Box Score BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The Presbyterian College Blue Hose women's basketball team (12-13, BSC: 3-7) fell to the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (4-18, BSC: 3-6).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter – Bryanna Brady won the opening tip before finding Natalie Herrin in the corner for a three-point bucket. Gardner-Webb answered with a three of their own before the tie was pushed to five points apiece. After two more tied scores, Gardner-Webb hit a corner three to take a 12-9 lead. The Runnin' Bulldogs maintained their lead, ending the first quarter with a score of 17-11.
 
Second Quarter – Gardner-Webb came out shooting perfectly from beyond the arc and outscored Presbyterian 11-8. This run extended their lead to nine points, making the score 28-19 in favor of GWU. After a time out, the Blue Hose rallied and scored the next 12 points, sparked by a three-point play from Herrin and a three-point shot from Tilda Sjokvist. This surge allowed PC to regain the lead with a score of 31-28. Gardner-Webb didn't stay down for long, scoring the last 11 points before halftime. This gave them an eight-point lead heading into the break, with the score sitting at 39-31 in favor of the Runnin' Bulldogs.
 
Third Quarter – The Runnin' Bulldogs scored 11 of the first 13 points of the quarter, extending their lead to 17 points, with the score standing at 50-33. After a layup from Sjokvist, Gardner-Webb scored 10 unanswered points to make the score 60-35. The Blue Hose scored seven of the last 10 points to finish out the third quarter trailing 63-42.
 
Fourth Quarter – As the final quarter of play began, both teams traded baskets, with each team scoring six points. The point differential remained the same, pushing the score to 69-48. Gardner-Webb scored 10 of the next 17 points, putting the score at 79-55 with 2:26 left on the clock. The game ended with a final score of 86-57.

NOTABLES
- The team shot 56 percent from the field in the first half, and ended with 46.9 percent.
- PC recorded 38 points in the paint.
- Brady and Sjokvist both scored in double figures.

UP NEXT
The Blue Hose are back in Templeton Center for Letter Winners Day with their game against Radford on Saturday, February 10 at 2:00 p.m.