CONWAY, S.C. – The Presbyterian College Blue Hose women's basketball team continues non-conference action on the road on Monday evening (Nov. 24), facing Coastal Carolina at 6:00 p.m.
GAME INFO
Date: Monday, November 24, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Site: Conway, S.C. (HTC Center)
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoBlueHose.com
PRESBYTERIAN
Record: 2-4
Last Game: November 21, 2025 – UNC Wilmington 75, Presbyterian 55
Head Coach: Tiffany Sardin (Virginia, 2006)
Record at PC: 8-28 (2nd Season)
COASTAL CAROLINA
Record: 2-4
Last Game: November 19, 2025 – No. 16 NC State 71, Coastal Carolina 58
Head Coach: Kevin Pederson
Record at Coastal: 51-50 (4th Season)
LAST TIME OUT
Presbyterian dropped a road contest at UNC Wilmington on Friday morning (Nov. 21), falling to the Seahawks 75-55. PC trailed by only two at halftime before the Seahawks broke the game open in the second half, outscoring PC 46-28 in the final 20 minutes to pick up the win.
Krystal Haddock and Aminata Tal led the scoring front for Presbyterian, scoring 13 apiece. Haddock posted 11 points in the first half in her return to the lineup for the Blue Hose. She also led Presbyterian in rebounding with 8 boards. Haddock's 13 points and 8 rebounds are both career-highs. Ore Ogunwolere also came away with a career-high six rebounds for the Blue Hose.
BLUE HOSE BY THE NUMBERS
Aminata Tal leads PC in scoring coming into Monday, averaging 11.7 points per game. She has started three of PC's six games so far and is shooting 46.8 percent from the field to lead the team. Ja'Cia Cunningham is PC's second-leading scorer at 10.8 points per game. She has been prolific from the three-point line for the Blue Hose on the season, shooting 40 percent from three. Allie Sykes has also been hot from three, shooting 41.7 percent to lead the team from beyond the arc. On the season, she is averaging 9.5 points per game with three starts for PC.
Morgan Boyd is the only player to start all six games for the Blue Hose. She is second on the team in rebounding, averaging 5.2 per game. Despite having missed the past four games, Aretha Linger leads the team in rebounding with 5.5 boards per game. Ore Ogunwolere leads the Blue Hose in assists and steals. She has 20 assists and 14 steals so far this season. Finally, Daniella Velez boasts a 4 to 1 assist to turnover ratio for the Blue Hose.
SCOUTING THE CHANTICLEERS
Coastal Carolina comes into Monday having lost back-to-back games against ACC opponents on the road. The Chanticleers fell to Virginia Tech last Saturday (Nov. 15) before losing to No. 16 NC State 71-58 in Raleigh. Tessa Grady is the leading scorer for the Chanticleers, averaging 15 points per game. She poured in 22 points to lead Coastal Carolina against NC State. Tracey Hueston and D'Yanis Jimenez also average double-digit points for Coastal Carolina. Last season, Coastal Carolina was one of the best teams in the Sun Belt, finishing with a 23-9 overall record and a 12-6 mark in conference play. Head coach Kevin Pederson is in his fourth season at the helm for the Chanticleers.
PRESBYTERIAN – COASTAL CAROLINA ALL-TIME SERIES
The Blue Hose control the series with Coastal Carolina, leading the Chanticleers 10-7 all-time. The two teams played last year in Clinton with Coastal Carolina picking up a 73-46 win. The Chanticleers won the previous meeting before that as well in 2016 as a member of the Big South Conference. Prior to the last two matchups, the Blue Hose had won 7 of 8 in the series against Coastal Carolina.
NEWCOMERS FOR THE BLUE HOSE
Joining the Blue Hose this season are nine newcomers (four transfers and five freshmen). The transfers for Coach Sardin are Ore Ogunwolere, Ja'Cia Cunningham, Krystal Haddock, and Laetitia Kamdoum.
Freshmen Aretha Linger, Yolanda Floyd, Allie Sykes, Samantha Mullock, and Amani Williams also join the Blue Hose. This is the most freshmen the Blue Hose have had on the roster since the 2022-23 season (also five).
RETURNERS
The Blue Hose return four from last year's roster. Seniors Shelby Fiddler (6.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg) and Aminata Tal (6.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg) lead the returners for PC. Sophomores Morgan Boyd (2.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg), and Daniella Velez (2.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg) also are back for the Blue Hose this season.
THE 2025-26 NON-CONFERENCE SLATE
Presbyterian's non-conference lineup includes five home contests and six road games, featuring a notable road matchup against ACC opponent Virginia Tech on Dec. 10. The Blue Hose have two remaining trips on the road: Furman on Dec. 3 and VT on Dec. 10.
PC's remaining home non-conference schedule includes Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 19, and Jacksonville State on Dec. 21.
The Blue Hose will also compete in the FIU Holiday Tournament, facing Seattle on Nov. 28 and then either FIU or UMBC on Nov. 30.
BIG SOUTH SCHEDULE
Conference play begins December 31 for the Blue Hose, with PC set to take on each of its eight Big South opponents twice in a balanced home-and-away schedule.
At Templeton, PC will face Radford on Dec. 31, High Point on Jan. 7, UNC Asheville on Jan. 17, Charleston Southern on Jan. 24, USC Upstate on Feb. 4, Gardner-Webb on Feb. 14, Winthrop on Feb. 18, and Longwood on Feb. 28.
On the road, the Blue Hose will take on Longwood on Jan. 3, USC Upstate on Jan. 14, Gardner-Webb on Jan. 21, Winthrop on Jan. 28, High Point on Jan. 31, Charleston Southern on Feb. 7, UNC Asheville on Feb. 21, and Radford on Feb. 25.
LAST SEASON
The Blue Hose finished with a 6-24 record and a 4-12 mark in the Big South in the first season of head coach Tiffany Sardin. In league play, the Blue Hose picked up back-to-back wins against USC Upstate on Jan. 8 and UNC Asheville on Jan. 11. Later in the season, the Blue Hose delivered a road win at Radford, taking down the Highlanders 78-71. In non-conference action, Presbyterian picked up wins against NC Central and Newberry.
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UP NEXT
The Blue Hose will face off in the FIU Holiday Tournament, taking on Seattle on Friday, Nov. 28 at 1:30 p.m. and then either FIU or UMBC on Nov. 30.
