Game Information
Wednesday, January 12 | 5:00 PM
High Point at USC Upstate | G.B. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C. 
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After experiencing several postponements due to COVID-19 protocols, the HPU women's basketball team is prepped to take on USC Upstate on Wednesday night, rescheduled from Saturday, January 8th.
 
Across the Bench
The Spartans are 9-3 overall this season and 1-0 in Big South play after taking a 66-53 victory over UNC Asheville on January 1st. Head coach Becky Burke is in her second year at the helm for Upstate and has already improved her win total from last season's 8-15 finish.
 
Chellia Watson, Rachael Rose, and Molly Coleman are leading the Spartans offensively, each averaging double-digit scoring through 12 games. Watson is shooting 50.8% from the field and pulling down 4.3 rebounds per game while Rose leads Upstate with 38 assists to go along with 22 steals. Rose and Coleman each pull down 3.8 rebounds per game and lead the conference in field goal percentage, shooting over 56 percent from the field.
 
Last Time vs. Upstate
HPU met Upstate on March 8, 2021, in High Point in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament. The Panthers took a 85-63 victory to advance to the semifinals. Jenson Edwards poured in 21 points, six rebounds, and five assists while Callie Scheier added 13 points and three assists.
 
Panthers vs. Spartans
High Point is 8-0 all-time against Upstate. Last season the Panthers took wins over the Spartans in both conference matchups before meeting Upstate in the conference quarterfinals. In the last three contests, two of which were played in Spartanburg, HPU has won by a combined total of 56 points.
 
Doubled Up on Double-Doubles
Jenson Edwards and Jaden Wrightsell each posted double-doubles against King. Edwards led HPU in scoring with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Wrightsell posted 12 rebounds and 15 points. It was the first time two Panthers posted double-doubles in the same game since Feb. 20, 2016.
 
Edwards posted her second double-double of the season (sixth in career) against Gardner-Webb with a balanced 10 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Jordan Dishing It Out
Jordan Edwards has served a team-high 32 assists this season. She ranks tied for 8th in the Big South for assists per game (2.7 apg). Last season, Edwards tallied 142 assists on the season, good for fifth in HPU's single-season records.
 
Hitting the Boards
Jenson Edwards leads HPU in defensive rebounds so far this season. Edwards has pulled down 63 defensive rebounds (5.3 rpg) this season. She pulled down 10 rebounds against King and Gardner-Webb to finish with double-doubles in each game. Edwards ranks third in the Big South in defensive rebounds per game.
 
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.
 
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 32 assists and nabbed 17 steals through the first 12 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.