Game Info
Thursday, December 9 – vs. King (Qubein Arena) 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+
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The High Point University women's basketball squad hosts King to continue nonconference action in Qubein Arena on Thursday. The Panthers are 2-5 overall and 2-2 at home this season.

ACROSS THE BENCH
King was 10-7 a season ago, lost to Belmont Abbey in the Conference Carolinas semifinals. So far this season, the Tornado are 5-2 in nonconference action.
 
Brianna Dunbar led King in scoring against Memphis in their season opener this year as she scored twenty points against the Tigers on the road. Trinity Lee leads the Tornado in scoring (19.7 ppg) while Dunbar follows with 14.4 ppg to go along with 23 assists. Ashley Allen leads King with 5.6 rebounds per game while Alexa Gramman has swiped 15 steals on the season.
 
Tornado Coach Michael Phelps has been on the staff since 2018-9 and is the interim coach for King this season.
 
PANTHER PARTICULARS
Panthers Return to Qubein Arena
After spending last week on the road, HPU is returning home to Qubein Arena to take on King. The Panthers are 2-2 in Qubein Arena this season.
 
Jordan Dishing It Out
Jordan Edwards has served a team-high 22 assists this season, which is tied for fifth in the Big South. Edwards leads the Big South in assist/turnover ratio (2.8), with 22 assists against eight turnovers. Last season, Edwards tallied 142 assists on the season, good for fifth in HPU's single-season records.
 
Jenson Hitting the Boards
Jenson Edwards leads HPU and is fifth in the Big South in defensive rebounds so far this season. Edwards has pulled down 32 defensive rebounds (4.6 rpg) this season.
 
Two-Time Freshman of the Week
Nakyah Terrell was named the Big South Freshman of the Week for the second time this season on November 29th after posting a double-double against Wake Forest. Terrell led all players is scoring (21 points) and rebounding (11 rebounds) in the contest.
 
Terrell Posts First Double-Double
Freshman Nakyah Terrell recorded her first career double-double against Wake Forest on Nov. 24th. She led the team with 21 points and 11 rebounds while also recording one steal and one assist.
 
H3U
As a team the Panthers finished 21st in NCAA Division I three-point percentage last season, shooting 36.5% from three-point range.
 
Record Book Watch
Redshirt junior Jenson Edwards finished in the top-five all-time for season field goal percentage in 2020-21. Edwards was 141-279 (.505) from the floor. Edwards was also ninth for free throws made and percentage in a season. She was third in percentage (.882) and ninth in free throws made (90). Jenson's .418 three-point percentage line last season was fourth all-time for HPU as well.
 
Jordan Edwards finished tied for fifth for assists in a season (142) and third in assists per game (5.1). Edwards has dished out 20 assists and nabbed nine steals through the first six games of the season.
 
Banbury is Back
Head coach Chelsea Banbury is entering her third season at the helm. She was named the fifth Division I head coach of High Point University's women's basketball team in June 2019. Banbury has a 38-20 record at High Point through her first two seasons.
 
Panthers Enter as Preseason No. 1
High Point was selected as the preseason No. 1 in the Big South while Skyler Curran and Jenson Edwards both earned Big South Preseason honors. Curran was named Big South Preseason Player of the Year after leading the team in scoring last season (17.7 points/game) while Edwards earned Big South Preseason Second Team recognition. Edwards also garnered the Becky Hammond Mid-Major Player of the Year Award after she posted the fifth-highest scoring average in the Big South with a total of 14.6 points per game.