HIGH POINT at PRESBYTERIAN
WHEN:Â February 16, 2019 | 2:00 p.m.
WHERE:Â Clinton, S.C. | Ross E. Templeton Center (2,000)
RECORDS:Â HPU (16-7, 9-3) | Presbyterian (4-19, 2-10)
SERIES RECORD:Â HPU leads 19-6
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HIGH POINT, N.C. -Â The High Point University women's basketball team will travel to Clinton, S.C. to play Presbyterian on Saturday, Feb. 16.
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The Panthers are coming off a win at Charleston Southern, while the Blue Hose fell at UNC AshevilleÂ
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History vs. Presbyterian
High Point currently leads the series over Presbyterian 19-6. In the last meeting, the Panthers took a 79-40 decision in the Millis Center on Jan. 10.
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Paw Prints
• The Panthers are 119-92 all-time under head coach
DeUnna Hendrix.Â
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• Senior
Emma Bockrath leads the Purple & White with 16.4 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game.Â
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• Bockrath was named Big South Women's Basketball Player of the Week (Dec. 3) after averaging 15.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 4.0 steals over three games.Â
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•The Dayton, Ohio native ranks third in the Big South in scoring (16.4), steals per game (3.1), fourth in field goal percentage (.431) and assist/turnover ratio (1.2), seventh in assists per game (3.2) and sixth in rebounds (7.5). Bockrath is 16th in the NCAA in steals per game.
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• Senior
Lindsey Edwards is second in points per game for High Point at 10.8. Edwards also adds 5.0 rebounds per game.
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• The Perry Hall, Md. native ranks tied for fifth in the Big South in steals per game. Edwards is 53rd in the NCAA in steals per game.
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• Senior
Shea Morgan is third on the team in rebounds per game (5.4), assists per game (2.7) and points per game (10.7).
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• Senior
Bria Gibson's 5.7 rebounds per game is second for HPU. Gibson adds 7.5 points per game.
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• She is averaging 12.6 points and 6.6 rebounds over the last five games.Â
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• Junior
Camryn Brown is tops on the team and third in the Big South in assists per game at 4.7. She is second in the Big South in assist/turnover ratio at 1.4. Â
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• The Copley, Ohio native is fourth on the team with 10.1 points per game.
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• High Point averages 71.6 points per game, which leads the Big South.Â
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• The Panthers also lead the conference in field goal percentage (.413) and assists (15.87).
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• The Panthers average 11.8 steals per game, which ranks tied for 12th in the NCAA.Â
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• As a team, High Point grabbed a season-high 20 steals against Greensboro.Â
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• In its 16 wins, High Point has held its opponents to an average of 58.5 points per game.
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A LOOK AT THE BLUE HOSE (4-19, 2-10)
• Kacie Hall leads Presbyterian and ranks sixth in the Big South in points per game at 14.7.
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• Hall is tied with Trinity Johnson for tops in assists per game at 3.3, which is fifth in the conference.Â
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• Salina Virola is fifth in the league and first in for the Blue Hose with 8.0 rebounds per game.Â
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• Virola adds 10.9 points per game.
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• Hall leads the Big South in 3-point field goal percentage at 42.5 percent.
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• As a team, the Blue Hose lead the conference in 3-point field goal percentage at 35.2 percent.
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• Presbyterian is second in the conference in free throw percentage at 71.0 percent.
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• During conference play, the Blue Hose rank second in rebounding defense at 36.5.
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• Head coach Alaura Sharp is in her first season as the head coach at Presbyterian. She has a 4-19 record this season.
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DeUnna Hendrix vs. Presbyterian & Big South Opponents
• HPU head coach
DeUnna Hendrix has compiled a 9-6 record against the Blue Hose with a 1-5 record in Clinton, S.C. She has compiled an 83-43 all-time record against Big South teams.Â
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Up Next
The Panthers will host Gardner-Webb Saturday, Feb. 23. Tip-off is set for 4:00 p.m. in the Millis CenterÂ
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