Game Information
Presbyterian Blue Hose vs. UNC Asheville Bulldogs
Date: Wednesday, January 114, at 7:00 p.m.
Site: Clinton, S.C. (Templeton Center)
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoBlueHose.com
Tickets: BlueHoseTix.com
 
PRESBYTERIAN
Record: 8-10, Big South: 1-2
Last Game: January 10, 2026 – Longwood 77, Presbyterian 70
Head Coach: Quinton Ferrell (Presbyterian, 2007)
Record at PC: 70-132  (7^th Season)
Career Record: Same

UNC ASHEVILLE
Record: 8-10, Big South: 2-2
Last Game: January 10, 2026 – UNC Asheville 91, Radford 72
Head Coach: Mike Morrell (Milligan College, 2005)
Record at UNC Asheville: 124-109 (8th Season)
Career Record: Same
 
PROMOTIONS –  Blackout game – Fans are encouraged to wear black. Replica Jersey Giveaway while supplies last.
 
LAST TIME OUT –  Presbyterian lost to Longwood, 77-70, on the road this past Saturday. Redshirt junior forward Jaylen Peterson led all scorers with 21 points. Sophomore guard Josh Pickett and sophomore forward Iverson King scored 12 points. King connected on four three-point field goals. Redshirt senior forward Jonah Pierce grabbed 10 rebounds.
 
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INSIDE THE STAT SHEET – Pierce leads the Blue Hose in scoring at 15.1 points per game. Pierce leads the Big South and ranks 30th in the nation in rebounding at 9.1 boards per game. Pierce is 12^th in the nation with a Big South leading eight double-doubles. Junior guard Carl Parrish is second on the team in scoring at 12.9 points per game while connecting on a team-high 42 three-point field goals this season. Ten PC players have knocked down at least one three-point field goal this season. Peterson is second on the team in rebounding at 7.4 rebounds per contest. Sophomore guard Triston Wilson ranks amongst the Big South leaders, averaging a team-leading 3.5 assists per game. Wilson has dished out at least five assists in six games this season. Pierce, Peterson, and redshirt freshman forward Chidi Chiakwelu average around a blocked shot per game. Pierce ranks fourth in the Big South at 1.38 blocked shots per game. Chiakwelu is fifth in the Big South at 1.22 blocked shots per game. As a team, Presbyterian is shooting 46.0 percent from the field while averaging 69.8 points per game.
 
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BIG SOUTH OPENER – With Presbyterian's 86-77 Big South opening win over USC Upstate (January 3), the Blue Hose have won their league opener in four straight seasons.
 
NCAA RANKINGS - Presbyterian ranks second in the Big South in scoring defense after limiting its opponents to 69.8 points per game. The Blue Hose are second in the Big South and 71st in the nation in rebounding margin, averaging 5.3 rebounds per game more than its opponents. 
 
BLOCKED SHOTS - Chiakwelu recorded six blocked shots against Wofford (December 3), which is tied for the highest single-game total in Presbyterian's DI era. Peterson has also posted six blocked shots in a game in his career. Peterson accomplished that feat at Winthrop last season (January 29, 2025). 
 
DOUBLE DIGIT BOARDS – Pierce has grabbed double-figure rebounds ten times this season. He corralled 13 rebounds against Navy (November 3) and ETSU (November 8). He recorded 14 rebounds at Sacramento State (November 16) and at Wofford (December 3).  In Presbyterian's win over Morehead State (December 6), he tallied 16 rebounds. At Manhattan (December 21), he grabbed 11 boards. In Presbyterian's last game in the win over Truett McConnell (December 28), he grabbed 11 rebounds. In the win over USC Upstate (January 3), he collected 12 rebounds. At Radford (January 7), Pierce recorded 11 rebounds. At Longwood (January 10), he grabbed 10 rebounds.
 
PROGRAM RECORD FREE THROWS MADE AND ATTEMPTED - In Presbyterian's 86-77 win over USC Upstate (January 3), the Blue Hose set the program's DI era record with 31 made free throws and 43 free throw attempts. Triston Wilson made a school DI era record 17 free throws in the game.
 
PC COACH QUINTON FERRELL - Quinton Ferrell is in his seventh 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 51 coaches in the NCAA Division I ranks who are coaching their alma mater.
 
PRESBYTERIAN-UNC ASHEVILLE SERIES – Wednesday's game will be the 43^rd meeting between Presbyterian and UNC Asheville, with UNC Asheville leading the series 30-12. The two teams split their two meetings last season, with each team winning on the road. UNC Asheville beat PC, 96-87, in their last matchup at the Templeton Center, January 11, 2025. The Blue Hose beat the Bulldogs on the road, 64-59, on February 26, 2025. Parrish scored 10 points off the bench in that win.

UNC ASHEVILLE – The Bulldogs enter the game after wins over Longwood and Radford. Sophomore guard Kameron Taylor leads the Bulldogs and ranks second in the Big South in scoring at 17.2 points per game. Fifth-year guard Justin Wright is second on the team and fourth in the Big South in scoring at 17.0 points per game. Preseason Big South player of the Year fifth fifth-year forward Toyaz Solomon averages 16.6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.