 apg and 2.3 spg, while scoring 10.3 ppg.
 
BLUE HOSE DOUBLE FIGURE SCORERS
Over their 29 games this season, Presbyterian has had nine different players who have scored in double-figures. Brady (20 times), Sjökvist (19 times), Neira (13 times), Herrin (four times), Kline (four times) Kierscht (three times), Cunill (three times), Kindseth (twice), and Carrillo (once) have all tallied double-digit scoring games this season.
 
PRESBYTERIAN – USC UPSTATE SERIES
Wednesday will mark the 18^th time that these two teams have met since Presbyterian joined Division I in 2007. Last season the Blue Hose defeated the Spartans 82-53 before they played again later in the season where the Upstate won 61-56. The Spartans beat PC earlier this season with a score of 62-58. USC Upstate leads the all-time series between the two teams 9-8.
 
BIG SOUTH STAT LEADERS
As a team, Presbyterian leads the conference with 13.3 assists per game, a 40.7 field goal percentage, and a +2.9-rebounding margin. The team is also ranked second for their -0.8-scoring margin, a 30.5 shooting percentage from distance, and for their 0.8 assist to turnover ratio. Individually, the Blue Hose have three players who are ranked in the top 10 in scoring, Brady is ranked seventh for her 12.6 ppg, Sjokvist is in eighth with 12.2 ppg., and Neira is in tenth with 11.5 ppg. Sjokvist is also ranked third for averaging 3.3 apg. Neira is currently third in the Big South with an average of 2.2 three-point field goals per game while Sjokvist is in seventh with 1.6. Sjokvist also has the fourth most minutes played in the league with 33.1 minutes 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.