WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 16 | 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Cassell Coliseum | Blacksburg, Va.
RECORDS: High Point (4-3), Virginia Tech (10-2)
SERIES RECORD: Third meeting, Virginia Tech leads 2-0
LAST MEETING: Virginia Tech won 103-64 on Nov. 11, 2007 in the Blacksburg, Va.
VIDEO: Hokie Vision
AUDIO: High Point Panthers Radio Network
LIVE STATS: HokieSports.Com
GAME NOTES: HighPointPanthers.Com
 
HIGH POINT, N.C. – After 13 days without a game, the High Point University women's basketball team is done with finals and heads to Virginia Tech on Saturday for a 6:00 p.m. showdown with the Hokies.
 
QUICK HITTERS:
• Kat Harris tied HPU's single-game three-point record drilling 7-of-8 en route to a career-high 29 points on Dec. 3 when the Panthers took on UAB in the Millis Center.
 
• Harris averaged 6.7 points per game in the first three contests of the season, but has exploded averaging 20.3 over the last four. The Charlotte, N.C. native had never scored more than 20 points in a game before doing in twice in her last four.
 
• HPU has assisted on 60.5 percent of its made field goals on the year. That's the highest mark in the program's Division I era with a slight lead of the 2010-11 squad's 60.4 percent mark.
 
• Kennedy Currie is a burgeoning force in the paint for the Purple & White. The redshirt-junior has led the team in rebounding in each of the past four games (8.8/game) and is averaging 2.5 blocks per outing during the last two weeks.
 
• HPU is 36-43 in road games under DeUnna Hendrix and 6-23 in non-conference road outings in that span. However, the team has won each of its last two non-conference road games.
 
• During her first season as the team's main point guard, Camryn Brown is second in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio with 2.0 assists for every miscue.
 
• The Panthers have relied heavily on its backcourt in road games this season. Emma Bockrath (16.5 ppg) and Brown (15.8 ppg) have combined for 54 percent of the team's scoring in four road contests this season.
 
• High Point has hit more three-pointers and shot a better three-point percentage than six of its seven opponents this season.
 
• HPU has attempted fewer free throws than all seven of its opponents, but have made more free throws in three contests.
 
• The Purple & White are 2-39 against current members of Power-5 conferences since joining the Division I ranks in 1999-2000. That record includes a 1-18 mark against the ACC with the win coming against Pitt on Dec. 2, 2011. The other victory came against Florida on Dec. 21, 2009.
 
Winning the Long-Range Battle
• The Panthers rank 13th in the nation in three-point percentage defense (22 percent) with their new in-your-face style brought over by associate head coach Heather Kearney. Last year, the team allowed opponents to shoot 31 percent and ranked 144th.
 
• Offensively, the Purple & White are 14th in the country hitting 40.5 percent of their three-point attempts on the year. That, too, is an improvement on a program-record 35.7 percent mark in 2016-17.
 
All Kinds of Threats
• The Panthers had four different leading scorers in the first four games of the season.
 
• Five different members of the Purple & White have scored 20 points in a single game in 2017-18.
 
• Eight of the 11 Panthers to play in a game this season have posted a career-high scoring outing through the first seven contests.
 
Reserves Needed
• The Panthers are 4-0 when the bench outscores their opponent's reserves and 0-3 when that margin is reversed.
 
• HPU averages a 28-15 edge in its wins and a 13.3-22.7 deficit in losses. Harris has accounted for 37 of the 40 bench points in the team's three losses.
 
All-Time Series with Virginia Tech
The Hokies are 2-0 in the series with an average victory of 97-48 from two contests in 2006 and 2007. Against the Big South, Virginia Tech is 66-11 with nine loses to Radford and one apiece to Longwood and Liberty.
 
Scouting the Hokies
Virginia Tech is one of the most balanced lineups in the nation with four players averaging 12 or more points per contest. Chanette Hicks ranks in the top-10 in the country with 7.0 assists per game while also averaging 12.3 points. Behind Hicks, the team has been dominant at home winning its six games by an average of 83.7 to 52.3 including its 68-42 win over Radford.
 
Matchup to Watch
Virginia Tech gets to the line more than 20 times per contest while the Panthers are among the nation's leaders in fouls per game. Staying out of foul trouble and making the Hokies score against HPU's stout defense will be key.
 
NEXT UP
High Point is right back in action on Monday, Dec. 18 when they host Davidson in the Millis Center.
 
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