CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College women's basketball team (4-16, 2-5) lost to the Radford Highlanders (7-13, 4-3) 62-50 in Templeton Center on Saturday afternoon. At halftime, the team honored former Blue Hose women's basketball players as part of their annual alumni game.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
Paige Kindseth was the first to score, putting Presbyterian on the board early. The Highlanders answered with a three-point play, but another jumper in the paint from Kindseth held a 4-3 lead for PC. Kishyah Anderson took her first basket of the day while drawing a foul to complete the three-point play. Radford went on to take 11 unanswered-points and extend their lead to 14-7 before the end of the first quarter.
 
Second Quarter
The Highlanders extended their momentum into the second quarter, quickly capitalizing with a layup. Anderson brought the opponents streak to a halt as she nailed a pullup jumper. Not long after, Radford was able to go on another run, this time taking seven-straight points, before Kindseth's layup slowed their momentum. This sparked a rally for the Blue Hose which saw buckets from Ellie Southards, Aminata Tal, and Sonia Sato, cutting their deficit to 23-17. Sato took another basket before the halftime break, but the Highlanders held the lead 24-19 after two quarters.
 
Third Quarter
Anderson and Sato each sank a field goal to open the third quarter, making it a one-point game. Radford hit a jumper before Anderson drew a foul and sank both of her shots, setting the score at 26-25. Despite a solid layup from Adout Ring, Radford took 12 of the next 14 points, extending their lead to 38-27. After some back and forth, Radford closed out the third quarter with a layup, sending us to the break with the Highlanders ahead 46-32.
 
Fourth Quarter
Radford opened the final 10 minutes of play with five points, helping them surpass the 50-point mark. The Blue Hose didn't quit fighting as Kindseth and Sato picked up a layup each, but the Highlanders answered with a five-point run of their own to set the score at 56-36. After both teams shot some free throws, Presbyterian went on a 10-point surge, led by three buckets from Anderson and a triple from Shelby Fiddler. Despite the late effort from the Blue Hose the Highlanders went on to secure a 62-50 victory.
 
NOTABLES
- As a team, the Blue Hose recorded 41 rebounds, 28 points in the paint, and 10 points off the bench.
- Anderson tallied 17 points, eight rebounds, and a block.
- Velez notched a season-high of nine rebounds while adding two assists and two blocks.
- Kindseth took nine points, four rebounds, and a block.
- Sato finished with nine points and three rebounds.



UP NEXT
The Blue Hose wrap up their four-game home stand with a game against the Winthrop Eagles on Wednesday, January 29 at 6:30 p.m. in Templeton Center.