Game Information
Presbyterian Blue Hose vs. UNC Asheville Bulldogs
Date: Saturday, January 11 at 2 p.m.  
Site: Clinton, S.C. (Templeton Center)
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoBlueHose.com
Tickets: GoBlueHose.com
 
PRESBYTERIAN
Record: 8-10, Big South: 1-2
Last Game: January 8, 2025 – USC Upstate 77, Presbyterian 67
Head Coach: Quinton Ferrell (Presbyterian, 2007)
Record at PC: 56-113 (6^th Season)
Career Record: Same

UNC ASHEVILLE
Record: 10-6, Big South: 1-1
Last Game: January 8, 2025 – Longwood 85, Presbyterian 76
Head Coach: Mike Morrell (Milligan, 2005)
Record at UNC Asheville: 105-93 (7th Season)
Career Record: Same
 
PROMOTIONS – BLACKOUT GAME – Blue Hose fans are encouraged to wear black to the game.
 
LAST TIME OUT –  Presbyterian lost on the road at USC Upstate, 77-67, this past Wednesday. Jamahri Harvey led the Blue Hose with 18 points while connecting on five three-point field goals. Kobe Stewart scored 16 points while recording a career-high three blocked shots. Jaylen Peterson nearly recorded a double-double with nine points and ten rebounds.
 
BLUE HOSE BY THE NUMBERS – Presbyterian averages 75.9 points per game and 36.1 rebounds. The Blue Hose are shooting 46.7 percent from the field and 37.1 percent from beyond the three-point arc. Kory Mincy leads the Blue Hose in scoring and assists at 14.9 points and 4.4 assists per game. Stewart is second on the team in scoring at 14.5 points per game. Stewart is closing in on 1,000 career points entering Saturday's game with 962 points. Peterson leads the team in rebounding averaging 7.1 boards per game. Kaleb Scott is third on the team in rebounding grabbing 5.7 boards per game while scoring 8.3 points per game. Carl Parrish is fifth on the team, scoring 7.8 points per game. Harvey, who has connected on 31 three-point field goals, averages 7.9 points per game.
 
THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE - Presbyterian leads the Big South and ranks 52nd in the NCAA in three-point field goal percentage at 37.1 percent (137-369). Presbyterian has had nine games this season shooting over 40 percent from beyond the three-point arc which includes a season best 50 percent (9-18) in the win over Wofford on November 13 and against South Carolina (5-10) on December 30.
 
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE - Presbyterian has had five games this season shooting at least 50 percent from the field. The Blue Hose are currently fourth in the Big South and 87th in the nation in field goal percentage at 47.1 percent (470-998). The Blue Hose picked up right where they left off last season shooting 56.1 percent (32-57) from the field at Charlotte on November 4.  PC shot 62.3 percent (43-69) from the field in the win over Carolina Christian on November 6. The Blue Hose shot 58.7 percent (37-63) from the field in the win over Columbia College on December 11. Presbyterian shot 64.2 percent (43-67) in the win over Virginia Lynchburg (December 18). Last season, Presbyterian had 12 games shooting 50 percent or higher from the field while leading the Big South in field goal percentage at 47.2 percent.
 
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. The Blue Hose scored 116 points in the win over Virginia Lynchburg (December 18) which is tied for the third most points scored by PC in the Division I era. Seven Blue Hose scored in double-figures and 10 PC players scored at least two points in the game.
 
REACHING THE CENTURY MARK - PC scored 120 points in the win over Carolina Christian (November 6) which set the program's record for the most points scored in a game in the Division I era. Presbyterian scored 116 points in the win over Virginia Lynchburg (December 18). In the Division I era, the Blue Hose have scored at least 100 points in a game 15 times, and PC is 15-0 in those games. In the 2018-19 season, Presbyterian scored 100 points five times. In the 2017-18, 2023-24, and now the 2024-25 seasons, PC reached the century mark twice. In the 2016-17, 2015-16, 2011-12, and 2007-08 seasons, PC recorded a one hundred point scoring game in each of those seasons.
 
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 November. The Axe'Em Classic was the 13th regular-season tournament 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.
 
DOUBLE-DOUBLES – The Blue Hose have had seven double-double performances this season. 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.  Jonah 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). Peterson collected his second double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Columbia College (December 11). Scott recorded his first double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Virginia Lynchburg (December 18).
 
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-UNC ASHEVILLE SERIES  - Saturday's game will be the 41^st meeting between Presbyterian and UNC Asheville, who leads the all-time series 29-11. UNC Asheville defeated PC, 84-80, in their last matchup in the Templeton Center on January 6, 2024. Harvey scored 11 points and Stewart chipped in with 10 points in that game.
 
UNC ASHEVILLE – The Bulldogs have won two of their last three games with wins over CIU and High Point during that stretch. Sophomore guard Jordan Marsh leads UNC Asheville in scoring at 15.6 points per game. Guards Josh Banks, who averages 15.5 points per game, and Fletcher Abee, who averages 11.0 points per game, have both connected on 40 three-point field goals and are number one and two on the Big South's three-point field goals made list. UNC Asheville averages 85.3 points while allowing their opponents to average 75.3 points per game.