WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Presbyterian College Blue Hose women's basketball team will play its first road game of the season on Thursday, November 6 at 6:00 p.m. against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
GAME INFO
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Site: Winston-Salem, N.C. (LJVM Coliseum)
Watch: ACCNX
Live Stats: GoBlueHose.com
PRESBYTERIAN
Record: 1-0
Last Game: November 3, 2025 – Presbyterian 113, Warren Wilson 45
Head Coach: Tiffany Sardin (Virginia, 2006)
Record at PC: 7-24 (2nd Season)
WAKE FOREST
Record: 1-0
Last Game: November 3, 2025 – Wake Forest 71, Radford 64
Head Coach: Megan Gebbia (4th Season)
Record at Wake: 34-62 (4th Season)
LAST TIME OUT
The Blue Hose opened the season with a 113-45 victory at home over Warren Wilson. PC's 113 points scored is the most scored for the Blue Hose in a season opener. PC forced 40 turnovers, which is the most in program history. The Blue Hose also had 27 steals on the night, the most in program history. The Blue Hose dominated the Owls on the glass, outrebounding Warren Wilson 66-30. PC's 66 rebounds is one shy of the program's most ever.
The win over Warren Wilson was PC's first victory in the season opener since the Blue Hose downed Carolina University to open the 2022-23 season. The Nov. 3 start to the season is also the earliest start to a season for the Blue Hose.
SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS
This is the second game of the season for Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons defeated Radford in their season opener 71-64 at home. Mary Carter led Wake in scoring, logging 16 points. Milan Brown recorded a double-double with10 points and 12 rebounds. The Demon Deacons trailed at the half but rallied with a strong performance in the second half. Last season, Wake Forest finished 9-20 with a 2-16 record in the ACC. Head coach Megan Gebbia enters her fourth season at the helm. The Demon Deacons lost their top six leading scorers from a year ago.
PRESBYTERIAN – WAKE FOREST ALL-TIME SERIES
This will be the second ever meeting between the two teams. The Blue Hose lost to Wake Forest on Nov. 29, 2009 in Winston-Salem 66-25.
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. Junior guard Ogunwolere comes to the Blue Hose from Union County College, where she led her team to a conference championship and a spot at JUCO Nationals. Cunningham, a senior guard, transfers over from Chicago State, where she averaged 14 points per game in the 2023-24 season, leading the team in scoring. Haddock, a sophomore guard, transfers to PC after spending one season at Tennessee State, while Kamdoum, a junior forward, comes from Cochise College after two seasons.
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. Fiddler and Tal were the third and fourth leading scorers on the team a year ago. Fiddler led the team in three pointers made last season, knocking down 50 for the Blue Hose. She also led the team in minutes played and starts for PC. She started in all 30 games for the Blue Hose, playing in 31.3 minutes per game.
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. Velez led the team in assists last season with 57 on the year. She was also second on the team in three pointers for PC, sinking 16 total. She appeared in 28 games for Presbyterian, starting in 20 of them. Last season, Boyd was second on the team in free throw shooting, making 73.3 percent of her attempts.
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.
THE 2025-26 NON-CONFERENCE SLATE
Presbyterian's non-conference lineup includes five home contests and six road games, featuring notable road matchups against ACC opponents Wake Forest on Nov. 6 and Virginia Tech on Dec. 10. The Blue Hose will also travel to face Elon on Nov. 10, UNC Wilmington on Nov. 24, and Furman on Dec. 3.
At home, PC will square off against opponents that include UNC Greensboro on Nov. 14, Erskine on Nov. 17, 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.
TICKETS AND SOCIAL MEDIA
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UP NEXT
The Blue Hose will next face Elon on the road on Monday, Nov. 10 at 11:00 am on FloHoops.
